Core PCE Price Index (Personal Consumption Expenditures)
Published near month-end at 8:30 AM ET by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index is the exact benchmark behind the Federal Reserve’s 2.0% inflation target. Unlike fixed-weight CPI, chained Fisher-Ideal PCE dynamically captures consumer trade-downs and employer-paid healthcare. Core PCE Price Index lands at #5 right behind the FOMC Federal Funds Rate (#4) and Michigan Consumer Sentiment (#3), and ahead of ISM Manufacturing PMI (#6), due to a classic macro trading paradox: it holds #1 authority as the Federal Reserve’s formal 2.0% inflation yardstick, yet ranks #5 in release-morning surprise volatility. Because the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPI (#1) and Producer Price Index components roughly two weeks earlier, Wall Street economists routinely estimate monthly Core PCE within a few basis points before 8:30 AM ET arrives, dampening instant futures swings compared with CPI (#1) or mid-month preliminary UMCSENT (#3). Even so, its chain-weighted substitution math, healthcare coverage, and bundled Personal Outlays report keep it ahead of factory-only ISM PMI (#6).
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| Core PCE Price Index (Personal Consumption Expenditures) Organization · Current Dossier | Organization | 4 Active Lists | Subject Benchmark |
| US Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | ORGANIZATION | 4 Shared Lists | |
| US Weekly Initial Jobless Claims (ICSA) | ORGANIZATION | 4 Shared Lists | |
| US Consumer Price Index (CPI) | ORGANIZATION | 4 Shared Lists | |
| US Advance Monthly Retail & Food Services Sales (RSAFS) | ORGANIZATION | 4 Shared Lists | |
| University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (UMCSENT) | ORGANIZATION | 4 Shared Lists |
Organization · Current Dossier
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