United States

Core PCE prices

Name: Core PCE prices data for United States
Creator: FRED
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Core PCE removes volatile food and energy categories from PCE inflation. It is commonly used to judge persistent U.S. inflation pressure.

FRED

FrequencymonthlyTransformlevel

Source: FRED · PCEPILFE

Stored official data

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YoYN/A

10Y AvgN/A

Latest observationN/A

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Tier 1 - critical

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FRED

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PCEPILFE

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Research notes

45 · Weak

Fallback dataNo exportable observations

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QualitySource authority: 82/100. Aggregator source: useful access layer, but official methodology remains with the originating agency.Metadata completeness: 100/100. 100% of core provider, geography, unit, frequency, citation, methodology, and revision metadata fields are populated.Timeliness and freshness: 38/100. 0 observations available; release status none; data status fallbackRevision and vintage depth: 100/100. Point-in-time data via the FRED ALFRED endpoint. Each request returns the values as they were published on the supplied vintage date.

3/6 strong

CitationCore PCE prices - United States (FRED (St. Louis Fed): PCEPILFE, United States, retrieved Jul 31, 2026)

Retrieved Jul 31, 2026

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Series details

SourceFRED

CategoryPrices

FrequencyMonthly

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Transformslevel, mom, yoy, index 100

About this series

Core PCE removes volatile food and energy categories from PCE inflation. It is commonly used to judge persistent U.S. inflation pressure.