US February PCE inflation 2.8% y/y vs 2.8% expected

  • Highlights of the US January PCE report
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Core PCE (excluding food & energy):

  • Core y/y +3.0% vs +3.0% expected
  • Prior was +2.8%
  • Core m/m +0.4% vs +0.4% exp
  • Unrounded core PCE ___% vs +0.285% m/m prior
  • PCE excluding food, energy and housing +0.4% m/m vs +0.3% m/m prior
  • Supercore (services ex-shelter) +0.2% m/m and +3.2% y/y

Headline PCE

  • Headline PCE +2.8% y/y vs +2.8% expected
  • Deflator +0.4% m/m vs +0.4% expected
  • Unrounded headline ___% vs +0.325% m/m prior (unrounded exp ___%)

Consumer spending and income for February:

  • Personal income -0.1% vs +0.3% expected. Prior month +0.4%
  • Personal spending +0.5% vs +0.5% expected. Prior month +0.3%
  • Real personal spending +0.1% vs 0.0% prior
  • Savings rate 4.0% vs 4.6% prior

Real disposable income fell 0.5% in February as Americans drew on savings to spend in the month.

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