2009 News Releases

For immediate release:
March 27, 2009

Media contact:
James Hoard
Phone: (214) 922-5307
e-mail: james.hoard@dal.frb.org

Dallas Fed Trimmed Mean PCE 2.5 Percent

DALLAS—The Trimmed Mean PCE inflation rate for February was 2.5 percent at an annualized rate, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

The overall Personal Consumption Expenditures inflation rate for February, released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, was an annualized 4.3 percent, while the inflation rate for PCE excluding food and energy was an annualized 2.9 percent.

The Trimmed Mean PCE inflation rate for the 12-month period ending in February was 2.4 percent. Over the same 12 months, the price index for overall PCE rose 1.0 percent and the price index for PCE excluding food and energy rose 1.8 percent.

The Trimmed Mean PCE inflation rate is an alternative measure of core inflation in the price index for PCE. It is calculated by the Dallas Fed, using data from the BEA.

For more information on the Trimmed Mean PCE, visit www.dallasfed.org .

Next release: April 30.

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