http://www.dallasfed.org/data/pce/inflation.cfm This update, prepared by Dallas Fed senior economist Jim Dolmas, provides an in-depth analysis of the latest Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) inflation data. Updates will be posted monthly, following the release of the official PCE data by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. http://www.dallasfed.org/images/rss-logo.gif http://www.dallasfed.org/data/pce/inflation.cfm Mon, Mar 28, 2011 15:15 CDT http://www.dallasfed.org/data/pce/2011/pce1102.cfm http://www.dallasfed.org/data/pce/2011/pce1102.cfm The headline PCE price index posted an annualized rate of increase of 4.9 percent in February, its fastest one-month rate of increase since June 2009. That makes three straight months of headline readings in excess of annualized 3 percent. For those three months, the headline index has averaged an annualized 4 percent inflation rate. The index's 12-month rate climbed to 1.6 percent, from 1.2 percent in January. Mon, Mar 28, 2011 9:50 CDT http://www.dallasfed.org/data/pce/index.html http://www.dallasfed.org/data/pce/index.html The trimmed mean PCE inflation rate for February was an annualized 2.2 percent. According to the BEA, the overall PCE inflation rate for February was 4.9 percent, annualized, while the inflation rate for PCE excluding food and energy was 1.9 percent. Mon, Feb 28, 2011 14:30 CST http://www.dallasfed.org/data/pce/2011/pce1101.cfm http://www.dallasfed.org/data/pce/2011/pce1101.cfm For a second consecutive month, the headline PCE price index posted an annualized rate of increase in excess of 3.0 percent, coming in at 3.5 percent for January, following an annualized gain of 3.3 percent in December. Energy prices--particularly prices for gasoline and other motor fuel--accounted for much of the month-to-month increase in the index. In contrast to prior months, food prices also made a noticeable contribution to the headline rate in January. Mon, Feb 28, 2011 10:30 CST http://www.dallasfed.org/data/pce/index.html http://www.dallasfed.org/data/pce/index.html The trimmed mean PCE inflation rate for January was an annualized 1.0 percent. According to the BEA, the overall PCE inflation rate for January was 3.5 percent, annualized, while the inflation rate for PCE excluding food and energy was 1.5 percent. Mon, Jan 31, 2011 11:30 CST http://www.dallasfed.org/data/pce/index.html http://www.dallasfed.org/data/pce/index.html The trimmed mean PCE inflation rate for December was an annualized 1.2 percent. According to the BEA, the overall PCE inflation rate for December was 3.8 percent, annualized, while the inflation rate for PCE excluding food and energy was 0.4 percent. Thurs, Dec 23, 2010 14:30 CST http://dallasfed.org/data/pce/2010/pce1010.cfm http://dallasfed.org/data/pce/2010/pce1010.cfm After one of the tamest inflation months in recent memory--with the core PCE price index and the trimmed mean registering essentially zero inflation rates in October--both measures of underlying inflation bounced back to somewhat firmer levels in November. The core posted a 1.0 percent annualized rate in November, while the trimmed mean came in at an annualized 1.4 percent. The 12-month rates for each held steady at 0.8 percent. Thurs, Dec 23, 2010 10:00 CST http://www.dallasfed.org/data/pce/index.html http://www.dallasfed.org/data/pce/index.html The trimmed mean PCE inflation rate for November was an annualized 1.4 percent. According to the BEA, the overall PCE inflation rate for November was 1.1 percent, annualized, while the inflation rate for PCE excluding food and energy was 1.0 percent. Wed, Nov 24, 2010 14:30 CST http://dallasfed.org/data/pce/2010/pce1010.cfm http://dallasfed.org/data/pce/2010/pce1010.cfm Apart from yet another sharp increase in the price of gasoline, inflationary pressures in October were as muted as we've seen in quite some time. Both the core PCE price index and the trimmed mean registered essentially zero inflation rates in October, each posting annualized rates of just 0.1 percent. Wed, Nov 24, 2010 9:30 CST http://www.dallasfed.org/data/pce/index.html http://www.dallasfed.org/data/pce/index.html The trimmed mean PCE inflation rate for October was an annualized 0.1 percent. According to the BEA, the overall PCE inflation rate for October was 2.0 percent, annualized, while the inflation rate for PCE excluding food and energy was 0.1 percent. Fri, Oct 1, 2010 15:20 CDT http://www.dallasfed.org/data/pce/2010/pce1008.cfm http://www.dallasfed.org/data/pce/2010/pce1008.cfm The headline PCE price index increased at a 2.8 percent annualized rate in August. This comes on the heels of a 2.7 percent annualized rate for July. As in July, a sharp increase in the price index for gasoline accounted for much of the strength in the August headline number. The 12-month headline rate held steady at 1.5 percent. Fri, Oct 1, 2010 10:30 CDT http://www.dallasfed.org/data/pce/index.html http://www.dallasfed.org/data/pce/index.html The trimmed mean PCE inflation rate for August was an annualized 1.5 percent. According to the BEA, the overall PCE inflation rate for August was 2.8 percent, annualized, while the inflation rate for PCE excluding food and energy was 1.4 percent.