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US Core PCE Price Index

US Core PCE Price Index 29 March 2019

US Core PCE Price Index 29 March 2019: 1.8% for January 2019, below the 1.9% forecast and against 2% in December 2018 (first reported as 1.9%). It is the lowest reading since February 2018. 2 of the last 9 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Fri 29 Mar 2019 at 12:30 UTC (8:30 AM ET).

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
1.8%
January 2019
Forecast
1.9%
The market consensus
Previous
2%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A downside surprise usually weighs on the dollar if it points to sustained disinflation.

US Core PCE Price Index 29 March 2019: 1.8% for January 2019 against a 1.9% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
29 Mar 2019Jan1.8%1.9%2%
1 Mar 2019Dec1.9%1.9%1.9%
30 Apr 2018Mar1.9%1.9%1.6%
29 Mar 2018Feb1.6%1.6%1.5%
1 Mar 2018Jan1.5%1.5%1.5%
29 Jan 2018Dec1.5%1.5%1.5%
1 May 2017Mar1.6%—1.8%
31 Mar 2017Feb1.8%1.7%1.8%
1 Mar 2017Jan1.7%1.8%1.7%
30 Jan 2017Dec1.7%1.7%1.7%
31 May 2016Apr1.6%—1.6%
29 Apr 2016Mar1.6%—1.7%
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