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US Core PCE Price Index

US Core PCE Price Index 28 February 2020

US Core PCE Price Index 28 February 2020: 1.6% for January 2020, below the 1.7% forecast and against 1.5% in December 2019 (first reported as 1.6%). 3 of the last 10 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Fri 28 Feb 2020 at 13:30 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
1.6%
January 2020
Forecast
1.7%
The market consensus
Previous
1.5%
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 28 February 2020: 1.6% for January 2020 against a 1.7% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
28 Feb 2020Jan1.6%1.7%1.5%
31 Jan 2020Dec1.6%1.6%1.5%
29 Apr 2019Mar1.6%1.7%1.7%
29 Apr 2019Feb1.7%—1.8%
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%
The release before:US Core PCE Price Index 31 January 2020The release after:US Core PCE Price Index 27 March 2020US Core PCE Price Index: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar