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US Core PCE Price Index

US Core PCE Price Index 28 August 2020

US Core PCE Price Index 28 August 2020: 1.3% for July 2020, above the 1.2% forecast and against 1.1% in May 2020 (first reported as 1%). It is the highest reading since March 2020. It is the second release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Fri 28 Aug 2020 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
1.3%
July 2020
Forecast
1.2%
The market consensus
Previous
1.1%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: An upside surprise usually supports the dollar through higher expected Fed rates.

US Core PCE Price Index 28 August 2020: 1.3% for July 2020 against a 1.2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
28 Aug 2020Jul1.3%1.2%1.1%
26 Jun 2020May1%0.9%1%
29 May 2020Apr1%1.1%1.7%
30 Apr 2020Mar1.7%1.6%1.8%
27 Mar 2020Feb1.8%1.7%1.7%
28 Feb 2020Jan1.6%1.7%1.5%
31 Jan 2020Dec1.6%1.6%1.5%
29 Apr 2019Feb1.7%—1.8%
29 Apr 2019Mar1.6%1.7%1.7%
29 Mar 2019Jan1.8%1.9%2%
1 Mar 2019Dec1.9%1.9%1.9%
30 Apr 2018Mar1.9%1.9%1.6%
The release before:US Core PCE Price Index 26 June 2020The release after:US Core PCE Price Index 1 October 2020US Core PCE Price Index: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar