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US Core PCE Price Index

US Core PCE Price Index 20 February 2026

US Core PCE Price Index 20 February 2026: 3.0% for December 2025, above the 2.9% forecast and against 2.8% in August 2025 (first reported as 2.9%). It is the highest of the last 12 releases. 3 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 20 Feb 2026 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
3.0%
December 2025
Forecast
2.9%
The market consensus
Previous
2.8%
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 20 February 2026: 3.0% for December 2025 against a 2.9% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Core PCE Price Index 20 February 2026: 3.0% vs 2.9% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-core-pce/2026-02-20

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
20 Feb 2026Dec3.0%2.9%2.8%
26 Sep 2025Aug2.9%2.9%2.9%
29 Aug 2025Jul2.9%2.9%2.8%
27 Jun 2025May2.7%2.6%2.6%
30 May 2025Apr2.5%2.5%2.7%
28 Mar 2025Feb2.8%2.7%2.7%
28 Feb 2025Jan2.6%2.6%2.9%
31 Jan 2025Dec2.8%2.8%2.8%
20 Dec 2024Nov2.8%2.9%2.8%
27 Nov 2024Oct2.8%2.8%2.7%
27 Sep 2024Aug2.7%2.7%2.6%
30 Aug 2024Jul2.6%2.7%2.6%
The release before:US Core PCE Price Index 26 September 2025The release after:US Core PCE Price Index 13 March 2026US Core PCE Price Index: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar