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US February PCE core inflation +2.8% y/y vs +2.8% anticipated

US core PCE yy

  • Prior month 2.8% (revised to 2.9%)
  • PCE core m/m +0.3% vs +0.3% anticipated (unrounded +0.261%)
  • Prior m/m core +0.4% (revised to +0.5%)
  • Headline PCE +2.5% y/y vs +2.5% anticipated (prior 2.4%).
  • Headline m/m +0.3% vs +0.4% anticipated (unrounded +0.333%)
  • 6 month core annualized 2.9% vs 2.6% prior
  • Full report

Shopper spending and client revenue for February:

  • Private revenue +0.3% versus +0.4% anticipated. Prior month 0.3%.
  • Private spending +0.8% versus +0.5% anticipated. Prior month +0.2%
  • Actual private spending +0.4% vs -0.1% final month (revised to -0.2%)

The revisions to the January information are a contact increased however it did not bump up the Feb y/y numbers.

General, it is a tad sizzling however the greenback is a tad softer, maybe specializing in the decrease headline m/m studying.

Trying deeper at spending, items rose 0.5% with providers up 0.9%. On the inflation aspect, items costs had been down 0.2% y/y whereas providers costs rose 3.8% y/y.

US core PCE mm

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