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US PCE Inflation Report, Wednesday, August 26, 2026

The PCE report for Wednesday, August 26, 2026 has been released.

8:30 AM ET

Where this release stands

The US PCE Inflation Report was released at 8:30 AM ET on Wednesday, August 26. The report is published monthly, with one reading each month. The New York Stock Exchange session began at 9:30 AM ET, after the release.

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What this release is

Personal Consumption Expenditures is the inflation measure the Federal Reserve's 2% target is set against; it captures households substituting between goods as prices change. It lands later in the month than CPI.

Official release at the Bureau of Economic Analysis

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