{"id":26524,"date":"2021-06-25T23:34:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T23:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=26524"},"modified":"2021-06-25T23:35:30","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T23:35:30","slug":"feds-favorite-inflation-indicator-surges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/25\/feds-favorite-inflation-indicator-surges\/","title":{"rendered":"Fed&#8217;s favorite inflation indicator surges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Fed&#8217;s preferred measure of inflation, the Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) Index grew by 3.9% in the 12 months ended May &#8217;21, while Core PCE (excluding food &amp; energy) came in slightly lower at 3.4%.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2021\/2021-06-25-pce.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Personal Consumption Expenditure Index: Annual Change\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We still have to watch out for base effects, because of the low readings in May last year, but growth for the past 6 months is even higher, registering 5.3% (PCE) and 4.6% (core PCE) annualized gains.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2021\/2021-06-25-pce-6m.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Personal Consumption Expenditure Index: 6-Month Change\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Excluding temporary price spikes due to supply chain disruption, we expect inflation to average a minimum of 4.0% over the next three years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fed&#8217;s preferred measure of inflation, the Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) Index grew by 3.9% in the 12 months ended May &#8217;21, while Core PCE (excluding food &amp; energy) came in slightly lower at 3.4%. 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Annual figures are still declining, including the Trimmed Mean PCE which declined to 3.2%. 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