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Core PCE inflation was 3.1% in September 2026

The reading is up 0.1 percentage points from August 2026, when annual core PCE inflation was 3.0%.

Core PCE inflation, September 2026. Published .

Line chart of core pce inflation from 2021 to 2026. The latest reading, for September 2026, is 3.1%. Over the period shown the series ranges from 2.6% to 5.6%.

Annual core PCE inflation, which excludes food and energy prices, was 3.1% in September 2026.1

The previous reading, for August 2026, was 3.0%.2 The latest figure is up 0.1 percentage points from that reading.3 A year earlier, in September 2025, the reading was 2.8%.4

Over the latest 12 readings, the range was 2.7% to 3.2%.5

The numbers behind this article

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  1. Annual core PCE inflation, which excludes food and energy prices, was 3.1% in September 2026.
  2. The previous reading, for August 2026, was 3.0%.
  3. The latest figure is up 0.1 percentage points from the previous reading.
  4. A year earlier, in September 2025, the reading was 2.8%.
  5. Over the latest 12 readings, the range was 2.7% to 3.2%.

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