A key inflation measure showed that prices rose at their fastest level in nearly 39 years, but it didn’t deter consumers from spending aggressively, the Commerce Department reported Friday.
The core personal consumption expenditures price index, the Federal Reserve’s primary inflation gauge, rose 5.2% from a year ago, slightly more than the 5.1% Dow Jones estimate. It was the highest level since April 1983.
Including food and energy prices, headline PCE was up 6.1%, the strongest gain since February 1982.
On a monthly basis, core PCE rose 0.5%, in line with estimates, while the headline gain was up 0.6%.
Fed’s favorite inflation gauge up 5.2% for biggest annual gain since 1983
- by: Jeff Cox
- 02-25-2022
- Source:
CNBC
- 02/28/2022
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