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Fed's Favored Inflation Gauge Shows Consumer Prices Ticked Slightly Higher In May

Published June 27, 2025 8:34am EDT

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge showed that prices ticked slightly higher in May as the central bank waits for signs of tariff-induced inflation reaching consumers this summer.

The Commerce Department on Friday reported that the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index rose 0.1% on a monthly basis and 2.3% compared with a year ago. Those figures are largely in line with LSEG estimates, while the annual headline figure was up from 2.1% last month.

Core PCE, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, was up 0.2% from a month ago and 2.7% on an annual basis, slightly higher than LSEG estimates.

Federal Reserve policymakers are focusing on the PCE headline figure as they try to bring inflation back to their long-run target of 2%, though they view core data as a better indicator of inflation. Headline PCE was up from 2.1% in April, while core PCE also ticked higher from 2.5%.

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Fed's Favored Inflation Gauge Shows Consumer Prices Ticked Slightly Higher In May

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