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Stats from today’s release (April 30, 2026) for March 2026:
Headline PCE Price Index: +0.7% month-over-month (biggest jump in a while)
Headline PCE YoY: rose to 3.5% (from 2.8% in February)
Core PCE (excluding food & energy): +0.3% month-over-month
Core PCE YoY: rose to 3.2% (from 3.0% prior)
Personal Spending 0.9%, Exp. 0.9%
Personal Income 0.6%, Exp. 0.3%— zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 30, 2026
JUST IN: PCE Inflation jumped to 3.5% in March, the highest in three years (since May 2023). This is a direct result of the war in Iran. And the pain will almost certainly be worse in April and (likely) May.
Core PCE Inflation (excluding food and energy) jumped to 3.2% –>… pic.twitter.com/ITLLXanuVm
— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) April 30, 2026
Really ugly consumer spending number, with nearly all of the increase going to gasoline, health care, and financial services – aka necessities. https://t.co/c769eaCaLK pic.twitter.com/0fOen66jNp
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) April 30, 2026