U.S. core PCE inflation

Projected change in PCE prices excluding food and energy.

United States · %7 extracted figures5 institutions1 comparable groups

2026 Q4 · Quarterly year-over-year

2 institutions
Forecasts by report dateUnited States
3.20%3.25%3.30%CONSENSUSJUL 26JUL 26JUL 26Wells Fargo · 3.2% · 2026-07-30Fannie Mae · 3.3% · 2026-07-10Fannie Mae 3.3%

EmphasisedOther institutionsConsensus

InstitutionPeriodReportedForecast
Wells Fargo2026 Q4“Core PCE Deflator | 2026 4Q | 3.2” — U.S. Economic Forecast table · 2026 Q4 · source ↗2026-07-303.2%
Fannie Mae2026 Q4“Core PCE Chain Price Index (ex. Food & Energy) | 26.4 | 3.3” — Economic Forecast table · 2026 Q4 · source ↗2026-07-103.3%
Readout
Consensus
3.25%
Spread
+0.10%
Low
3.20%
High
3.30%
Reporting
2
Basis
Quarterly year-over-year

2026 Q4 · Quarterly annualized

1 institution
Single reported figureUnited States
InstitutionPeriodReportedForecast
Philadelphia Fed2026 Q4“2026:Q4 | Core PCE | Current 2.6” — Median Short-Run Projections for Inflation · Quarterly · source ↗2026-05-152.6%
Readout
Low
2.60%
High
2.60%
Reporting
1
Basis
Quarterly annualized

One institution reporting — no consensus is claimed.

2026 Q3 · Quarterly annualized

1 institution
Single reported figureUnited States
InstitutionPeriodReportedForecast
Cleveland Fed2026 Q3“Core PCE · 07/27 · 3.17547838963363” — Historical JSON · 2026:Q3 · Core PCE · July 27 · source ↗2026-07-273.18%
Readout
Low
3.18%
High
3.18%
Reporting
1
Basis
Quarterly annualized

One institution reporting — no consensus is claimed.

2025 Q4 · Q4/Q4

1 institution
Single reported figureUnited States
InstitutionPeriodReportedForecast
Fed2025 Q4“| Core PCE inflation [4](#xt1p1f4) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.1 |   | 2.9–3.4 | 2.3–2.7 | 2.0–2.2 |   | 2.5–3.5 | 2.1–3.2 | 2.0–2.9 |   |” — Table 1, Core PCE inflation, median row, 2025 column · source ↗2025-06-183.1
Readout
Low
3.10%
High
3.10%
Reporting
1
Basis
Q4/Q4

One institution reporting — no consensus is claimed.

2026 Q4 · Q4/Q4

1 institution
Single reported figureUnited States
InstitutionPeriodReportedForecast
Fed2026 Q4“| Core PCE inflation [4](#xt1p1f4) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.1 |   | 2.9–3.4 | 2.3–2.7 | 2.0–2.2 |   | 2.5–3.5 | 2.1–3.2 | 2.0–2.9 |   |” — Table 1, Core PCE inflation, median row, 2026 column · source ↗2025-06-182.4
Readout
Low
2.40%
High
2.40%
Reporting
1
Basis
Q4/Q4

One institution reporting — no consensus is claimed.

2027 Q4 · Q4/Q4

1 institution
Single reported figureUnited States
InstitutionPeriodReportedForecast
Fed2027 Q4“| Core PCE inflation [4](#xt1p1f4) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.1 |   | 2.9–3.4 | 2.3–2.7 | 2.0–2.2 |   | 2.5–3.5 | 2.1–3.2 | 2.0–2.9 |   |” — Table 1, Core PCE inflation, median row, 2027 column · source ↗2025-06-182.1
Readout
Low
2.10%
High
2.10%
Reporting
1
Basis
Q4/Q4

One institution reporting — no consensus is claimed.