Core PCE Peaks and Forecast to Decline Through 2023

Core PCE peaked in February and is forecast to decline to under 4% in 2022, and 2.4% by year-end 2023. Month-to-month trimmed mean PCE leads core PCE inflation, peaking in January 2022 and declining to 3.1% in March. Chart I Month-to-Month Trimmed Mean PCE Peaked in January 2022 and Forecasts Year-Over-Year…

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Inflation Peaks by Mid-Year 2022

The consumer price index for March 2022 increased 8.5% following a 7.9% annual gain in February. Gasoline and the March peak in oil prices drove half of the monthly increase and food was also a large contributor. Excluding volatile food and energy components, core CPI increased 0.3% in March from…

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