July 2026

Released August 26, 2026


+3.70 percent
PCE price index inflation
Jul 2025 to Jul 2026
+0.01 percent
Change in real PCE
Jun 2026 to Jul 2026
+0.43 percent
Change in personal income
Jun 2026 to Jul 2026

Expenditures and inflation


From June 2026 to July 2026:

  • Headline PCE price index inflation was 0.16 percent.
  • Core PCE price index inflation was 0.25 percent. This excludes food and energy prices, which tend to be more volatile.
  • All services inflation was 0.27 percent.
  • All goods inflation was -0.11 percent.
    • Durable goods inflation was 0.37 percent.
    • Nondurable goods inflation was -0.37 percent.


  • Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased by 0.01 percent, or $1.26 billion.
  • Real PCE on all services increased by 0.29 percent, or $32.04 billion.
  • Real PCE on all goods decreased by 0.61 percent, or $35.48 billion.
    • Real PCE on durable goods decreased by 1.39 percent, or $30.48 billion.
    • Real PCE on nondurable goods decreased by 0.20 percent, or $7.13 billion.


  • The nominal personal savings rate increased by 0.4 percentage points to 3 percent.


From July 2025 to July 2026:

  • Headline PCE price index inflation was 3.70 percent, which is higher than the Federal Reserve’s target of 2 percent.
  • Core PCE price index inflation was 3.34 percent.