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PCEPI · FRED

Headline PCE price index

The Fed's actual target.

Latest reading

131.6

Index 2017=100 · observation 2026-08-01, published 2026-09-30

Last 24 observations.

Signal

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Not in the fit. No verdict.

Use
Not in model: LAGGING: never a predictor

Where it fits

Inflation & Prices: Capture the shock channel, not the level. Inflation rarely causes recessions; oil shocks and the policy response to inflation do. The model averages the standardised signals in each block into a block score, then combines the twelve block scores in a probit. Today the 12-block model reads 1.6%.

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