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US PCE inflation release dates 2026–2027
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, with personal income and spending. Published by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis at 8:30 a.m. ET; every date below is from its own schedule and shown in your time zone.
November 25, 2026
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Schedule
| Release date | Covers | Your time | UTC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Nov 25, 2026 | October 2026 | 13:30 | |
| Wed, Dec 23, 2026 | November 2026 | 13:30 | |
| Thu, Jan 28, 2027 | December 2026 | 13:30 | |
| Thu, Feb 25, 2027 | January 2027 | 13:30 | |
| Wed, Mar 31, 2027 | February 2027 | 12:30 | |
| Thu, Apr 29, 2027 | March 2027 | 12:30 | |
| Thu, May 27, 2027 | April 2027 | 12:30 | |
| Fri, Jun 25, 2027 | May 2027 | 12:30 | |
| Thu, Jul 29, 2027 | June 2027 | 12:30 | |
| Wed, Aug 25, 2027 | July 2027 | 12:30 | |
| Thu, Sep 30, 2027 | August 2027 | 12:30 | |
| Thu, Oct 28, 2027 | September 2027 | 12:30 | |
| Wed, Nov 24, 2027 | October 2027 | 13:30 | |
| Wed, Dec 22, 2027 | November 2027 | 13:30 |
Read from bea.gov on November 9, 2026. Agencies can move a date; their own schedule is final.
What the PCE inflation is
The Bureau of Economic Analysis publishes personal income and outlays every month at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. Inside it is the PCE price index, the inflation measure the Federal Reserve’s 2% target is written in.
PCE covers more spending than CPI, including what is paid on households’ behalf, such as employer health insurance, and it adjusts as people switch between goods. It usually runs a little below CPI.
Because CPI and PPI come out earlier in the month, forecasters can estimate most of PCE in advance, so surprises are smaller than on CPI day.
What traders watch
- Core PCE
- Core PCE, without food and energy, is the figure the Fed quotes most often.
- Against the CPI-based forecast
- Economists translate CPI and PPI into a PCE estimate. A miss on that estimate is what counts.
- Spending
- Personal spending in the same release shows whether households are still buying, which matters for growth.
Questions people ask
At 8:30 a.m. Eastern time: 13:30 UTC in winter, 12:30 UTC during US daylight saving time.
PCE covers a wider range of spending and reflects people switching between products as prices change, so the Fed sees it as a better measure of the inflation households face. Its 2% target is set in PCE terms.
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