Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
04/30/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/30/2026 10:02
Dallas Fed: Trimmed Mean PCE 2.4 percent for 12 months through March
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April 30, 2026
DALLAS-The Trimmed Mean PCE inflation rate over the 12 months ending in March was 2.4 percent-up slightly from February-according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The one-month annualized rate of Trimmed Mean PCE inflation was 2.9 percent.
The overall personal consumption expenditures (PCE) inflation rate for March, released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), was 3.5 percent on a 12-month basis and an annualized 8.3 percent for the month; the inflation rate for PCE excluding food and energy was 3.2 percent on a 12-month basis and an annualized 3.6 percent for the month.
The Trimmed Mean PCE inflation rate is an alternative measure of core inflation in the price index for PCE. It is calculated by the Dallas Fed using data from the BEA.
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