core CPI

Also called core inflation. Both the CPI and the PCE have a core version. Central banks watch it because a single month of oil or crop prices can push the headline number far from where underlying prices are actually heading.

Predictions & track record (1)

• Awaiting grading The Fed swapped its inflation yardstick from CPI to PCE, and accuracy was not the only reasonScore on the July PCE released in late August: a return to a positive month-over-month reading counts as a one month energy effect, while a second straight decline or core PCE below 3.1% counts as a trend.

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