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US Personal Income and Outlays, May 2026
Personal income increased $181.6 billion (0.7 percent at a monthly rate) in May, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes—increased $164.9 billion (0.7 percent), and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $156.1 billion (0.7 percent). Personal outlays—the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments—increased $159.9 billion in May. Personal saving was $704.2 billion in May, and the personal saving rate—personal saving as a percentage of ... (full story)
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Core inflation rate hit 3.4% in May, highest since October 2023, Fed’s preferred gauge shows
The Federal Reserve’s primary price gauge rose at its highest core level since 2023, reinforcing the central bank’s recent tough talk on inflation. The personal consumption expenditures price index showed inflation running at a seasonally adjusted 4.1% annual rate, the highest since April 2023, according to a Commerce Department report Thursday. On a monthly basis, PCE accelerated 0.4%. The annual level was in line with the Dow Jones consensus estimate while the monthly reading was 0.1 percentage point below. Stripping out food and energy, core PCE showed a 3.4% annual rate after rising 0.3% for the month, both ... (full story)
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Core PCE was 0.32% in May, on the low side of expectations but still the fourth highest monthly print in the last 12 months (3.9% annualized)
— Nick Timiraos (@NickTimiraos) June 25, 2026
The 12-month change, at 3.4%, is the highest reading since Oct. 2023. The 6-month annualized rate is above 4%. https://t.co/E10JwxKNLY pic.twitter.com/Y5lHnFzbBM
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