A Statistical Revamp Is About to Lower Inflation, at a Critical Time
The Bureau of Economic Analysis is overhauling its PCE price index methodology, a move expected to lower recorded inflation figures.
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The brief
The Bureau of Economic Analysis is implementing a statistical revamp of the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index. This methodology change aims to alter how underlying inflation is calculated and reported. Coverage from The Wall Street Journal, Breakingthenews.net, and Crypto Briefing highlights that the adjustment may lower the inflation gauge preferred by the Federal Reserve.
Additional reports from InvestingLive and TradingView note that research from the St. Louis Fed and comments from Kansas City Fed official Schmid suggest ongoing debates regarding the inclusion of food prices in core inflation metrics. Future reports will track how these methodological updates influence the official inflation data.
Coverage does not yet specify the timeline for the integration of these changes into standard economic reporting.
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Quick answers
The Bureau of Economic Analysis is overhauling the methodology used for the PCE price index.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis is overhauling the methodology used for the PCE price index.
Who is involved in the discussion?
Research from the St. Louis Fed and input from Kansas City Fed official Schmid are currently informing the conversation regarding these statistical changes.
What impact will the changes have?
Coverage suggests the revamp could lower the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, though specific impacts remain to be seen in future data releases.
Coverage (5)
- US inflation gauge set for statistical revamp Breakingthenews.net · 1d ago
- St. Louis Fed research floats new way to measure underlying inflation investingLive · 1d ago
- KC FED'S SCHMID/GRAND ISLAND: STILL THINK TIME TO STOP EXCLUDING FOOD PRICES FROM CORE INFLATION; 'CORE' SHOULD BE CHANGED TradingView · 1d ago
- Bureau of Economic Analysis overhauls PCE price index methodology, potentially lowering the Fed's preferred inflation gauge Crypto Briefing · 1d ago
- A Statistical Revamp Is About to Lower Inflation, at a Critical Time WSJ · 1d ago
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