US-Konjunktur: Wichtiges US-Inflationsmaß verharrt bei 3,4 Prozent
Das für die US-Notenbank ausschlaggebende Inflationsmaß ist im August unverändert geblieben. An den Terminmärkten wird dennoch auf eine weitere Zinserhöhung in diesem Jahr spekuliert.
Düsseldorf – The personal consumption expenditures price index (PCE) remains steady at 3.4 percent in August, according to the US Trade Department. The report was released on Wednesday. The PCE is the preferred inflation measure by the US Federal Reserve (Fed). The PCE core rate, which excludes the more volatile food and energy prices, stands at 3.0 percent.
The index measures the actual spending of private households in the US on goods and services, as well as how these prices are changing. Unlike the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which is considered the official US inflation rate, the PCE also takes into account expenses not directly paid by households, such as employer health insurance benefits.
The US statisticians conducted a larger revision of past data points in September, which typically occurs once a year. The revised figures for July and June are now 3.4 and 3.5 percent, respectively, compared to the previous 3.7 percent in the tables. While this may appear to indicate a price decline at first glance, it is not necessarily the case.
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