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MNI BRIEF: Fed's Trimmed Mean PCE Inflation Fastest Since 1991

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The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’s trimmed mean PCE inflation rose 3.53% in the 12 months ending January, the biggest jump since 1991. The one-month annualized trimmed mean rate was 6.66%, the highest since 1982.

Fed officials have cited the trimmed mean measure as one of the best indicators of the underlying inflation trend. It had stayed near 2% throughout the pandemic, then started accelerating rapidly in September. The Cleveland Fed's median PCE inflation rate released Friday also showed its monthly figure at the highest since 1982.

Official BEA data earlier Friday showed headline PCE inflation rising 6.1% over the year and core PCE rising 5.2%.


Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

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