βοΈ αααααΉαααααΆαα
– PCE ααΊααΆααΌα
ααΆααααααααα·α
αα
αααααΆααα’αα·ααααΆαα
αααα»ααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αααααΆαααΆαααΆααααααααα½αααααααααα·α αα·αααααΆαααααααααΆααα·ααααα’αααααααΎααααΆααα
– PCE αα½ααααα
αΌαααΌαααΆαα
αααΆαααα»αααααα»αααα αα·ααααα½ααΆαααΎαααα·α αα·αααααΆααααααΆα
αααΎα αα½αααΆαα αααα·αααααΎααααΆααααΆαααΌα,β αααα·αααααΎααααΆαααα·αααΆαααΌα αα·αααααΆααααα
– αα»ααααααααα·αα PCEα
– PCE ααΊααΆααΌα
ααΆααααααααα·α
αα
ααααααΆαααα½α αααααααΆααααΈααΆαα
αααΆαααααα’αααααααΎααααΆαααα
αααα»αααααααα
– αααααααααααααα PCE vs. ααααααααααααααα’αααααααΎααααΆααβ (CPI)α
βοΈ ααααααααααΈ PCE
The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (ααααααααααααααααααΆαααααΎααααΆααααααΆαααααα½α) ααΊααΆααΌα
ααΆααααααααα·α
αα
ααααααΆααα’αα·ααααΆαα
αααα»ααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αααααΆαααΆαααΆααααααααα½αααααααααα·α αα·αααααΆαααααααααΆααα·ααααα’αααααααΎααααΆααα PCE ααΊααΆααΆαα»ααααααααΆαααααΆααα·ααααααα»ααααα»αααα»α (GDP) αα·ααααααααΆααααααΉαα’αααΈα’αΆαααααα·αα·ααΆαααααα»αααα αα·ααααα½ααΆαααΆααααααΉαααΆαα
αααΆααααααα½αααααΎαααα·α αα·αααααΆαααααααααα
βοΈ αααααα PCE
PCE αα½ααααα
αΌαααΌαααΆαα
αααΆαααα»αααααα»αααα αα·ααααα½ααΆαααΎαααα·α αα·αααααΆααααααΆα
αααΎα αα½αααΆαα
– αααα·αααααΎααααΆααααΆαααΌαα ααΊααΆααα·αααααααΎααααΆααααΆαααΌα αααααΆαααΌα
ααΆαααααα ααααΏαααααΎααααΆαα αα·αααααΏααααα αΆααΉαααααααα
– αααα·αααααΎααααΆαααα·αααΆαααΌαα ααΊααΆαααα·ααααααααΎααααΆααααΆααααΆαααΆαααα αα ααΆαααΌα ααΆα’αΆα αΆα ααααααααααΆαα αα·ααααααααΆααααΆααΎαα
– ααααΆααααα ααααΆααααααΆα αααΎαααΆαααΌα ααΆ ααΆαααααΆααα»αααΆα ααΆαα’αααα ααΆαααΉααααααΌα ααΆααααααΆααα αα·αααααΆαααααααα ααΆα (ααΌα ααΆααΆααα½αααΆααΎα)α
βοΈ αα»ααααααααα·αα PCE
– αααααααααααα·αααααΈααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α
αα
ααΆααααααα
– ααΆαααΆαααα’αααΈααΆαα
αααΆαααα»αααΎαα½ααα»ααααα·α αα·αααααΆαααα
– ααααΆααααΈααΆααααααααα½αααααΆαα
αααΆα αααα’αΆα
αααα αΆαααΈααααΎαααααααα·α
αα
α¬αααα αΆααααααα·α
αα
αα
αααα»ααααα½ααΆαα
βοΈ α ααα»α’αααΈααΆαααΆ PCE ααΊααΆααΌα
ααΆααααααΆαα?
PCE ααΊααΆααΌα
ααΆααααααααα·α
αα
ααααααΆαααα½α αααααααΆααααΈααΆαα
αααΆαααααα’αααααααΎααααΆαααα
αααα»αααααααα αα
αααααααα»αααα αα·ααααα½ααΆαα
αααΆαααΆααααα
αααΎα ααΆαααα»αα±ααααΆααααααΌαααΆααααα·α αα·αααααΆαααα αααααΆαα±ααααα·αααααααΎαα‘αΎα αα·αααΆαααααΎαααααααα·α
αα
α αααα»ααα
αα·α αα
ααααααααΆαα
αααΆαααααα’αααααααΎααααΆααααααΆααα
α»α ααΆα’αΆα
ααΆααααααααΆαααααααααααα·α
αα
α

βοΈ αααααααααααααα PCE vs. ααααααααααααααα’αααααααΎααααΆααβ (CPI)
CPI ααααΌαααΆαα
ααααααΆαααΆαααααΆαααααααααΆαα·ααΆααααααα·αα·ααΆαααΆα αααααα’ααααΎααΆααααααααα·αααααα½ααΆααα
αααα»αααΈαααα»αα ααΆααΆαααααααααΎααααααααα
αααααα·α αα·αααααΆαααααααα½ααΆααααααα»αααααΆαα
αααΎααα·αααΆαααα
αΆαα
PCE α ααααααΆαααΆαααα αΆααααααααΆαα·ααΆααααα·ααΆαααααααα·α αα ααααααααααΆααΈααΆαααααΆααααααΌαααααααααααα αααααα·αααΈαα½ααααα αα½αααα
βοΈ ααΎα
αααΌαααααΆαααααα½α (Personal Income) ααΊααΆα’αααΈ?
ααααΆααα
αααΌαααααΆαααααα½α αααα
ααΎααααΆααα
αααΌαααΆααα’αααααααα½αααΆαααΆαααΌα ααΆαααααα»αααα α¬αααα½ααΆαααΆααα’αααα
αααα»ααααααααα½αα
ααααΆααα
αααΌαααααΆαααααα½ααα½ααααααΌαααΌαααααααΈααααααα½αα
ααα½α αα½αααΆαααααΆαααααααααα ααααΆαααααα½α αα·αααααΆαααααααΆαααααααα½αααΆαααΈααΆαααΆα α¬ααΆαααΆααααα½αα―α ααΆαααΆα αα·αααΆααααα
αααααααα½αααΆαααΈααΆααα·αα·ααα αααααα½αααΈααΆααα·αα·αααα’α
αααααααα αα·αααΆαα
αααααααααααΆααα
ααααααΈα’αΆααΈαααααα
βοΈ Personal Income vs. Disposable Personal Income
Disposable personal income αααα
ααΎα
ααα½αααααΆααααααααααΆααααΆαα
αΆαα
αα αααααΆααααΈααααααααα½α
α ααΆαα»αααααΆααΈααααΆααα
αααΌαααααΆαααααα½ααααααΆαααααααα
αααα»αααααΈα

βοΈ Personal Income vs. Personal Consumption Expenditures
ααααΆααα
αααΌαααααΆαααααα½αα
– αα·αααααα ααααΆααααα»ααααααα½αααΆαααααα»αααα αα·ααααα½ααΆαααΈαααααααΆααα’αααααα»αααααααααΆααααΆαααα½αα
– ααΆαα»ααααα αα½ααααα
αΌαααααΆαααααα½α ααααΆαααα α
αααΌαααΈααΆααα½α ααΆαααααΆαα ααΆαααΆα ααΆαααααααααααΆαα·ααΆα αα·αααααΆααα
αααΌαα’αΆααΈαααααα
– αα·ααΆαααΆαα αααααΆααααΌααααΌααΆααααααααα
αααΌαααΆααα’ααα
– ααΆααααααΆααααααααα·α
αα
α αααααααΌααα·αααααΆαααΌααααΌααΆαααααΆαα
ααα
αΆαααααΆααα
αααΌαα
ααΆαα
αααΆαααΎααΆαααααΎααααΆααααααΆαααααα½α (PCE)α
– αα·αααααα ααααΆααααα»αα
αααΆαααααα»αααα αα·ααααα½ααΆαααΎαααα·α αα·αααααΆαααααααα»αααααααααΆααααΆαααα½αα
– ααΆαα»ααααα αα½αααΆαααΆαα
αααΆαααΎαααααααααΌα
ααΆ α’αΆα αΆα αααααααααΆαα αααα
ααΆα ααΆαααΉααααααΌα ααΆαααααΆααα»αααΆα αα·αααΆααααααΆαααα
– αα·ααΆαααΆαα αααααααΎα₯αα·ααΆααααα’αααα
αααΆα
– ααΆααααααΆααααααααα·α
αα
α ααΆααΆαα»ααααααααααΆααααααα·ααααααα»ααααα»αααα»α (GDP) αα·αααΆαααααΆαααα»αααααααΆααααααααΎαααααααα·α
αα
α
βοΈ αα·ααααααα
ααααααΆαααααΈα
πΊπΈ U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index: 3.3% (ααααααΆ 2023)
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βοΈ Key takeaway
– The PCE price index measures inflation in the U.S., tracking the change in prices of goods and services purchased by consumers.
– PCE encompasses the total spending by individuals and households on a wide range of goods and services, including: Durable Goods, Non-Durable Goods, and Services.
– Advantages of PCE
– PCE is an important economic indicator because consumer spending is a major driver of economic activity.
– PCE Price Index vs. Consumer Price Index
βοΈ Understand about PCE
The PCE price index measures inflation in the U.S., tracking the change in prices of goods and services purchased by consumers. It is a component of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) calculation and provides insights into the behavior of individuals and households in terms of their expenditures on goods and services.
βοΈ PCE categories
PCE encompasses the total spending by individuals and households on a wide range of goods and services, including:
– Durable Goods: These are long-lasting consumer products like cars, appliances, and furniture.
– Non-Durable Goods: These are consumable goods that are typically used up relatively quickly, such as food, clothing, and gasoline.
– Services: This category includes a broad range of services, such as healthcare, education, transportation, entertainment, and housing services (like rent).
βοΈ Advantages of PCE
– Provides a view of how the economy is faring
– Reports aggregate spending on the board range of goods and services
– Changes in spending can indicate a growing economy or economic difficulties for households
βοΈ Why PCE is an important indicator?
PCE is an important economic indicator because consumer spending is a major driver of economic activity. When individuals and households spend more, it stimulates demand for goods and services, leading to increased production and economic growth. Conversely, when consumer spending declines, it can have a dampening effect on the economy.

βοΈ PCE Price Index vs. Consumer Price Index
The CPI is compiled monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics based on a survey of urban households. It measures the price of a basket of household goods and services that most people buy regularly. The PCE produced monthly by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, also records changes in the prices of a basket of goods from month to month.
βοΈ What is Personal Income?
Personal Income refers to all income collectively received by all individuals or households in a country.
Personal income includes compensation from a number of sources, including salaries, wages, and bonuses received from employment or self-employment, dividends and distributions received from investments, rental receipts from real estate investments, and profit sharing from businesses
βοΈ Personal Income vs. Disposable Personal Income
Disposable personal income refers to the amount of money that a population has left after taxes have been paid. It differs from personal income in that it takes taxes into account.

βοΈ Personal Income vs. Personal Consumption Expenditures
Personal Income:
– Definition: Total money received by individuals and households from all sources over a specified period.
– Components: Includes wages, salaries, rental income, interest, dividends, government transfers, and business income.
– Scope: Broad measure of all income sources.
– Economic Significance: Provides a broad view of income distribution.
Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE):
– Definition: Total money spent by individuals and households on goods and services within a specified period.
– Components: Comprises spending on items like food, clothing, housing, transportation, healthcare, and entertainment
– Scope: Focuses solely on spending behavior.
– Economic Significance: A major component of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and a key driver of economic growth.
βοΈ Recent updates
Β U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index: 3.3% (July 2023)