Deflator for: Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly
This series is part of the dataset: Deflators for US GDP and its components
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, the deflator for personal consumption expenditures was 131.68 in 2026-Q3, compared to 131.00 in the previous quarter. This constitutes a gain of 0.52 percent.
Sample. There are 319 records overall in the quarterly time series presented in the plot above. The period covered by the series stretches from March 1947 to September 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some summary statistics calculated on the entire sample: the deflator hit a minimum of 11.56 in March 1947; it hit a peak of 131.68 in September 2026; it had a mean of 54.49.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 129.408 |
| 2026-06-30 | 131.000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 131.679 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Deflator for: Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Deflator |
| Data type | Price deflator |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | Index (2017 = 100) |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Unit | Index |
| Source | Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) |
| Source type | National statistical agency |
| Data licence | Open Data |
| Measure type | Level |
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GDP
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deflator for: Gross domestic product (GDP) (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
Main GDP components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deflator for: Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Gross private domestic investment (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Government consumption expenditures and gross investment (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
PCE components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deflator for: Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Durable goods (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Nondurable goods (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Services (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
Investment components
Net exports components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deflator for: Exports (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Exports: Goods (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Exports: Services (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Imports (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Imports: Goods (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Imports: Services (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
Government spending components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deflator for: Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: National defense (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: Nondefense (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Deflator for: Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: State and local (index; 2017 = 100) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |