Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly
This series is part of the dataset: US nominal GDP and its components
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, goods consumption stood at 6,679 USD billion (annual rate) in 2026-Q1, versus 6,583 in 2025-Q4. This constitutes a gain of 1.46 percent.
Sample. The quarterly series plotted above has 317 observations overall. The span of time covered by the series extends from March 1947 to March 2026.
History. Here are some descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: goods consumption had an average value of 1,809 billion US dollars (annual rate); it recorded a maximum of 6,679 in March 2026; it hit a trough of 96 in March 1947.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | 6545636.0 |
| 2025-12-31 | 6583116.0 |
| 2026-03-31 | 6679079.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Nominal aggregate |
| Deflation method | Current prices |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | Annual rate |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Unit | US dollars (USD) million |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product (GDP) (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 317 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
Main GDP components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 317 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Gross private domestic investment (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 317 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Net exports of goods and services (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 317 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 317 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
PCE components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 317 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Durable goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 317 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Nondurable goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 317 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Services (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 317 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
Investment components
Net exports components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exports (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 317 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Exports: Goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 317 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Exports: Services (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 317 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Imports (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 317 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Imports: Goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 317 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Imports: Services (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 317 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
Government spending components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 317 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: National defense (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 317 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: Nondefense (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 317 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: State and local (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 317 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |