Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) (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, personal consumption expenditures were 22,313 USD billion (annual rate) in 2026-Q3, versus 21,993 in 2026-Q2. This represents a rise of 1.45 percent.
Sample. There are 319 data points in the quarterly series displayed in the plot above. The time period covered by the series is from March 1947 to September 2026.
History. Have a look at some simple statistics computed on the full sample: personal consumption expenditures were equal on average to 5,313 USD billion (annual rate); they achieved a maximum of 22,313 USD billion (annual rate) in September 2026; they recorded a bottom of 156 USD billion (annual rate) in March 1947.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 21,525,983 |
| 2026-06-30 | 21,993,177 |
| 2026-09-30 | 22,312,825 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) |
| 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 |
Series in the same data set
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GDP
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product (GDP) (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
Main GDP components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Gross private domestic investment (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Net exports of goods and services (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
PCE components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Durable goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Nondurable goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Services (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
Investment components
Net exports components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exports (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Exports: Goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Exports: Services (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Imports (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Imports: Goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Imports: Services (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
Government spending components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: National defense (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: Nondefense (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: State and local (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |