Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly
This series is part of the dataset: US real GDP and its components
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, real goods consumption stood at 5,771 USD billion (2017; annual rate) in 2026-Q3, versus 5,728 in 2026-Q2. This marks a gain of 0.75 percent.
Sample. In this quarterly time series, there are 79 records. The time period covered by the series extends from March 2007 to September 2026.
History. Have a look at some simple statistics computed on the full sample: real goods consumption recorded a minimum of 3,181 USD billion (2017; annual rate) in June 2009; it achieved a maximum of 5,771 USD billion (2017; annual rate) in September 2026; it was equal on average to 4,266 USD billion (2017; annual rate).
Latest values
| Date | Value - Chained 2017 US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 5,664,244 |
| 2026-06-30 | 5,727,518 |
| 2026-09-30 | 5,770,550 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Real aggregate |
| Deflation method | Constant prices |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | Annual rate |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Unit | Chained 2017 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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Real GDP
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real gross domestic product (GDP) (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
Main GDP components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real gross private domestic investment (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real net exports of goods and services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 227 | 1970-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
PCE components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 79 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Durable goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 79 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Nondurable goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 79 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 79 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
Investment components
Net exports components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real exports (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real exports: Goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 227 | 1970-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real exports: Services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 227 | 1970-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real imports (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real imports: Goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 227 | 1970-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real imports: Services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 227 | 1970-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
Government spending components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 79 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: National defense (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 79 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: Nondefense (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 79 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: State and local (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 79 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
Residual
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Difference between real GDP and the sum of its components due to price chaining (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |