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2007 News Releases
For immediate release:
April 30, 2007
Media contact:
James Hoard
Phone: (214) 922-5307
e-mail: james.hoard@dal.frb.org
Dallas Fed Trimmed Mean PCE 2.1 Percent
DALLAS—The Trimmed Mean
PCE inflation rate for March was 2.1 percent at an annualized
rate, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
The overall Personal Consumption
Expenditures inflation rate for February, released by
the Bureau of Economic Analysis, was an annualized 5.4
percent, while the inflation rate for PCE excluding
food and energy was an annualized 0.6 percent.
The Trimmed Mean PCE inflation
rate for the 12-month period ending in March was 2.3
percent. Over the same 12 months, the price index for
overall PCE rose 2.4 percent and the price index for
PCE excluding food and energy rose 2.1 percent.
The Trimmed Mean PCE inflation
rate is an alternative measure of core inflation in
the price index for PCE. It is calculated by the Dallas
Fed, using data from the BEA.
For more information on the Trimmed
Mean PCE, visit www.dallasfed.org.
Next release: June 1.
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