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October 2026 PCE (November 25, 2026): Countdown, What to Watch

Countdown

The October 2026 PCE is released Wednesday, November 25, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET (BEA). The countdown runs live on this page; this section grades itself after the release.

What to watch

  • Nowflation: no PCE call. The Gauge and the Forecast are CPI-basis; PCE weights shelter lower and medical care higher, so it usually prints below CPI.

The Nowflation call

Nowflation makes no PCE call. The Gauge and the Forecast are CPI-basis; PCE weights shelter lower and medical care higher, so it usually prints below CPI.

Competing forecasts

No competing forecast on the tape for this release.

Grading

This section fills in automatically after the release (Wednesday, November 25, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET): the printed number from BEA, every forecaster's miss, and the closest call.

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