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September 2026 PCE (October 29, 2026): Countdown, What to Watch

Countdown

The September 2026 PCE is released Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET (BEA). The countdown runs live on this page; this section grades itself after the release.

What to watch

Street consensus: 3.2% headline YoY.
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

Forecaster	Call	Source
Street consensus	3.2%	consensus on the calendar

Grading

This section fills in automatically after the release (Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET): the printed number from BEA, every forecaster's miss, and the closest call.