Two Measures of Inflation: November 2025

Inflation remains a hot topic, directly impacting everything from your grocery bill to interest rates. As of the latest data, two key inflation gauges — the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) — show that prices are still above the Federal Reserve's 2% target, with the core PCE at 2.8% and core CPI at 2.6%. Note: PCE data is through November 2025 and CPI data is through December 2025. The Fed's Preferred Inflation Gauge The Fed is on record as using PCE dat ...