Fed’s Favorite Inflation Indicator Continues To Show No Signs Of Runaway Tariff Costs

Fed’s Favorite Inflation Indicator Continues To Show No Signs Of Runaway Tariff Costs

First things first, this is September data… so horribly lagged/stale… but, it’s all we have, so let’s dive in.

The Fed’s favorite inflation indicator – Core PCE – rose 0.2% MoM (as expected), which leave it up 2.8% YoY (as expected), slightly lower than August +2.9%…

Source: Bloomberg

On an annual basis, the headline PCE rose 2.8%, up modestly from 2.7% YoY in August (as expected). That is the highest since April 2024, but again remains in the range of the last two years…

Source: Bloomberg

…showing no signs at all of the runaway tariff-driven costs that so many establishment economists proclaimed was imminent.

Services costs (not tariff-related directly) attributed the most to the rising costs while Goods prices were barely positive…

Source: Bloomberg

The closely-watched SuperCore PCE slipped to +3.25% YoY…

Source: Bloomberg

Also trending lower overall, ruining the ‘Trump will kill us all with tariffs’ narrative.

Meanwhile, amid rising prices, income growth outpaced spending growth for a change…

Source: Bloomberg

Leaving the savings rate at 4.7%, unchanged from August and at lowest since Dec 2024…

So, while this data is admittedly stale, it shows no signs of 1) tariff-driven inflation or 2) a suffering consumer.

Tyler Durden
Fri, 12/05/2025 – 10:15

https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/feds-favorite-inflation-indicator-continues-show-no-signs-runaway-tariff-costs