Dallas Fed Trimmed Mean +2.2% versus 1.5% last month NewsGreg Michalowski26/08/2026 | 16:40 GMTTagsUSDAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleLower than the PCE data but back above 2%The Dallas Fed trimmed mean PCE came in at 2.
2% versus 1.5% last month. That compares favorably to the July core PCE your and your at 3.
3%, and the headline PCE year on year at 3.7%. However, the rise from 1.
5% last month and moving back above the 2.0% level is going the wrong way.What is the difference between the Trimmed Mean PCE and headline PCE seen earlier?
The Dallas Fed Trimmed Mean PCE Inflation Rate is an alternative measure of inflation designed to filter out the "noise" from unusually large price moves and provide a better picture of the underlying inflation trend.Here's how it works:Starts with the same data as the Fed's preferred inflation gauge — the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index.Instead of removing fixed categories (like food and energy in Core PCE), it removes the most extreme price increases and decreases each month, regardless of what category they come from.
After trimming those outliers, it calculates the inflation rate from the remaining components.Why is it useful?Inflation data can be distorted by one-off events:Airline fares surge.
Gasoline prices collapse.Egg prices spike due to supply issues.Hotel rates jump because of a special event.
Those moves can temporarily skew headline inflation. The Dallas Fed's trimmed mean attempts to answer:"What is inflation doing beneath all the temporary volatility?"So how is it different?
MeasureWhat it excludesHeadline PCENothingCore PCEAlways excludes food and energyDallas Fed Trimmed Mean PCEExcludes the largest monthly price increases and decreases, regardless of categoryThis means:If gasoline prices are stable, they remain in the calculation.If medical services suddenly jump 10% in a month, they could be trimmed out.The categories trimmed change every month.
Why might the Fed watch it?Many economists believe it is one of the best measures of persistent inflation because it:Reduces monthly volatility.Is less affected by temporary supply shocks.
Historically has been a good predictor of future headline inflation.For traders and investors:Headline PCE tells you what consumers are experiencing.Core PCE removes food and energy, but can still be influenced by other volatile categories.
Dallas Fed Trimmed Mean PCE often provides the clearest view of underlying inflation momentum and is closely watched by many Fed officials when assessing whether inflation pressures are becoming persistent.What % of the low and high does the Trimmed mean trim away?The Dallas Fed’s Trimmed Mean PCE removes:24% of the expenditure weight from the lowest price changes 31% from the highest price changes In total, it cuts out 55% of the weighted PCE components, leaving the middle 45% to calculate inflation.
The trimming is based on expenditure weights—not simply 55% of the individual categories. Dallas Fed methodologyThere are a total of 176 line items in the PCE report. Chopping 24% of the lowest price changes gets rid of 56 of the components.
The biggest decliners were:Chopping 31% of the largest gainers chopped 67 of the components from the calculation. The biggest gainers chopped from the list this month were: Overall breadthPrices falling: 61 categories, or 33.7%Prices unchanged: 3 categories, or 1.
7%Prices rising: 117 categories, or 64.6%Rising at least 5%: 57 categories, or 31.5%Falling at least 5%: 36 categories, or 19.
9%The results show considerably broader price increases than declines. Nearly two-thirds of the categories increased, while roughly one-third declined. Moreover, 57 categories posted increases of at least 5%, compared with 36 categories recording declines of at least 5%.
The largest declines were concentrated in cookware, hotels, gasoline, vehicle rentals, fresh vegetables and transportation services. The sharpest increases were found in digital video products, lubricants, household and furniture repairs, recreational books, watches and computer equipment.One important qualification: figures as large as +131.
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