AI Data Insight
US Q2 2026 Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) reached a seasonally adjusted $21,979.4 billion, continuing to expand from the previous Q1 value of $21,860.5 billion. This growth in nominal consumption mainly reflects the surge in energy prices triggered by geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East. The market worries that a resurgence of inflation will erode the real purchasing power of the public and limit the Federal Reserve's room for future interest rate cuts.