AI Data Insight
US real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) climbed to 16,977.6 billion USD in August 2026, surpassing the previous month's 16,955.3 billion USD and marking a positive growth for four consecutive months. Benefiting from the support of the labor market and real income, both services and goods spending strengthened. In the short term, it is expected to be driven by the year-end peak season, but attention must be paid to the delayed risks of high interest rates in the medium term.