AI Data Insight
In the third quarter of 2026, the U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) quantity index rose to 127.495, continuing to climb from 126.54 in the previous quarter. This trend echoes the strong performance of the U.S. real GDP during the same period, which grew at an annualized quarter-over-quarter rate of 3.4%, beating market consensus and indicating that services consumption and corporate investment are injecting powerful momentum into the economy.