AI Data Insight
The U.S. Real Personal Consumption Expenditures Quantity Index for Q4 2025 rose to 124.231, expanding approximately 2.8% from 120.794 in the same period last year. Although the federal government shutdown dragged down overall GDP performance, consumer momentum remained solid, supported by a strong stock market and expectations of interest rate cuts. Going forward, attention should be paid to the potential erosion of future purchasing power due to sticky core inflation.