Total CPI inflation continued to slow year-over-year in August (Figure 1), and annual core inflation held at a three-year low. The continued improvement in CPI measures portend further cooling in the Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) deflator, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge.
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Figure 1. Total CPI Inflat
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