Downward revisions concentrated in 2026 have pushed annual core PCE to 3.0%. July was revised from 3.34% to 2.98%. Three-month annualized core PCE is now 2.05%, six-month at 2.74%. The data suggests inflation was cooling faster than previously reported.

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