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U.S. Real Personal Consumption Expenditure This chart suggests that U.S. consumer spending activity is expected to decline by 13% in simple terms. Image: Oxford Economics

U.S. Total Labor Income and Personal Consumption Expenditures U.S. total labor income growth is slowing down and tends to lead consumer spending. Image: Deutsche Bank Global Research

U.S. House Prices Lead Real Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) Interesting chart suggesting that U.S. house prices lead real personal consumption expenditure by 6 months. Image: Oxford Economics, Macrobond

How Have Real Personal Consumption Expenditures Declined Ahead Of Every Recession? Consumer spending drives the US economy. Historically, Real Personal Consumption Expenditures, which accounts for about 70% of GDP, decline before a recession. That’s not the case today. So, a recession may not be imminent in this late-cycle expansion.

U.S. Core PCE vs. Fed Target The U.S. core personal consumption expenditures price index, which excludes food and energy, rises to 1.6% in June. Inflation trending back up toward the Fed’s 2% target is good news. You may also like “U.S. Core Inflation Expected Over the Next 21 Months.”