US: Core Personal Consumption Expenditure - Prices Index (YoY) at 1.3% in February

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The Core Personal Consumption Expenditure - Prices Index remained unchanged at 1.3% in February (YoY), with the monthly figure rising 0.1%, below consensus of 0.2%. Personal consumption expenditures rose 0.4%, with the annualized figure rising from 1.2% to 1.3%. Personal income beat consensus of 0.8% by rising 1.1% (from -3.6% in the previous month). Personal spending disappointed at 0.3%, while investors were pointing at 0.6%.