![Low prices at a Walmart in Austin, Texas. Core PCE, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.4 per cent last month. EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QYXY6PKYKMKT5MANKPKRB5KRSQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=93a09f6682082188928e41b9cb3f9abc6c5a6a85daa0e92cc4defe1721fa60e4&width=400&height=225)
Low prices at a Walmart in Austin, Texas. Core PCE, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.4 per cent last month. EPA
Low prices at a Walmart in Austin, Texas. Core PCE, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.4 per cent last month. EPA
PCE: Federal Reserve's preferred inflation metric increases in January
Latest release comes weeks before US central bank's next policy meeting