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How bad will March inflation be if Februari already added 0.4% core PCE?

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Mar 30, 2025 · 18:19

So Friday we got hotter than expected PCE inflation data, however i hope most understand this was data for last month so Februari while most stores only started increasing their prices in March when Trump's first wave of tariffs came into play after him initially delaying them. So given that Febuari already added 0.4% of core PCE in that month alone, what are most expecting March will give? I honestly don't see how inflation will move back to 2% as for that to happen we shouldn't have more than around 0.17% per month on average. Will we again see at least 0.3% for March or how bad can this get with many stores having increased their pricings in March? Also, what is your personal experience in this regard, like when shopping for things have you seen certain prices go up substantially during this month?