Because the PCE and CPI differ in their formula, weighting, scope and other effects, their results are different. The Federal Reserve prefers to use the PCE price index to measure inflation.

This study argued that conventional methods and hedonic regression techniques can yield similar growth parameter estimates, suggesting that the choice of price index formula may not be as critical ...

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There are growing concerns about the stickiness of inflation and fears that the Federal Reserve may have to keep interest rates restrictively high for longer.