U.S. PCE Price Index Rises 2.8%, Matching Expectations

The strongest evidence is the BEA's official 'Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index' page, which lists February 2026 headline PCE inflation at +2.8% year over year. That directly confirms the numeric claim. Nikkei's '米消費支出物価指数、2月は2.8%上昇 市場予想通り' corroborates both parts of the statement: the 2.8% reading and that it matched market expectations. Jiji's '2月の米物価、前年比2.8%上昇 目標超過、インフレ根強く' and the Jiji flash report also confirm the 2.8% figure. The only weak point is that the supplied social/X links were not fetched, and the Odaily link was not usable, but the authoritative and corroborating sources already sufficiently support the claim.