US PCE prices rose 3.6% from a year earlier in September

The BEA said the PCE price index rose 0.5% in September and 3.6% from a year earlier; the core index rose 0.3% and 3.1%. Personal income increased $54.5 billion, or 0.2%, and consumer spending $113.1 billion, or 0.5%. The personal saving rate was 3.8%.