# x402-factory PCE Inflation Data

> x402-factory PCE Inflation Data is a paid API for AI agents from x402-factory.com, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-10).

Returns the latest PCE inflation print from the BEA via FRED/ALFRED, including first-release vs. revised values, surprise vs. expectation, next release date, and a 12-observation mini-series.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402-factory.com/v1/econ/pce-inflation?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-10
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-factory-pce-inflation-data-fb8d48d9
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_tp-Cn64BWIoCoDj1Kut65

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability x402-factory-pce-inflation-data-fb8d48d9
```

Example prompt: What's the latest PCE inflation print from the BEA — was it above or below expectations, has it been revised since first release, and when is the next release date?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a single, ready-to-use PCE inflation data package that combines the BEA's first-release and latest-revised values, a labeled expectation/surprise calculation, revision history, and a forward-looking next-release date — all in one call. Prefer it over raw FRED API access when you want the surprise vs. market-implied or trend-model expectation pre-computed, or when you need revision flags without manually diffing ALFRED vintages.

## Known failure modes

- BEA/FRED data unavailable or delayed — API may return null or stale data
- No matching prediction market exists — expectation_source falls back to 'trend-model' with reduced accuracy
- Series not yet released for the current month — latest_print reflects prior month
- Payment not processed (x402 protocol failure) — request rejected before data is returned
- Rate limit or network timeout — retry with backoff

## How this service works

Paid data APIs for AI agents: prediction-market analytics, weather intelligence, weather×market edge signals, and SEC/gov data. Paid endpoints use the x402 protocol (HTTP 402 + USDC on Base): call without payment to receive requirements, retry with an X-PAYMENT header. Machine-readable catalog: /llms.txt. Per-endpoint docs: /docs/{id}.

## Output

Returns a structured object with: the PCE inflation series ID and title, units and frequency, the latest print (observation date, headline value, headline units, headline basis, first-release value, latest value, and a revised flag), a surprise object (actual, expected, surprise delta, expectation source as 'market-implied' or 'trend-model', expectation detail, and optionally a linked prediction market slug/probability/question), the next scheduled BEA release date, an array of the 12 most recent observations (date + value), and a revisions array showing first vs. latest values for prior periods.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "data": {
   "title": "PCE Price Index (SA)",
   "units": "Index 2017=100",
   "recent": [
    {
     "value": 126.96,
     "obs_date": "2025-07-01"
    },
    {
     "value": 127.293,
     "obs_date": "2025-08-01"
    },
    {
     "value": 127.625,
     "obs_date": "2025-09-01"
    },
    {
     "value": 127.871,
     "obs_date": "2025-10-01"
    },
    {
     "value": 128.152,
     "obs_date": "2025-11-01"
    },
    {
     "value": 128.576,
     "obs_date": "2025-12-01"
    },
    {
     "value": 129.023,
     "obs_date": "2026-01-01"
    },
    {
     "value": 129.539,
     "obs_date": "2026-02-01"
    },
    {
     "value": 130.403,
     "obs_date": "2026-03-01"
    },
    {
     "value": 130.932,
     "obs_date": "2026-04-01"
    },
    {
     "value": 131.535,
     "obs_date": "2026-05-01"
    },
    {
     "value": 131.392,
     "obs_date": "2026-06-01"
    }
   ],
   "series": "pce-inflation",
   "fred_id": "PCEPI",
   "surprise": {
    "actual": -0.11,
    "expected": 0.51,
    "surprise": -0.62,
    "expectation_detail": "trend-model: mean of prior 3 % m/m prints",
    "expectation_source": "trend-model"
   },
   "frequency": "Monthly",
   "revisions": [
    {
     "obs_date": "2026-05-01",
     "first_value": 131.527,
     "latest_value": 131.535
    },
    {
     "obs_date": "2026-04-01",
     "first_value": 130.902,
     "latest_value": 130.932
    },
    {
     "obs_date": "2026-03-01",
     "first_value": 130.344,
     "latest_value": 130.403
    }
   ],
   "latest_print": {
    "revised": false,
    "headline": -0.11,
    "obs_date": "2026-06-01",
    "latest_value": 131.392,
    "headline_basis": "first release vs prior period (latest vintage)",
    "headline_units": "% m/m",
    "first_released_on": "2026-07-30",
    "first_release_value": 131.392
   },
   "release_name": "Personal Income and Outlays",
   "source_agency": "U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis",
   "next_release_date": "2026-08-26"
  },
  "meta": {
   "docs": "https://x402-factory.com/docs/econ.series.pce-inflation",
   "sources": [
    "fred"
   ],
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "endpoint": "/v1/econ/pce-inflation",
   "data_mode": "live",
   "freshness": "daily",
   "request_id": "req_00000000",
   "generated_at": "2026-08-21T03:58:57.918Z"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

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