Historical Year Data · 1996

PCE Price Index in 1996

PCE Price Index opened 1996 at 68.45 and closed at 69.91, a +2.14% move for the year. The high of 69.91 was reached on December 1, and the low of 68.45 on January 1.

Open

68.45

1996-01

69.91

12 data points

High

69.91

Dec 1

Low

68.45

Jan 1

Full Year Change

+2.14%

1995 Change

+1.75%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	68.45	68.45	68.45	68.45	+0.00%
Feb	68.56	68.56	68.56	68.56	+0.00%
Mar	68.77	68.77	68.77	68.77	+0.00%
Apr	68.97	68.97	68.97	68.97	+0.00%
May	69.09	69.09	69.09	69.09	+0.00%
Jun	69.09	69.09	69.09	69.09	+0.00%
Jul	69.24	69.24	69.24	69.24	+0.00%
Aug	69.30	69.30	69.30	69.30	+0.00%
Sep	69.50	69.50	69.50	69.50	+0.00%
Oct	69.71	69.71	69.71	69.71	+0.00%
Nov	69.83	69.83	69.83	69.83	+0.00%
Dec	69.91	69.91	69.91	69.91	+0.00%

Events During 1996

1990 Japanese Bubble Collapse

Deflation

January 1990 – 2003

The Nikkei 225 peaked at 38,957 on December 29, 1989, then fell 82% over 13 years. Japan entered its "lost decades" of deflation, zero rates, and structural stagnation that still shapes global markets today.

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