Gold prices edged lower on Friday as slightly weaker U.S. inflation and consumer spending data did little to dampen expectations of an interest rate hike in December.
Spot gold XAU= was down 0.3 percent at $1,283.61 per ounce by 2:31 p.m. EDT (1831 GMT).
Gold futures for December delivery GCcv1 settled down $3.90, or 0.3 percent, at $1,284.80 per ounce, 2.8 percent lower for September, yet 2.9 percent higher for the quarter.
Spot gold was on track to decline 3 percent in September, its largest monthly fall so far in 2017 and the biggest since November 2016, after the dollar strengthened.
However, it was set to end the quarter 3.3 percent higher , rallying in July and August, partly due to geopolitical tensions including North Korea's missile tests.
U.S. data showed inflation remained benign in August with the core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rising 1.3 percent year-on-year, after advancing 1.4 percent in July. PCE is the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure and has a 2 percent target.
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