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THE ECONOMIC RECORD
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
CPI for all items increases 0.4% in October; shelter rises
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Payroll employment rises by 165,000 in October; unemployment rate changes little at 4.1%
Freddie Mac
Mortgage Rates Decline for Third Consecutive Week to 7.18%
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, September 2026
Freddie Mac
Mortgage Rates Decline Further to 7.24%
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
GDP (Advance Estimate), 3rd Quarter 2026
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Personal Income and Outlays, September 2026
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
CPI for all items increases 0.6% in September; gasoline rises
Federal Reserve
Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on August 17, September 9, and September 16, 2026
Federal Reserve
Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, September 15-16, 2026
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Both payroll employment (+29,000) and unemployment rate (4.2%) change little in September
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. International Transactions and Investment Position, 2nd Quarter 2026
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the September 15-16 FOMC meeting
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
CPI for all items increases 0.4% in August; gasoline rises
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Payroll employment increases by 162,000 in August; unemployment rate unchanged at 4.1%
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Personal Income and Outlays, July 2026
Federal Reserve
Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on July 20 and July 29, 2026
Federal Reserve
Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, July 28–29, 2026
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
CPI for all items increases 0.1% in July; shelter rises
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Both payroll employment (-23,000) and unemployment rate (4.1%) change little in July
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Personal Income and Outlays, June 2026
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Direct Investment by Country and Industry, 2025
Federal Reserve
Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on June 8 and June 17, 2026
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
CPI for all items falls 0.4% in June; gasoline down
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises, 2024
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve announces the leadership and objectives of its task forces to advance the conduct of monetary policy
Federal Reserve
Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, June 16-17, 2026
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Both payroll employment (+57,000) and unemployment rate (4.2%) change little in June
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Personal Income and Outlays, May 2026
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the June 16-17 FOMC meeting
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
CPI for all items rises 0.5% in May; gasoline and shelter up
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, 2025
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Payroll employment increases by 172,000 in May; unemployment rate unchanged at 4.3%
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Personal Income and Outlays, April 2026
Federal Reserve
Minutes of the Board's discount rate meeting on April 20 and 29, 2026
Federal Reserve
Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, April 28-29, 2026
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
CPI for all items rises 0.6% in April; shelter and gasoline up
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Payroll employment edges up by 115,000 in April; unemployment rate unchanged at 4.3%
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
CPI for all items rises 0.9% in March; gasoline up
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Payroll employment increases by 178,000 in March; unemployment rate changes little at 4.3%
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Personal Income and Outlays, January 2026
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
CPI for all items rises 0.3% in February; shelter up
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Payroll employment edges down 92,000 in February; unemployment rate changes little at 4.4%
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Outdoor Recreation Economic Statistics, U.S. and States, 2024
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Personal Income and Outlays, December 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by State and Real Personal Income by State, 2024
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
CPI for all items rises 0.2% in January; shelter up
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Payroll employment rises by 130,000 in January; unemployment rate changes little at 4.3%
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Gross Domestic Product by County and Personal Income by County, 2024
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 3rd Quarter 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. International Investment Position, 3rd Quarter 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. International Transactions, 3rd Quarter 2025
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
CPI for all items rises 0.3% in December; shelter and food up
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Both payroll employment (+50,000) and unemployment rate (4.4%) change little in December
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
CPI for all items rises 2.7% over 12 months ending in November; shelter up
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Both payroll employment (+64,000) and unemployment rate (4.6%) change little in November
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Gross Domestic Product for Puerto Rico, 2023
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Activities of U.S. Multinational Enterprises, 2023
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Marine Economy Satellite Account, 2023
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account, U.S. and States, 2023
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by State and Real Personal Income by State and Metropolitan Area, 2023
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Gross Domestic Product by County and Metropolitan Area, 2023
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Gross Domestic Product for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 2021 and 2022
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account, U.S. and States, 2023
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Personal Income by County and Metropolitan Area, 2023
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Personal Consumption Expenditures by State, 2023
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Gross Domestic Product for the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2022
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Gross Domestic Product for Guam, 2022
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Gross Domestic Product by State, 2nd Quarter 2023 and Comprehensive Update
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Gross Domestic Product by Industry, 2nd Quarter 2023 and Comprehensive Update
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Gross Domestic Product for American Samoa, 2022
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Personal Income by State, 2nd Quarter 2023
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Gross Domestic Product by County, 2021
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Real Personal Consumption Expenditures and Personal Income by State, 2020
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Gross Domestic Product for the CNMI, 2019
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Real Personal Income by State and Metropolitan Area, 2019
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
State Quarterly Personal Income, 3rd quarter 2019
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Local Area Gross Domestic Product, 2018
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Gross Domestic Product for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), 2018
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Gross Domestic Product for U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), 2017
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Foreign Direct Investment by Country and Industry, 2017
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Travel and Tourism Satellite Accounts, 3rd quarter 2017
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Gross Domestic Product by Metropolitan Area, 2016
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Benchmark Input-Output Account of the U.S. Economy, 2007
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Summary Estimates for Multinational Companies, 2011
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The data behind the decisions.
October 2026 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in October after rising 0.6 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
October 2026 Employment Situation
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 165,000 in October, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in professional and business services, in…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: September 2026
The number of job openings was little changed at 7.5 million in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires and total separations changed little at 5.4 million and 5.3 million, respectively. Within separations,…
September 2026 Employment Cost Index
Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.8 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending in September 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries increased 0.7 percent, and…
September 2026 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
U.S. import prices increased 1.1 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, following a 0.5-percent rise in August. Higher prices for nonfuel imports and fuel imports drove the advance in September. Prices…
September 2026 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 1.3 percent in September, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices moved up 0.5 percent in August and 0.2 percent in July. (See…
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