U.S. economic indicators, made readable
Key U.S. economic indicators sourced from FRED (St. Louis Fed), organized with latest values and YoY / MoM changes. Each indicator includes a how-to-read guide and links to the primary source. Underlying series are from U.S. agencies (BLS / BEA / FRB).
This page organizes public data and is not investment advice. Figures may change as sources are revised. This site is not an official website of the U.S. government or the Federal Reserve.
Sources (primary)：FRED® (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)。Underlying series from BLS / BEA / FRB (public domain). This site is not endorsed or certified by FRED / the St. Louis Fed.
About this dataset
This page puts the main U.S. economic and financial indicators on one screen. The values are retrieved through FRED, the database of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and the underlying series are produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Federal Reserve, among others. Rates, levels and indexes sit side by side, so each needs to be read on its own terms.
How to read it
- Rates and levels are not read the same wayAn indicator expressed as a percentage, such as the unemployment rate, changes in percentage points. A level, such as payroll employment or average hourly earnings, changes in percent from the prior month. The same "+0.2" means different things.
- Release cadence differs by indicatorInterest rates that move daily sit beside employment figures published monthly. Without checking each card reference date, a stale monthly value reads as though it were as current as today rate.
- Figures are revised after publicationEmployment and GDP figures are revised after their first release. A changed historical value is not an error; it reflects a revised sample or an updated seasonal adjustment.
- Seasonal adjustment changes the pictureMost series shown are seasonally adjusted, with the regular within-year pattern removed. Both the level and the rate of change differ from the unadjusted series, so check which one you are comparing against elsewhere.