Economic Indicators

Early estimate of monthly retail trade sales based on a subsample of firms, excluding food services.

The number of permits issued for new privately-owned housing units.

A measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services.

The Consumer Price Index excluding food and energy prices, which tend to be more volatile.

The percentage of productive capacity being used by factories, mines, and utilities.

A survey-based measure of consumer attitudes about the economy and personal finances.

An index of freight shipment volumes in North America, measuring the number of freight shipments across all modes of transportation.

A comprehensive index measuring financial conditions in the U.S. across money markets, debt markets, and equity markets.

New orders received by manufacturers for durable goods (items designed to last 3+ years).

The interest rate at which banks lend reserve balances to other banks overnight.

Total debit balances in customers' securities margin accounts at FINRA member broker-dealers, measuring investor leverage in the stock market.

The total monetary value of all goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period.

The number of new residential construction projects that have begun during a particular month.

Sales of heavy weight trucks (Class 8) used for commercial freight transportation.

The number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week.

A measure of real output from manufacturing, mining, and electric and gas utilities.

The manufacturing component of the Industrial Production Index, measuring output from U.S. factories.

The ratio of total business inventories to total business sales, measuring inventory health across the economy.

The number of job openings on the last business day of the month from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.

The percentage of the civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over that is either employed or actively seeking employment.

The total number of layoffs and discharges in the nonfarm sector, measuring involuntary separations initiated by employers.

A measure of the money supply that includes cash, checking deposits, and easily convertible near money.

Total financial assets held by money market mutual funds, measuring the aggregate size of the MMF industry.

The total number of paid U.S. workers excluding farm employees, government employees, private household employees, and nonprofit organization employees.

Binary indicator showing whether the U.S. economy is in a recession as determined by the NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee.

The Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation, tracking the prices of goods and services consumed by individuals.

A measure of the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.

Total income received by individuals from all sources before personal taxes.

Total receipts of retail stores, measuring consumer spending at retail establishments.

Retail sales adjusted for inflation, showing the true purchasing power of consumer spending.

Assets held in retail money market funds, representing individual investor cash holdings.

An index measuring the degree of financial stress in markets, with zero representing normal conditions.

The difference between a country's exports and imports of goods and services.

The spread between long-term (10-year) and short-term (2-year or 3-month) Treasury yields.

The share of total U.S. household net worth held by the top 1% of households by wealth.

The percentage of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking employment.