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US Common Metrics
Last Updated: 2025-12-02 Data Sources: 8+ authoritative government and institutional sources Coverage: 60+ key U.S. economic and social indicators
Quick Reference Dashboard
| Category | Key Metric | Value | Updated | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy | GDP Growth Rate (QoQ) | 3.8% | 2025-12-02 | → |
| Inflation | CPI-U All Items | 324.368 | 2025-12-02 | → |
| Employment | Unemployment Rate (U-3) | 4.4% | 2025-12-02 | → |
| Housing | 30-Year Mortgage Rate | 6.23% | 2025-12-02 | → |
| Markets | Fed Funds Rate | 3.88% | 2025-12-02 | → |
| Consumer | Consumer Sentiment | 53.6 | 2025-12-02 | → |
| Fiscal | Total Public Debt | |||
| *Values updated8.396T | 2025-12-02 | → | ||
| Energy | Gas Price (Regular) | |||
| *Values updated.061 | 2025-12-02 | → |
*Values updated8.396T | 2025-12-02 | → | | Energy | Gas Price (Regular) | *Values updated.061 | 2025-12-02 | → |
*Values updated8.396T | 2025-12-02 | → | | Energy | Gas Price (Regular) | *Values updated.061 | 2025-12-02 | → |
*Values updated8.396T | 2025-12-02 | → | | Energy | Gas Price (Regular) | -- | -- | -- |
*Values updated8.396T | 2025-12-02 | → | | Energy | Gas Price (Regular) | -- | -- | -- |
Values updated automatically via update.ts
1. Economic Output & Growth
| Metric | Value | Period | Updated | Source | FRED ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP (Billions) | Q3 2024 | 3770.98B | Q3 2024 | 2025-12-02 | |
| Nominal GDP (Billions) | BEA/FRED | 0485.73B | Q3 2024 | 2025-12-02 | |
| GDP Growth Rate (QoQ, SAAR) | 3.8% | Q3 2024 | 2025-12-02 | BEA/FRED | A191RL1Q225SBEA |
| GDP Growth Rate (YoY) | 2.1% | Q3 2024 | 2025-12-02 | BEA/FRED | A191RO1Q156NBEA |
| Industrial Production Index | 101.27 | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | Fed/FRED | INDPRO |
| Capacity Utilization | 75.8% | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | Fed/FRED | TCU |
| Durable Goods Orders | 313653M | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | Census/FRED | DGORDER |
| Retail Sales (Billions) | $733258.0B | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | Census/FRED | RSAFS |
| Retail Sales YoY Change | $733258.0B | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | Census/FRED | RSAFSNA |
Source Documentation
- Primary Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Federal Reserve
- Update Frequency: Quarterly (GDP), Monthly (production, sales)
- Methodology: Data/sources/DS-00004—FRED_Economic_Wellbeing/source.md
2. Inflation & Prices
| Metric | Value | Period | Updated | Source | FRED ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI-U (All Urban Consumers) | 324.368 | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | BLS/FRED | CPIAUCSL |
| CPI YoY Change | -- | Monthly | -- | BLS/FRED | CPIAUCSL (calc) |
| Core CPI (Ex Food/Energy) | 330.542 | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | BLS/FRED | CPILFESL |
| Core CPI YoY Change | 330.542 | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | BLS/FRED | CPILFESL (calc) |
| PCE Price Index | 127.285 | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | BEA/FRED | PCEPI |
| Core PCE (Ex Food/Energy) | 126.705 | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | BEA/FRED | PCEPILFE |
| Producer Price Index (PPI) | 262.34 | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | BLS/FRED | PPIACO |
| Gas Price (Regular, US Avg) | -- | Weekly | -- | EIA | PET.EMM_EPMR_PTE_NUS_DPG.W |
| Oil Price (WTI Crude, $/bbl) | $59.11 | Daily | 2025-12-02 | EIA/FRED | DCOILWTICO |
| Gold Price ($/oz) | -- | Daily | -- | FRED | GOLDAMGBD228NLBM |
Source Documentation
- Primary Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Update Frequency: Monthly (CPI, PCE, PPI), Weekly (gas), Daily (oil, gold)
- Methodology: Data/sources/DS-00009—EIA_Energy_Data/source.md
3. Employment & Labor
| Metric | Value | Period | Updated | Source | FRED ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment Rate (U-3) | 4.4% | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | BLS/FRED | UNRATE |
| Underemployment Rate (U-6) | 8.0% | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | BLS/FRED | U6RATE |
| Nonfarm Payrolls (Thousands) | 159,626K | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | BLS/FRED | PAYEMS |
| Payroll Change (MoM) | -- | Monthly | -- | BLS/FRED | PAYEMS (calc) |
| Initial Jobless Claims | 216,000K | Weekly | 2025-12-02 | DOL/FRED | ICSA |
| Continuing Claims | 1,960,000K | Weekly | 2025-12-02 | DOL/FRED | CCSA |
| Job Openings (JOLTS, Thousands) | 7,227K | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | BLS/FRED | JTSJOL |
| Quit Rate (JOLTS) | 1.9% | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | BLS/FRED | JTSQUR |
| Hire Rate (JOLTS) | 3.2% | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | BLS/FRED | JTSHIR |
| Labor Force Participation Rate | 62.4% | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | BLS/FRED | CIVPART |
| Employment-Population Ratio | 59.7% | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | BLS/FRED | EMRATIO |
| Average Hourly Earnings | BLS/FRED | 6.67 | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | |
| Average Weekly Hours | 34.2 | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | BLS/FRED | AWHAETP |
| Long-Term Unemployed (27+ wks) | -- | Monthly | -- | BLS/FRED | UEMP27OV |
Source Documentation
- Primary Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Department of Labor (DOL)
- Update Frequency: Monthly (employment), Weekly (claims)
- Methodology: Data/sources/DS-00007—BLS_JOLTS_Labor_Market/source.md
4. Housing
| Metric | Value | Period | Updated | Source | FRED ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median Home Sales Price | MSPUS | 10,800 | Quarterly | 2025-12-02 | Census/FRED |
| Case-Shiller Home Price Index | 328.94 | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | S&P/FRED | CSUSHPINSA |
| Existing Home Sales (SAAR) | 4,100,000K | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | NAR/FRED | EXHOSLUSM495S |
| New Home Sales (SAAR) | 800K | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | Census/FRED | HSN1F |
| Housing Starts (SAAR) | 1,307K | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | Census/FRED | HOUST |
| Building Permits (SAAR) | 1,330K | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | Census/FRED | PERMIT |
| Homeownership Rate | -- | Quarterly | -- | Census/FRED | RSAHORUSQ156S |
| 30-Year Mortgage Rate | 6.23% | Weekly | 2025-12-02 | Freddie Mac/FRED | MORTGAGE30US |
| 15-Year Mortgage Rate | 5.51% | Weekly | 2025-12-02 | Freddie Mac/FRED | MORTGAGE15US |
| Median Rent Index | -- | Monthly | -- | BLS/FRED | CUSR0000SEHA |
| Housing Affordability Index | -- | Monthly | -- | NAR/FRED | FIXHAI |
Source Documentation
- Primary Sources: Census Bureau, National Association of Realtors (NAR), Freddie Mac
- Update Frequency: Quarterly (prices), Monthly (sales, starts), Weekly (rates)
- Methodology: Data/sources/DS-00004—FRED_Economic_Wellbeing/source.md
5. Consumer & Personal Finance
| Metric | Value | Period | Updated | Source | FRED ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Sentiment (UMich) | 53.6 | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | UMich/FRED | UMCSENT |
| Consumer Confidence (Conf Board) | -- | Monthly | -- | Conf Board | -- |
| Personal Income (Billions) | Monthly | 6279.9B | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | |
| Disposable Personal Income | Monthly | 3033.5B | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | |
| Personal Saving Rate | 4.6% | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | BEA/FRED | PSAVERT |
| Consumer Credit Outstanding | $5076636.0B | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | Fed/FRED | TOTALSL |
| Credit Card Delinquency Rate | 2.98% | Quarterly | 2025-12-02 | Fed/FRED | DRCCLACBS |
| Debt Service Ratio (DSR) | 11.25% | Quarterly | 2025-12-02 | Fed/FRED | TDSP |
| Auto Sales (SAAR, Millions) | 16.80M | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | BEA/FRED | TOTALSA |
| Real Personal Consumption | -- | Monthly | -- | BEA/FRED | PCEC96 |
Source Documentation
- Primary Sources: University of Michigan, Federal Reserve, Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Update Frequency: Monthly (sentiment, income), Quarterly (delinquency, DSR)
- Methodology: Data/sources/DS-00004—FRED_Economic_Wellbeing/source.md
6. Financial Markets & Interest Rates
| Metric | Value | Period | Updated | Source | FRED ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Funds Rate (Effective) | 3.88% | Daily | 2025-12-02 | Fed/FRED | FEDFUNDS |
| Fed Funds Target (Upper) | 4.00% | -- | 2025-12-02 | Fed/FRED | DFEDTARU |
| 10-Year Treasury Yield | 4.02% | Daily | 2025-12-02 | Treasury/FRED | DGS10 |
| 2-Year Treasury Yield | 3.47% | Daily | 2025-12-02 | Treasury/FRED | DGS2 |
| 10Y-2Y Spread (Yield Curve) | 0.55% | Daily | 2025-12-02 | FRED | T10Y2Y |
| 30-Year Treasury Yield | 4.67% | Daily | 2025-12-02 | Treasury/FRED | DGS30 |
| 3-Month Treasury Bill | 3.73% | Daily | 2025-12-02 | Treasury/FRED | DTB3 |
| Financial Stress Index (StL Fed) | -0.133 | Weekly | 2025-12-02 | StL Fed/FRED | STLFSI4 |
| S&P 500 Index | 6,812.63 | Daily | 2025-12-02 | S&P/FRED | SP500 |
| Dow Jones Industrial Avg | -- | Daily | -- | DJIA | DJIA |
| NASDAQ Composite | -- | Daily | -- | NASDAQ | NASDAQCOM |
| VIX (Volatility Index) | 16.35 | Daily | 2025-12-02 | CBOE/FRED | VIXCLS |
| Corporate Bond Spread (BAA-AAA) | -- | Monthly | -- | Moody's/FRED | BAAFFM |
Source Documentation
- Primary Sources: Federal Reserve, U.S. Treasury, S&P, CBOE
- Update Frequency: Daily (rates, indices), Weekly (stress index)
- Methodology: Data/sources/DS-00004—FRED_Economic_Wellbeing/source.md
7. Trade & International
| Metric | Value | Period | Updated | Source | FRED ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade Balance (Billions) | $-59550.0B | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | Census/BEA/FRED | BOPGSTB |
| Exports (Billions) | Exports (Billions) | 79019.0B | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | |
| Imports (Billions) | Monthly | 64627.0B | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | |
| Current Account Balance | -- | Quarterly | -- | BEA/FRED | NETFI |
| USD Index (DXY) | 121.43 | Daily | 2025-12-02 | ICE/FRED | DTWEXBGS |
| USD/EUR Exchange Rate | 1.1600 | Daily | 2025-12-02 | Fed/FRED | DEXUSEU |
| USD/CNY Exchange Rate | -- | Daily | -- | Fed/FRED | DEXCHUS |
Source Documentation
- Primary Sources: Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Federal Reserve
- Update Frequency: Monthly (trade), Quarterly (current account), Daily (forex)
8. Government & Fiscal
| Metric | Value | Period | Updated | Source | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Debt (Total Public, Trillions) | -- | Daily | -- | Treasury | -- |
| Debt Held by Public (Trillions) | -- | Daily | -- | Treasury | FYGFDPUN |
| Debt-to-GDP Ratio | 118.8% | Quarterly | 2025-12-02 | FRED | GFDEGDQ188S |
| Federal Budget Deficit (Billions) | -- | Monthly | -- | Treasury | -- |
| Federal Receipts (Billions) | $5622.8B | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | Treasury | FGRECPT |
| Federal Expenditures (Billions) | $7496.3B | Monthly | 2025-12-02 | Treasury | FGEXPND |
| Interest on Federal Debt | -- | Monthly | -- | Treasury | A091RC1Q027SBEA |
Source Documentation
- Primary Source: U.S. Treasury (FiscalData.treasury.gov)
- Update Frequency: Daily (debt), Monthly (budget, receipts, spending)
- Methodology: Data/sources/DS-00010—Treasury_FiscalData/source.md
9. Demographics & Social
| Metric | Value | Period | Updated | Source | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Population (Millions) | 342555.0M | Annual | 2025-12-02 | Census | POPTHM |
| Population Growth Rate | -- | Annual | -- | Census | -- |
| GINI Index (Income Inequality) | 41.800 | Annual | 2025-12-02 | Census/FRED | SIPOVGINIUSA |
| Poverty Rate | -- | Annual | -- | Census | -- |
| Median Household Income | $83,730 | Annual | 2025-12-02 | Census | MEHOINUSA672N |
| Living Alone Rate | -- | Annual | -- | Census ACS | B11001_008E |
| No Internet Access Rate | -- | Annual | -- | Census ACS | B28002_013E |
| Mean Commute Time (Minutes) | -- | Annual | -- | Census ACS | B08303_001E |
Source Documentation
- Primary Source: U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey)
- Update Frequency: Annual
- Methodology: Data/sources/DS-00006—Census_ACS_Social_Wellbeing/source.md
10. Health & Crisis Indicators
| Metric | Value | Period | Updated | Source | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drug Overdose Deaths | -- | Annual | -- | CDC WONDER | -- |
| Opioid-Specific Deaths | -- | Annual | -- | CDC WONDER | -- |
| Suicide Rate (per 100k) | -- | Annual | -- | CDC WONDER | -- |
| Life Expectancy at Birth | -- | Annual | -- | CDC | -- |
| All-Cause Mortality Rate | -- | Annual | -- | CDC WONDER | -- |
| PM2.5 (Annual Avg, ug/m3) | -- | Annual | -- | EPA AQS | 88101 |
| Days Exceeding AQI 100 | -- | Annual | -- | EPA AQS | -- |
Source Documentation
- Primary Sources: CDC WONDER, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Update Frequency: Annual (1-2 year lag for mortality)
- Methodology: Data/sources/DS-00005—CDC_WONDER_Mortality/source.md
Update Schedule Summary
| Frequency | Metrics |
|---|---|
| Daily | Fed funds, Treasury yields, oil prices, stock indices, forex, federal debt |
| Weekly | Jobless claims, gas prices, mortgage rates, financial stress index |
| Monthly | CPI, PCE, employment/payrolls, retail sales, housing starts/sales, trade balance |
| Quarterly | GDP, home prices, debt service ratio, homeownership rate, current account |
| Annual | Population, GINI, poverty rate, life expectancy, mortality data, ACS demographics |
Data Sources Index
| ID | Name | Metrics | Documentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DS-00004 | FRED Economic Wellbeing | Most economic indicators | source.md |
| DS-00005 | CDC WONDER Mortality | Deaths of despair, mortality | source.md |
| DS-00006 | Census ACS Social | Demographics, isolation | source.md |
| DS-00007 | BLS JOLTS Labor Market | Job openings, quit rate | source.md |
| DS-00008 | EPA Air Quality | PM2.5, ozone, air quality | source.md |
| DS-00009 | EIA Energy Data | Gas prices, oil, energy | source.md |
| DS-00010 | Treasury FiscalData | Federal debt, budget | source.md |
| DS-00011 | BLS Employment | Unemployment, payrolls | source.md |
Notes on Data Quality
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Revisions: Many economic indicators are revised multiple times after initial release. Values shown are the most recent available.
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Seasonal Adjustment: Most monthly/quarterly metrics are seasonally adjusted (SA or SAAR) unless noted otherwise.
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Lag: Different metrics have different publication lags:
- Financial market data: Same day
- Weekly indicators: 4-7 days
- Monthly indicators: 2-4 weeks
- Quarterly indicators: 1-3 months
- Annual indicators: 6-18 months
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Sources of Truth: All data comes from authoritative government agencies. See individual source documentation for methodology details.
How to Use This Document
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Last Updated: 2025-12-01
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