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Four measures of the U.S. economy. Each answers a different question and describes its own time period.
year-over-year change
August 2026
The change in a broad measure of consumer prices. Your own spending mix may differ.
PCE annual inflation: percent over one year. PCE monthly inflation: percent, monthly change, seasonally adjusted, not annualized.
Source release: Sep 30, 2026. View BEA source ↗
Understand the concept ↗share of the labor force
September 2026
People without a job who are available and actively looking, with a temporary-layoff exception.
Seasonally adjusted. People outside the labor force are not included in the denominator.
Source release: Oct 2, 2026. View BLS source ↗
Understand the concept ↗annual nominal target range
Effective Jul 30, 2026
The Fed’s policy target. It is not the rate on your mortgage, card, or savings account.
Decision July 29; effective July 30. Not seasonally adjusted. Snapshot checked September 8; this source is not enabled for automatic refresh.
Source release: Jul 29, 2026. View Federal Reserve source ↗
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Understand the concept ↗quarterly growth, annualized
2026 Q2
The pace of inflation-adjusted U.S. production. Annualized does not mean the actual quarterly change.
Real GDP growth: percent, quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted annual rate.
Source release: Sep 30, 2026. View BEA source ↗
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