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Jobs, prices, housing, income and more. Every chart has a source. Every snapshot has a date.

Stored government snapshots, retrieved October 18, 2026. Observation dates vary. These are not live feeds or the latest releases.

Unemployment ratepercent, seasonally adjusted · monthly
2024-012026-094.5Latest stored: 4.2 (2026-09). Range shown: 3.7–4.5; axis does not necessarily start at zero.

Snapshot, not a live feed. Missing periods: 2025-10. BLS reports a lapse in appropriations. CPI levels are not the inflation rate; compare like periods.

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Consumer Price Index, all itemsindex, 1982–84 = 100, seasonally adjusted · monthly
2024-012026-09336.3Latest stored: 336.298 (2026-09). Range shown: 309.698–336.298; axis does not necessarily start at zero.

Snapshot, not a live feed. Missing periods: 2025-10. BLS reports a lapse in appropriations. CPI levels are not the inflation rate; compare like periods.

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Consumer price change from a year earlier (derived)percent change, derived from seasonally adjusted CPI · monthly
2025-012026-094.17Latest stored: 3.72 (2026-09). Range shown: 2.33–4.17; axis does not necessarily start at zero.

Computed as 100 × (CPI / same month a year earlier − 1). Not the official non-seasonally-adjusted headline inflation series. Missing comparisons omitted.

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Resident populationpeople · annual, July 1
20202024340,110,988Latest stored: 340,110,988 (2024). Range shown: 331,577,720–340,110,988; axis does not necessarily start at zero.

2024 vintage. National total covers the 50 states and DC; Puerto Rico is separate. Not the latest population release.

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Median household incomecurrent USD · annual
1967202587,460Latest stored: 87,460 (2025). Range shown: 7,143–87,460; axis does not necessarily start at zero.

All races. Methodology breaks and survey uncertainty apply; first listed observation retained when the table repeats a year. Constant-dollar estimates use source CPI adjustments.

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Real median household income2025 inflation-adjusted USD · annual
1967202587,460Latest stored: 87,460 (2025). Range shown: 56,230–87,460; axis does not necessarily start at zero.

All races. Methodology breaks and survey uncertainty apply; first listed observation retained when the table repeats a year. Constant-dollar estimates use source CPI adjustments.

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Median sales price of new homescurrent USD · monthly
2021-092026-08460,300Latest stored: 393,700 (2026-08). Range shown: 392,200–460,300; axis does not necessarily start at zero.

New privately owned homes only, not existing homes or a repeat-sales index. Changes in the mix of homes sold affect the median.

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Total federal debt outstandingUSD · daily
2026-10-082026-10-1540,388,317,675,071.91Latest stored: 40,388,317,675,071.91 (2026-10-15). Range shown: 40,301,480,531,899.65–40,388,317,675,071.91; axis does not necessarily start at zero.

Debt stock, not an annual budget deficit. Only the five-day acquisition sample is included.

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Federal debt held by the publicUSD · daily
2026-10-082026-10-1532,538,236,547,452.08Latest stored: 32,538,236,547,452.08 (2026-10-15). Range shown: 32,447,832,644,923.87–32,538,236,547,452.08; axis does not necessarily start at zero.

Debt stock, not an annual budget deficit. Only the five-day acquisition sample is included.

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Total Primary Energy Productionquadrillion Btu · annual
19662025107.16Latest stored: 107.1628 (2025). Range shown: 52.12–107.163; axis does not necessarily start at zero.

Annual totals only; source YYYY13 converted to YYYY. Energy quantity, not electricity price.

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Total Primary Energy Consumptionquadrillion Btu · annual
1966202598.97Latest stored: 96.473 (2025). Range shown: 55.562–98.965; axis does not necessarily start at zero.

Annual totals only; source YYYY13 converted to YYYY. Energy quantity, not electricity price.

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Total Fossil Fuels Productionquadrillion Btu · annual
1966202589.73Latest stored: 89.7317 (2025). Range shown: 50.011–89.732; axis does not necessarily start at zero.

Annual totals only; source YYYY13 converted to YYYY. Energy quantity, not electricity price.

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Total Renewable Energy Productionquadrillion Btu · annual
196620259.24Latest stored: 9.2357 (2025). Range shown: 2.045–9.236; axis does not necessarily start at zero.

Annual totals only; source YYYY13 converted to YYYY. Energy quantity, not electricity price.

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Annual average temperaturedegrees Fahrenheit · annual
1966202555.48Latest stored: 54.62 (2025). Range shown: 50.88–55.48; axis does not necessarily start at zero.

January–December annual average; excludes Alaska and Hawaii. One regional temperature series cannot establish a causal attribution.

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Gross domestic productbillions of current USD, annual rate · quarterly
2011Q32026Q232,563Latest stored: 32,563 (2026Q2). Range shown: 15,647.7–32,563; axis does not necessarily start at zero.

Latest listed vintage for each quarter in the September 30, 2026 release. Revisions occur. Growth is real and annualized; levels are nominal.

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Real GDP growthpercent change from preceding quarter, annualized · quarterly
2011Q32026Q234.9Latest stored: 2.2 (2026Q2). Range shown: -28–34.9; axis does not necessarily start at zero.

Latest listed vintage for each quarter in the September 30, 2026 release. Revisions occur. Growth is real and annualized; levels are nominal.

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