Daily briefing · July 31, 2026
The latest official readings show consumer-price growth at 3.7%, unemployment at 4.2%, annualized real GDP growth at 1.5%. New releases and revisions can change that picture.
FRED has not only current data series but also historic data series, some of which are very old. As we’ve mentioned on this blog, the oldest series in FRED is population data for the United Kingdom, dating back to 1086! … Conti...
Read the primary sourceReal gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 1.5 percent in the second quarter of 2026 (April, May, and June), according to the advance estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)....
Read the primary sourcePersonal income increased $54.9 billion (0.2 percent at a monthly rate) in June, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Disposable personal income (DPI)-personal income less persona...
Read the primary sourceThese comparisons describe published observations; they do not assign causes.