Daily briefing · November 4, 2026

Today's Economic Brief

The latest official readings show consumer-price growth at 4.0%, unemployment at 4.2%, annualized real GDP growth at 3.4%. New releases and revisions can change that picture.

What changed

BLS · Nov 3, 2026

Major Economic Indicators Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.6% in Sep 2026 News Release Historical Data Unemployment Rate: 4.2% in Sep 2026 News Release Historical Data Payroll Employment: +29,000(p) in Sep 2026 News Release Historical Data Average Hourly...

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FRED Blog · Nov 2, 2026

How do global merchandise exports change over time?

Global merchandise exports ebb and flow and undergo large changes in relatively short spans.

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Cleveland Fed · Nov 2, 2026

Examining the Beliefs of Professional Forecasters

The two most important news releases for how professionals update their short-term forecasts are the unemployment rate and the three-month Treasury bill rate.

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Why it matters

Consumer-price growth is 4.0%, up 1.1 percentage points from Aug 2025.
Unemployment rate is 4.2%, down 0.1 percentage points from Aug 2025.
Federal funds rate is 3.88%, little changed from Oct 2025.

These comparisons describe published observations; they do not assign causes.

What comes next

Wed, Nov 4 at 8:30 AM ETU.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, September 2026BEA
Thu, Nov 5 at 8:30 AM ETProductivity and CostsBLS
Fri, Nov 6 at 8:30 AM ETEmployment SituationBLS
Tue, Nov 10 at 8:30 AM ETReal EarningsBLS
Tue, Nov 10 at 8:30 AM ETConsumer Price IndexBLS