Official figures, organized by the questions people ask, with what changed and what it means. Updated automatically.
Dollars per gallon, U.S. average
Regular gasoline Diesel
Down six weeks in a row; 38% above a year ago. Diesel: Down from last week; 68% above a year ago. Diesel moves freight, so it feeds into goods prices.
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Percent change from a year earlier; the line marks the Federal Reserve’s 2% goal
Diesel rose the most, 68% in a year; groceries rose the least, 2.1%.
Bureau of Labor Statistics; EIA
12-month change in consumer prices
Bureau of Labor Statistics
7.24% · -0.08 pts this week · +1.07 in a year
Each full point on the rate adds roughly $200 a month to a $300,000 loan.
Freddie Mac via FRED
Change in a year; a gain means trips and imports got cheaper for Americans
$1 = 0.895 euros$1 = 158.3 Japanese yen$1 = 18.60 Mexican pesos
The dollar buys more of all 3 currencies than a year ago, so travel and imports from these places cost Americans less.
European Central Bank
Share of people looking for work who can’t find it
Bureau of Labor Statistics
194,000 · -2% vs. the previous four weeks. The earliest sign of layoffs.
U.S. Labor Department via FRED
Change in price; oil and gas over the past month, crops and metals over the latest month
U.S. crude; drives gasoline
World benchmark
Heating and power
Bread and feed
Feed, ethanol, food
Wiring; a growth signal
Daily and monthly series via the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
+$423 billion since Sep 18
U.S. Treasury, Debt to the Penny · Oct 30
Share of emergency-room visits, median state, week ending oct 24
Flu is rising; COVID-19 and RSV are steady. Higher shares mean more people seeking emergency care for that illness.
CDC, National Syndromic Surveillance Program
From victims’ own accounts, 2024
Murders this year -16.6%All violent crime -5.9%Jan–Aug 2026 vs. a year earlier
Police figures show only what is reported, so they understate crime.
National Crime Victimization Survey; Real-Time Crime Index
The one crime measure comparable across countries; latest year available
UN Office on Drugs and Crime via World Bank