Budget Chart Book
July 12, 2023
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March 2024
+0.4%
+3.5%
Measures the change in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.
March 2024
+0.4%
+3.8%
Consumer Price Index excluding food and energy.
March 2024
+0.3%
+2.8%
A measure of prices paid for goods and services excluding food and energy; the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation.
March 2024
+0.2%
+2.1%
Measures the change in selling prices received by domestic producers of goods and services.
Week ending May 4, 2024
231,000
+22,000
215,000
Weekly unemployment insurance claims reported by each state’s unemployment insurance program offices.
April 2024
49.4
-2.0
A level above 50 indicates expansion
April 2024
49.2
-1.1
A level above 50 indicates expansion
April 2024
97.0
-6.1
Details consumer attitudes, buying intentions, vacation plans, and consumer expectations for inflation, stock prices, and interest rates; 1985=100.
April 2024
+192,000
Measures change in private-sector employment using ADP payroll data covering more than half a million companies with more than 25 million employees.
March 2024
$73.8B
+0.2%
-0.8%
A new order is a communication of an intention to buy for immediate or future delivery.
March 2024
1,321,000
-14.7%
-4.3%
Privately owned housing starts; seasonally adjusted at an annual rate.
