Research staff regularly monitors the national economy, helping the Richmond Fed grasp current conditions and their implications for monetary policy. Updated at least twice a month, the following data is part of the information presented during policy discussions and meetings with our board of directors.
Real GDP - Comparisons of most recent quarterly data
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Real GDP - Percent change from previous quarter
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Balance of International Trade
Source: Census Bureau
Industrial Production Index - Manufacturing
Source: Board of Governors
Capacity Utilization Rate - Manufacturing
Source: Board of Governors
ISM Purchasing Managers Index
Source: Institute for Supply Management
ISM Business Survey Indexes
Source: Institute for Supply Management
Manufacturers' New Orders
Source: Census Bureau
Core Capital Goods
Source: Census Bureau
Business Inventory-Sales Ratios
Source: Census Bureau
Data for charts provided through Haver Analytics
Retail Sales
Source: Census Bureau
Personal Income and Expenditures
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Personal Saving Rate
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Sales of Automobiles and Light Trucks
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Data for charts provided through Haver Analytics
Existing Single-Family Home Sales
Source: National Association of Realtors
New Single-Family Home Sales
Source: Census Bureau
Residential Single-Family Building Permits
Source: Census Bureau
Private Single-Family Housing Starts
Source: Census Bureau
Real Nonresidential Fixed Investment
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Real Investment in Equipment and Software
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Real Investment in Nonresidential Structures
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Real Private Nonresidential Construction Put in Place
Source: Census Bureau
Data for charts provided through Haver Analytics
Nonfarm Payroll Employment - Millions of persons
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nonfarm Payroll Employment - Quarterly aver. of monthly changes
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Civilian Unemployment Rate
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Civilian Labor Force Ratios
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Aggregate Weekly Hours Index
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Average Hourly Earnings
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employment Cost Index
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Productivity, Nonfarm Business
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Unit Labor Cost, Nonfarm Business
Source: Census Bureau
Data for charts provided through Haver Analytics
Gauges of Inflation
Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Commodity Research Bureau
Overall Consumer Expenditure Price Index
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Core Consumer Expenditure Price Index
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Consumer Price Indexes
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Producer Price Indexes
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Commodity Price Indexes
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Commodity Research Bureau
Crude Oil Prices
Source: Wall Street Journal, New York Merchantile Exchange
Real Crude Oil Prices
Source: Wall Street Journal, Bureau of Economic Analysis
TIPS Inflation Compensation
Source: Board of Governors
Data for charts provided through Haver Analytics
Monetary Policy Instruments
Source: Board of Governors
Real Federal Funds Rate
Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Board of Governors
Expected Federal Funds Rate
Source: Chicago Board of Trade
Federal Reserve System Assets
Source: Board of Governors
Monetary Base
Source: Board of Governors
M2
Source: Board of Governors
Money Market Rates
Source: Board of Governors, Financial Times
Capital Market Rates
Sources: Merrill Lynch, Board of Governors
Treasury Yield Curve
Source: Board of Governors
Risk Premium
Sources: Merrill Lynch, Board of Governors
Exchange Value of the U.S. Dollar
Source: Board of Governors
Except for "Expected Federal Funds Rate," data for charts provided through Haver Analytics