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These saved readings come from the existing FRED tool. Observation dates identify the reporting period; each indicator page includes its source update and retrieval dates. Open a section above to explore charts, historical observations and available state/county data.
| Indicator | Latest value | Observation date | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-Transactions House Price Index for the United States | 719.87 | 04/01/26 | Index 1980:Q1=100 |
| New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Total Units | 1,275 | 08/01/26 | Thousands of Units |
| New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places: Total Units | 1,403 | 08/01/26 | Thousands of Units |
| New One Family Houses Sold: United States | 684 | 08/01/26 | Thousands |
| Median Sales Price of New Houses Sold for the United States | 410,700 | 04/01/26 | Dollars |
| Housing Inventory: Active Listing Count in the United States | 1,161,615 | 09/01/26 | Level |
| Housing Inventory: Median Listing Price in the United States | 419,250 | 09/01/26 | U.S. Dollars |
| Indicator | Latest value | Observation date | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Gross Domestic Product | 24,408.01 | 04/01/26 | Billions of Chained 2017 Dollars |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.2% | 09/01/26 | Percent |
| Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items in U.S. City Average | 334.13 | 08/01/26 | Index 1982-1984=100 |
| All Employees, Total Nonfarm | 159,044 | 09/01/26 | Thousands of Persons |
| Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade and Food Services | 737,763 | 08/01/26 | Millions of Dollars |
| Annual population growth · the United States | 0.52% | 01/01/25 | Percent |
| Indicator | Latest value | Observation date | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average in the United States | 7.03% | 09/24/26 | Percent |
| 15-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average in the United States | 6.42% | 09/24/26 | Percent |
| Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 10-Year Constant Maturity, Quoted on an Investment Basis | 5.24% | 09/28/26 | Percent |
| Federal Funds Target Range - Upper Limit | 4% | 09/30/26 | Percent |
| Federal Funds Target Range - Lower Limit | 3.75% | 09/30/26 | Percent |
| Federal Funds Effective Rate | 3.88% | 09/28/26 | Percent |
FRED is maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Series retain their original units, frequency and seasonal adjustment. Missing values are never treated as zero.
| Observation period | Value | Population · persons | Annual net change · persons |
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Observation dates identify the reporting period. Data may be revised. Missing observations are shown as missing and are never treated as zero.
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Inflation and monetary policy
The FOMC considers price, labor-cost and expectations measures. Its longer-run 2% inflation objective is measured by the annual change in the headline PCE price index. Core and trend measures help assess persistent pressures. Federal Reserve: the PCE inflation target.
Open the official data links below for charts, observations and release dates. These links complement the saved indicators in this tool; readings are maintained by the linked publishers.
BEA’s chain-weighted PCE index reflects changing spending patterns and purchases made on households’ behalf, including employer-paid health care.
Expectations can influence wage and price setting. Markets and household surveys capture different perspectives.
Read the units before comparing. PCE, CPI, PPI and ECI links show index levels; hourly earnings shows dollars per hour. Year-over-year growth is 100 × (current level ÷ the level one year earlier − 1). Monthly annualized, year-over-year and expectations rates describe different horizons. The linked trimmed and median series already report year-over-year percentages.
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