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US Department of Energy contract obligations · United States · as of 2025-10-01

US Department of Energy contract obligations (United States) rose 13.56% in 2025-10-01, an unusually large annual move

US Department of Energy contract obligations for United States was 55,135,013,856 US dollars in 2025-10-01, up 6,585,675,477 US dollars (+13.56%) from 48,549,338,379 in 2024-10-01; that change ranks in the 94th percentile of annual changes recorded since 2007-10-01.

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What changed

US Department of Energy contract obligations

55.14BUS dollars+13.56%
Latest
55.14B in 2025-10-01 obs 411205
Previous
48.55B in 2024-10-01 obs 272268
Change
+6.59B US dollars
History
19 observations, 2007-10-01 to 2025-10-01
19 points, 2007-10-01 to 2025-10-01
How unusual

Against its own history

Robust z
2.35
Change percentile
94th of 17 earlier absolute changes
Value percentile
100th of earlier values
Median change
1.51B (scale 2.16B, mad)
Second difference
4.08B (z 1.48)
Slope divergence
0.84
Rarity
last larger move 17 periods ago (2008-10-01); new series high
Confidence and status

Record

Relevance
0.341
Confidence
57%
Status
published
Discovered
2026-10-05 00:10 UTC
Expires
2026-11-04 00:10 UTC
Model
relevance_v1+insight_text_v1
Validation
passed
Causal level
candidate

Candidate: no reviewed relationship supports a causal reading. Agreement among metrics is co-movement, not cause.

Why now

Relevance components

Derived
Statistical surprise0.69 × 0.18 = 0.125
Acceleration0.33 × 0.12 = 0.040
Breadth0.65 × 0.16 = 0.104
Graph centrality0.00 × 0.18 = 0.000
Forecast impactnot wired, 0 × 0.14
Bottleneck impactnot wired, 0 × 0.10
Historical rarity0.90 × 0.08 = 0.072
Public attentionnot wired, 0 × 0.04
Relevance0.341
  • Statistical surprise: the latest change of +6,585,675,477 US dollars is 2.3 robust standard deviations from the median annual change (17 earlier changes), at the 94th percentile of absolute changes. Component 0.69, weight 0.18, contribution 0.125.
  • Acceleration: second-difference z 1.5; short-versus-long slope divergence 0.84. Component 0.33, weight 0.12, contribution 0.040.
  • Breadth: 15 of 23 related metrics (same category, Economy & Capital) moved in the same direction as of their latest periods; 8 moved the other way. Component 0.65, weight 0.16, contribution 0.104.
  • Graph centrality: no graph entity carries a centrality value for this metric yet, so it reads 0. Component 0.00, weight 0.18, contribution 0.000.
  • Historical rarity: the last larger move was 17 periods ago, in 2008-10-01; the value is a new series high (window 20 years). Component 0.90, weight 0.08, contribution 0.072.
  • Forecast impact: not wired yet; reads 0. Component 0.00, weight 0.14, contribution 0.000.
  • Bottleneck impact: not wired yet; reads 0. Component 0.00, weight 0.10, contribution 0.000.
  • Public attention: not wired yet; reads 0. Component 0.00, weight 0.04, contribution 0.000.

Relevance (relevance_v1) is the weighted sum of the components: 0.341, against a candidate threshold of 0.30.

Explanation

What changed and how unusual it is

Derived

What changed. The latest current observation for US Department of Energy contract obligations, United States, is 55,135,013,856 US dollars for 2025-10-01 (obs 411205). The previous period, 2024-10-01, recorded 48,549,338,379 US dollars (obs 272268). The change is +6,585,675,477 US dollars, or +13.56%. The metric is classified as contextual, so the change carries no better or worse reading on its own.

How unusual. Against the 17 earlier annual changes since 2007-10-01, the median change is +1,510,433,102 US dollars and the robust spread (scaled median absolute deviation) is 2,160,687,280, giving a robust z-score of 2.3. The absolute change sits at the 94th percentile of earlier absolute changes; the value itself sits at the 100th percentile of earlier values. The last larger move was +7,445,743,517 US dollars in 2008-10-01 (obs 272252, obs 272251), 17 periods ago. The value is a new high for the series, above 48,549,338,379 US dollars in 2024-10-01 (obs 272268).

Acceleration. The change in the change (second difference) is +4,080,147,303 US dollars, a robust z of 1.5 against earlier second differences. The slope over the last 3 periods is +4,545,601,826 US dollars per period against +2,735,955,859 over the last 10, a divergence of 0.84 change-scale units.

Templated from stored numbers, no AI. Citations link to the evidence table below.

AI explanation

Modeled interpretation

Modeled
Explanation generated from Humanity Vector's structured data and evidence graph. Calculations and source provenance are independently stored and viewable. Model grok-4.3, prompt version 1.0.0, run 8a8837c4-9038-4152-a136-b444f601722a. Every number in this text was checked against stored evidence before display.

Explanation

Observed values record US Department of Energy contract obligations at 55135013856.16 US dollars on 2025-10-01 [observation:411205] and 48549338378.87 US dollars on 2024-10-01 [observation:272268]. The data are consistent with an annual increase of 6585675477.29 US dollars. Earlier observations include 31642910332.38 US dollars in 2008-10-01 [observation:272252] and 24197166815.06 US dollars in 2007-10-01 [observation:272251]. The model estimates a surprise_robust_z of 2.3489 and rarity_score of 0.895 for this move.

Alternative explanation (skeptic pass)

The data are consistent with normal variation around multi-year procurement cycles rather than a sustained shift.

Why now

The feature set flags an acceleration_slope_divergence of 0.8375 and periods_since_larger_move of 17, with the latest observation dated 2025-10-01.

What to watch

Track subsequent readings of US Department of Energy contract obligations [observation:411205] and related series such as US federal contract obligations [observation:411216].

Affected systems

Supporting metrics

MetricLatestChangeEvidence
GDP per person, constant 2015 US$category67,945.61 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)+1,089.1 (+1.63%)obs 49154, obs 49155
General government gross debt (IMF WEO)category123.89 percent of GDP (2025)+1.62 (+1.32%)obs 348353, obs 348352
Labor hours per 100 gallons of gasolinecategory11.52 hours (2026-09-01)+0.77 (+7.16%)obs 411232, obs 411231
Labor hours per CPI basket, indexed to 2007category0.8923 hours per 2007 hour-basket (2026-08-01)+0.0007 (+0.08%)obs 411229, obs 411228
Labour productivity, GDP per hour worked (OECD)category104.74 US dollars per hour, current prices and PPPs (2025)+4.62 (+4.62%)obs 391708, obs 391346
NASA contract obligationscategory15.95B US dollars (2025-10-01)+161.81M (+1.03%)obs 411220, obs 411219
US average hourly earnings, all private employeescategory37.81 US dollars per hour (2026-09-01)+0.05 (+0.13%)obs 410816, obs 410815
US consumer price index, all itemscategory334.13 index 1982-1984=100 (2026-08-01)+1.32 (+0.40%)obs 409148, obs 167372
US federal funds effective ratecategory3.75 percent (2026-09-01)+0.12 (+3.31%)obs 410817, obs 169072
US federal heavy and civil engineering construction contract obligationscategory16.16B US dollars (2025-10-01)+2.04B (+14.46%)obs 411217, obs 410597
US nonfarm payroll employmentcategory159,044 thousands of persons (2026-09-01)+29 (+0.02%)obs 410852, obs 410851
US real GDPcategory24,408.01 billions of chained 2017 dollars, seasonally adjusted annual rate (2026-04-01)+133.63 (+0.55%)obs 410774, obs 410773
US real private fixed investmentcategory4,645.79 billions of chained 2017 dollars, seasonally adjusted annual rate (2026-04-01)+85.49 (+1.87%)obs 410752, obs 410751
US total business inventoriescategory2.76M millions of dollars (2026-07-01)+22,175 (+0.81%)obs 410392, obs 410391
US unemployment ratecategory4.2 percent (2026-09-01)+0.1 (+2.44%)obs 411088, obs 213832

No graph relationships cited; related metrics were found by shared category.

Counter-evidence

What points the other way

8 related metrics moved the other way as of their latest periods:

  • Consumer price inflation (IMF WEO): -0.2226 percent change (-7.54%) to 2.73 percent change in 2025 (obs 356291, obs 356290)
  • Current account balance (IMF WEO): -0.7089 percent of GDP (-21.25%) to -4.05 percent of GDP in 2024 (obs 342513, obs 342512)
  • Gross capital formation as share of GDP: -0.0375 percent of GDP (-0.17%) to 21.53 percent of GDP in 2024 (obs 60180, obs 60181)
  • Labor hours per MWh of residential electricity: -0.04 hours (-0.81%) to 4.88 hours in 2026-06-01 (obs 411233, obs 404796)
  • Real GDP growth (IMF WEO): -0.6758 percent change (-24.19%) to 2.12 percent change in 2025 (obs 364346, obs 364345)
  • US 10-year Treasury yield: -0.05 percent (-0.95%) to 5.24 percent in 2026-10-01 (obs 411082, obs 411081)
  • US Department of Defense contract obligations: -118,128,688,748 US dollars (-24.02%) to 373,650,385,491 US dollars in 2025-10-01 (obs 411204, obs 411203)
  • US federal contract obligations: -48,966,615,576 US dollars (-6.29%) to 729,563,743,904 US dollars in 2025-10-01 (obs 411216, obs 411215)

Limits: the score compares period-over-period changes of current rows only; earlier vintages are not compared. Related metrics were found by shared category, not by a tested mechanism, so agreement among them does not establish cause. The history is short (17 earlier changes), which makes the percentile and z readings coarse.

What to watch

Measurable indicators

  • The next US Department of Energy contract obligations observation (2026-10-01): a change no larger than the median annual change of +1,510,433,102 US dollars, or a move back the other way, would mean the latest change has normalised.
  • GDP per person, constant 2015 US$, currently 67,945.61 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025 (obs 49154): a move the other way lowers the breadth component.
  • General government gross debt (IMF WEO), currently 123.89 percent of GDP in 2025 (obs 348353): a move the other way lowers the breadth component.
  • Labor hours per 100 gallons of gasoline, currently 11.52 hours in 2026-09-01 (obs 411232): a move the other way lowers the breadth component.
  • Revisions: a revised 2025-10-01 value would arrive as a new observation row (the current row is observation 411205) and trigger a rescore.
  • Expiry: this insight expires 30 days after discovery unless a newer period supersedes it, and earlier if the relevance score falls below the threshold.
Evidence

Every number links here

Observed
ObservationMetricPeriodValueRoleSeriesIngested
411205US Department of Energy contract obligationsUSA2025-10-0155.14B US dollarsprimaryspending_over_time:doe-contracts2026-10-05 00:07 UTC
272268US Department of Energy contract obligationsUSA2024-10-0148.55B US dollarsprimaryspending_over_time:doe-contracts2026-09-07 20:00 UTC
272252US Department of Energy contract obligationsUSA2008-10-0131.64B US dollarscontextspending_over_time:doe-contracts2026-09-07 20:00 UTC
272251US Department of Energy contract obligationsUSA2007-10-0124.2B US dollarscontextspending_over_time:doe-contracts2026-09-07 20:00 UTC
272256US Department of Energy contract obligationsUSA2012-10-0123.93B US dollarscontextspending_over_time:doe-contracts2026-09-07 20:00 UTC
356291Consumer price inflation (IMF WEO)USA20252.73 percent changecounterPCPIPCH2026-09-07 20:00 UTC
356290Consumer price inflation (IMF WEO)USA20242.95 percent changecounterPCPIPCH2026-09-07 20:00 UTC
342513Current account balance (IMF WEO)USA2024-4.05 percent of GDPcounterBCA_NGDPD2026-09-07 20:00 UTC
342512Current account balance (IMF WEO)USA2023-3.34 percent of GDPcounterBCA_NGDPD2026-09-07 20:00 UTC
49154GDP per person, constant 2015 US$USA202567,945.61 constant 2015 US$ per personsupportingNY.GDP.PCAP.KD2026-09-07 05:31 UTC
49155GDP per person, constant 2015 US$USA202466,856.51 constant 2015 US$ per personsupportingNY.GDP.PCAP.KD2026-09-07 05:31 UTC
348353General government gross debt (IMF WEO)USA2025123.89 percent of GDPsupportingGGXWDG_NGDP2026-09-07 20:00 UTC
348352General government gross debt (IMF WEO)USA2024122.27 percent of GDPsupportingGGXWDG_NGDP2026-09-07 20:00 UTC
60180Gross capital formation as share of GDPUSA202421.53 percent of GDPcounterNE.GDI.TOTL.ZS2026-09-07 05:31 UTC
60181Gross capital formation as share of GDPUSA202321.57 percent of GDPcounterNE.GDI.TOTL.ZS2026-09-07 05:31 UTC
411232Labor hours per 100 gallons of gasolineUSA2026-09-0111.52 hourssupportinglabor-hours-per-100-gallons-gasoline@1.02026-10-05 00:09 UTC
411231Labor hours per 100 gallons of gasolineUSA2026-08-0110.75 hourssupportinglabor-hours-per-100-gallons-gasoline@1.02026-10-05 00:09 UTC
411229Labor hours per CPI basket, indexed to 2007USA2026-08-010.8923 hours per 2007 hour-basketsupportinglabor-hours-cpi-basket-indexed@1.02026-10-05 00:09 UTC
411228Labor hours per CPI basket, indexed to 2007USA2026-07-010.8916 hours per 2007 hour-basketsupportinglabor-hours-cpi-basket-indexed@1.02026-10-05 00:09 UTC
411233Labor hours per MWh of residential electricityUSA2026-06-014.88 hourscounterlabor-hours-per-mwh-residential@1.02026-10-05 00:09 UTC
404796Labor hours per MWh of residential electricityUSA2026-05-014.92 hourscounterlabor-hours-per-mwh-residential@1.02026-09-07 22:04 UTC
391708Labour productivity, GDP per hour worked (OECD)USA2025104.74 US dollars per hour, current prices and PPPssupportingOECD.SDD.TPS,DSD_PDB@DF_PDB/.A.GDPHRS._T.USD_PPP_H.V.N._Z.PPP2026-09-07 20:00 UTC
391346Labour productivity, GDP per hour worked (OECD)USA2024100.12 US dollars per hour, current prices and PPPssupportingOECD.SDD.TPS,DSD_PDB@DF_PDB/.A.GDPHRS._T.USD_PPP_H.V.N._Z.PPP2026-09-07 20:00 UTC
411220NASA contract obligationsUSA2025-10-0115.95B US dollarssupportingspending_over_time:nasa-contracts2026-10-05 00:07 UTC
411219NASA contract obligationsUSA2024-10-0115.78B US dollarssupportingspending_over_time:nasa-contracts2026-10-05 00:07 UTC
364346Real GDP growth (IMF WEO)USA20252.12 percent changecounterNGDP_RPCH2026-09-07 20:00 UTC
364345Real GDP growth (IMF WEO)USA20242.79 percent changecounterNGDP_RPCH2026-09-07 20:00 UTC
411082US 10-year Treasury yieldUSA2026-10-015.24 percentcounterDGS102026-10-05 00:04 UTC
411081US 10-year Treasury yieldUSA2026-09-305.29 percentcounterDGS102026-10-05 00:04 UTC
411204US Department of Defense contract obligationsUSA2025-10-01373.65B US dollarscounterspending_over_time:dod-contracts2026-10-05 00:07 UTC
411203US Department of Defense contract obligationsUSA2024-10-01491.78B US dollarscounterspending_over_time:dod-contracts2026-10-05 00:07 UTC
410816US average hourly earnings, all private employeesUSA2026-09-0137.81 US dollars per hoursupportingCES05000000032026-10-05 00:03 UTC
410815US average hourly earnings, all private employeesUSA2026-08-0137.76 US dollars per hoursupportingCES05000000032026-10-05 00:03 UTC
409148US consumer price index, all itemsUSA2026-08-01334.13 index 1982-1984=100supportingCPIAUCSL2026-09-14 00:04 UTC
167372US consumer price index, all itemsUSA2026-07-01332.81 index 1982-1984=100supportingCPIAUCSL2026-09-07 09:53 UTC
411216US federal contract obligationsUSA2025-10-01729.56B US dollarscounterspending_over_time:contracts2026-10-05 00:07 UTC
411215US federal contract obligationsUSA2024-10-01778.53B US dollarscounterspending_over_time:contracts2026-10-05 00:07 UTC
410817US federal funds effective rateUSA2026-09-013.75 percentsupportingFEDFUNDS2026-10-05 00:03 UTC
169072US federal funds effective rateUSA2026-08-013.63 percentsupportingFEDFUNDS2026-09-07 09:53 UTC
411217US federal heavy and civil engineering construction contract obligationsUSA2025-10-0116.16B US dollarssupportingspending_over_time:heavy-civil-construction2026-10-05 00:07 UTC
410597US federal heavy and civil engineering construction contract obligationsUSA2024-10-0114.12B US dollarssupportingspending_over_time:heavy-civil-construction2026-09-28 00:08 UTC
410852US nonfarm payroll employmentUSA2026-09-01159,044 thousands of personssupportingPAYEMS2026-10-05 00:04 UTC
410851US nonfarm payroll employmentUSA2026-08-01159,015 thousands of personssupportingPAYEMS2026-10-05 00:04 UTC
410774US real GDPUSA2026-04-0124,408.01 billions of chained 2017 dollars, seasonally adjusted annual ratesupportingNIPA/T10106/A191RX2026-10-05 00:00 UTC
410773US real GDPUSA202624,274.38 billions of chained 2017 dollars, seasonally adjusted annual ratesupportingNIPA/T10106/A191RX2026-10-05 00:00 UTC
410752US real private fixed investmentUSA2026-04-014,645.79 billions of chained 2017 dollars, seasonally adjusted annual ratesupportingNIPA/T10106/A007RX2026-10-05 00:00 UTC
410751US real private fixed investmentUSA20264,560.29 billions of chained 2017 dollars, seasonally adjusted annual ratesupportingNIPA/T10106/A007RX2026-10-05 00:00 UTC
410392US total business inventoriesUSA2026-07-012.76M millions of dollarssupportingBUSINV2026-09-21 00:04 UTC
410391US total business inventoriesUSA2026-06-012.74M millions of dollarssupportingBUSINV2026-09-21 00:04 UTC
411088US unemployment rateUSA2026-09-014.2 percentsupportingUNRATE2026-10-05 00:04 UTC
213832US unemployment rateUSA2026-08-014.1 percentsupportingUNRATE2026-09-07 09:53 UTC
Feature packet (full inputs to the score)
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Component labels: Statistical surprise, Acceleration, Breadth, Graph centrality, Forecast impact, Bottleneck impact, Historical rarity, Public attention. Each stored score keeps this packet so it can be recomputed without the database.

51 observations, 24 metrics, relevance score row 494 (relevance_v1, features features_v1).