Recent dashboard updates flag unusually large monthly moves in consumer price indices alongside a daily shift in total public debt. The data are consistent with patterns observed in earlier periods for these series. Readers may examine the cited records to assess the scope of the changes.
Insights
- US consumer price index, energy (United States) rose 2.10% in 2026-08-01, an unusually large monthly move
US consumer price index, energy for United States was 321.15 index 1982-1984=100 in 2026-08-01, up 6.6 index 1982-1984=100 (+2.10%) from 314.55 in 2026-07-01; that change ranks in the 92nd percentile of monthly changes recorded since 1957-01-01.
ObservedUS consumer price index, energyUnited States2026-08-01
- US consumer price index, all items (United States) rose 0.40% in 2026-08-01, an unusually large monthly move
US consumer price index, all items for United States was 334.13 index 1982-1984=100 in 2026-08-01, up 1.32 index 1982-1984=100 (+0.40%) from 332.81 in 2026-07-01; that change ranks in the 97th percentile of monthly changes recorded since 1947-01-01.
ObservedUS consumer price index, all itemsUnited States2026-08-01
- US total public debt outstanding (United States) fell 0.07% in 2026-09-10, an unusually large daily move
US total public debt outstanding for United States was 40,047,726,949,770 US dollars in 2026-09-10, down 26,557,976,016 US dollars (-0.07%) from 40,074,284,925,787 in 2026-09-09; that change ranks in the 90th percentile of daily changes recorded since 1993-04-01.
ObservedUS total public debt outstandingUnited States2026-09-10
Biggest moves
Fell 6.5% in 2024, the largest drop on record.
3,954.95 kg per hectare in 2024 · -276.07 kg per hectare (-6.5%) · from 4,231.01 in 2023
observations 2945, 2946 · score 94
Fell 62.9% in 2026-07-01, the largest drop since 2026.
1,107.7 MW in 2026-07-01 · -1,875.5 MW (-62.9%) · from 2,983.2 in 2026-06-01
observations 398336, 398335 · score 54
Rose 6.0% in 2025, the largest rise since 2022.
89.18 US dollars per hour, current prices and PPPs in 2025 · +5.06 US dollars per hour, current prices and PPPs (+6.0%) · from 84.12 in 2024
observations 391719, 391720 · score 129
Fell 22.0% in 2026-07-01, the largest drop since 2026.
1,863.4 MW in 2026-07-01 · -525 MW (-22.0%) · from 2,388.4 in 2026-06-01
observations 402440, 402439 · score 57
Fell 52.6% in 2026-07-01, the largest drop since 2026.
2,981.1 MW in 2026-07-01 · -3,311.9 MW (-52.6%) · from 6,293 in 2026-06-01
observations 396968, 396967 · score 53
Featured chart
Electricity access rose from 73.2 percent in 1998 to 91.93 percent in 2024; internet use rose from 15.6 percent in 2005 to 73.6 percent in 2025 (World).Observed
What to watch
- The next US consumer price index, energy observation (2026-09-01): a change no larger than the median monthly change of +0.1 index 1982-1984=100, or a move back the other way, would mean the latest change has normalised. - US electric net summer capacity, currently 1,304.57 million kilowatts in 2026-05-01: a move the other way lowers the breadth component. - US electricity net generation, currently 354,690.53 million kilowatthours in 2026-05-01: a move the other way lowers the breadth component. - US planned generation capacity, currently 291,137.9 MW in 2026-07-01: a move the other way lowers the breadth component. - Revisions: a revised 2026-08-01 value would arrive as a new observation
New or refreshed data
- NOAA NOAA NCEI access data service69 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-14
- Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FRED economic data (API)30 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-14
- NASA NASA open data (api.nasa.gov and data.nasa.gov)28 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-14
- U.S. Government USAspending API v224 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-14
- Humanity Vector Humanity Vector documented derivations21 rows · 3 runs · 2026-09-14
- U.S. Department of the Treasury Treasury Fiscal Data API13 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-14
- U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC Commitments of Traders (public reporting API)6 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-14
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS Public Data API v22 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-14
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis BEA Data API0 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-14
- U.S. Energy Information Administration EIA Open Data API v20 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-14
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAOSTAT (bulk download service)0 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-14
- International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook database (IMF Data SDMX 2.1 API)0 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-14