Recent observations include an unusually large annual increase in the US regular gasoline retail price and the largest annual decline in 20 years for copper futures managed-money net position. Labour productivity for the OECD recorded its largest rise since 2022. Readers may examine the dashboard series for further detail on these movements.
Insights
- US regular gasoline retail price (United States) rose 3.90% in 2026-09-14, an unusually large annual move
US regular gasoline retail price for United States was 4.32 US dollars per gallon in 2026-09-14, up 0.162 US dollars per gallon (+3.90%) from 4.16 in 2026-09-07; that change ranks in the 99th percentile of annual changes recorded since 1990-08-20.
ObservedUS regular gasoline retail priceUnited States2026-09-14
- US total business inventories (United States) rose 0.81% in 2026-07-01, an unusually large monthly move
US total business inventories for United States was 2,764,708 millions of dollars in 2026-07-01, up 22,175 millions of dollars (+0.81%) from 2,742,533 in 2026-06-01; that change ranks in the 96th percentile of monthly changes recorded since 1992-01-01.
ObservedUS total business inventoriesUnited States2026-07-01
- Copper futures: managed-money net position (United States) fell 20.75% in 2026-09-15, the largest annual change in 20 years
Copper futures: managed-money net position for United States was 65,106 contracts in 2026-09-15, down 17,048 contracts (-20.75%) from 82,154 in 2026-09-08; that change ranks in the 94th percentile of annual changes recorded since 2006-06-13.
ObservedCopper futures: managed-money net positionUnited States2026-09-15
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 214
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 174
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 249
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 177
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 173
Featured chart
Life expectancy at birth, 2000 to 2024: largest move Low income, 53.57 years to 65.24 years (up); smallest High income, 76.04 years to 80.39 years (up).Observed
What to watch
- The next US regular gasoline retail price observation (2027-09-14): a change no larger than the median annual change of -0.002 US dollars per gallon, or a move back the other way, would mean the latest change has normalised. - US consumer price index, energy, currently 321.15 index 1982-1984=100 in 2026-08-01: a move the other way lowers the breadth component. - 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. - Revisions: a revised 2026-09-14 value would arrive as
New or refreshed data
- Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FRED economic data (API)75 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-21
- U.S. Government USAspending API v216 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-21
- U.S. Department of the Treasury Treasury Fiscal Data API10 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-21
- Humanity Vector Humanity Vector documented derivations9 rows · 2 runs · 2026-09-21
- U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC Commitments of Traders (public reporting API)6 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-21
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis BEA Data API0 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-21
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS Public Data API v20 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-21
- U.S. Energy Information Administration EIA Open Data API v20 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-21
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAOSTAT (bulk download service)0 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-21
- International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook database (IMF Data SDMX 2.1 API)0 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-21
- NASA NASA open data (api.nasa.gov and data.nasa.gov)0 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-21
- NOAA NOAA NCEI access data service0 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-21