Recent observations include an unusually large annual move in US regular gasoline retail price and a new high for US total public debt outstanding. The model estimates also highlight a notable rise in labour productivity for the OECD. Readers might review the associated data series for further detail.
Insights
- US regular gasoline retail price (United States) fell 2.49% in 2026-10-05, an unusually large annual move
US regular gasoline retail price for United States was 4.35 US dollars per gallon in 2026-10-05, down 0.111 US dollars per gallon (-2.49%) from 4.47 in 2026-09-28; that change ranks in the 96th percentile of annual changes recorded since 1990-08-20.
ObservedUS regular gasoline retail priceUnited States2026-10-05
- US total public debt outstanding (United States) rose 0.05% in 2026-10-08, a new high for the series
US total public debt outstanding for United States was 40,305,316,210,830 US dollars in 2026-10-08, up 21,280,063,463 US dollars (+0.05%) from 40,284,036,147,367 in 2026-10-07; that change ranks in the 87th percentile of daily changes recorded since 1993-04-01.
ObservedUS total public debt outstandingUnited States2026-10-08
Biggest moves
Fell 6.5% in 2024, the largest drop on record.
3,954.95 kg per hectare in 2024 · -274.33 kg per hectare (-6.5%) · from 4,229.28 in 2023
observations 2945, 412161 · score 574
Rose 4.7% in 2026-06-01, the largest rise since 2025.
14.48 cents per kilowatthour in 2026-06-01 · +0.65 cents per kilowatthour (+4.7%) · from 13.83 in 2026-05-01
observations 410784, 245923 · score 529
Fell 32.9% in 2026-08-01, the largest drop since 2026.
743.4 MW in 2026-08-01 · -364.3 MW (-32.9%) · from 1,107.7 in 2026-07-01
observations 410640, 398336 · score 534
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 609
Fell 30.7% in 2026-08-01, the largest drop since 2026.
1,292.9 MW in 2026-08-01 · -574 MW (-30.7%) · from 1,866.9 in 2026-07-01
observations 410672, 410671 · score 537
Featured chart
Renewable freshwater per person in World fell from 13,680.24 cubic metres per person per year in 1961 to 5,392.94 cubic metres per person per year in 2022.Observed
What to watch
- The next US regular gasoline retail price observation (2027-10-05): 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. - Natural gas futures: managed-money net position, currently -144,537 contracts in 2026-10-06: a move the other way lowers the breadth component. - US generation capacity additions, currently 2,849.2 MW in 2026-08-01: a move the other way lowers the breadth component. - US generation capacity additions, battery storage, currently 743.4 MW in 2026-08-01: a move the other way lowers the breadth component. - Revisions: a revised 2026-10-05 value would arrive as a new obse
New or refreshed data
- World Bank World Development Indicators3,145 rows · 1 run · 2026-10-12
- Humanity Vector Humanity Vector documented derivations816 rows · 2 runs · 2026-10-12
- NOAA NOAA NCEI access data service85 rows · 1 run · 2026-10-12
- NASA NASA open data (api.nasa.gov and data.nasa.gov)41 rows · 1 run · 2026-10-12
- U.S. Government USAspending API v229 rows · 1 run · 2026-10-12
- Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FRED economic data (API)26 rows · 1 run · 2026-10-12
- U.S. Department of the Treasury Treasury Fiscal Data API11 rows · 1 run · 2026-10-12
- U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC Commitments of Traders (public reporting API)6 rows · 1 run · 2026-10-12
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis BEA Data API0 rows · 1 run · 2026-10-12
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS Public Data API v20 rows · 1 run · 2026-10-12
- U.S. Energy Information Administration EIA Open Data API v20 rows · 1 run · 2026-10-12
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAOSTAT (bulk download service)0 rows · 1 run · 2026-10-12