US Department of Energy contract obligations up 13.6% in 2025-10-01, and 1 more move

Nothing new was published since 2026-10-13, so this issue carries 2 metric moves from the last four weeks that have not appeared in an issue yet. Each figure below links to the page that shows its source, series, period and history.

Biggest moves

US Department of Energy contract obligationsUnited StatesObserved
Rose 13.6% in 2025-10-01, the largest rise since 2008.
55,135,013,856 US dollars in 2025-10-01 · +6,585,675,477 US dollars (+13.6%) · from 48,549,338,379 in 2024-10-01
observations 411205, 272268 · score 614
Atmospheric CO2, global monthly meanWorldObserved
Fell 0.4% in 2026-07-01, the largest drop since 2025.
426.1 ppm in 2026-07-01 · -1.69 ppm (-0.4%) · from 427.79 in 2026-06-01
observations 411373, 411372 · score 596

Featured chart

Under-5 mortality by income group. Ranked bars chart of World (deaths per 1,000 live births), High income (deaths per 1,000 live births), Upper middle income (deaths per 1,000 live births), Lower middle income (deaths per 1,000 live births), Low income (deaths per 1,000 live births), 1990 to 2024. Under-5 mortality rate in 2024: highest Low income at 68.8 deaths per 1,000 live births, lowest High income at 5.1 deaths per 1,000 live births. Data table below.

Under-5 mortality rate in 2024: highest Low income at 68.8 deaths per 1,000 live births, lowest High income at 5.1 deaths per 1,000 live births.Observed