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United States

Comprehensive analysis of U.S. economic conditions

1. Growth: Activity & Output

1.1 High Frequency (Weekly) Indicators

1.2 Growth Nowcasts & Real-Time Indicators

Current Activity Indicator

Based on Goldman’s indicator

Bloomberg nowcast, GDPNow and St Louis Fed Nowcast

1.3 Retail Sales & Consumer Activity

US Consumer Spend YOY

Trailing 91 Day aggregation of Bloomberg Second Measure US Consumer Spend Index daily data. The Bloomberg Second Measure US Consumer Spend Index presents a holistic view of consumer spending as seen through the lens of transaction data. Bloomberg Second Measure’s transaction data analytics take into account billions of U.S. consumers’ credit card and debit card transactions derived from a panel of 20+ million consumers. The index tracks aggregated U.S. consumer spending and provides the ability to drill down into spending by sector. The data is updated daily and published on a 7-day lag.

1.4 Business Activity Surveys (PMIs)

1.5 Other Leading Indicators

2. Prices: Inflation & Wages

2.1 Headline & Core Inflation

2.2 Inflation Nowcasts

2.3 Inflation Expectations & Forecasts

2.4 Wage Growth & Labor Costs

2.5 Rents

There has been an update to the methodology. Probably what is behind the drop. https://www.bls.gov/pir/ntr/MethodologyUpdate2025.htm

3. Slack: Output Gap & Capacity Utilization

5. Financial Conditions

6. Fiscal Conditions