US Economic Data: Rates, Inflation, Jobs and Growth
CapitalWire maintains a small set of reference datasets for the numbers that drive market coverage. Each page carries the full annual history, the latest reading, an inline chart and the source series identifier so any figure can be checked against the original release.
Unlike a news article, these pages are rebuilt from the official series every time the site is generated. They do not go stale and they do not rely on a quotation from a secondary source.
Datasets
Federal Funds Rate History
Effective federal funds rate, annual averages since 1954
4.02%US Inflation Rate by Year
CPI-U year-over-year change since 1948
4.20%US Unemployment Rate by Year
Civilian unemployment rate since 1948
5.05%10-Year Treasury Yield History
Benchmark 10-year constant maturity yield since 1962
2.04%US Real GDP Growth Rate
Real output growth since 1948
How to use these pages
Every series is published as an annual average plus, where the source allows, a monthly or daily detail table. Annual averages are the right frame for comparing cycles; monthly and daily readings are the right frame for dating a market reaction to a specific release. Each page states which is which.
Attribution and reuse: the charts and tables are released under CC BY 4.0. Cite “CapitalWire, from FRED” and link to the page. The underlying series remain the property of the publishing agency. Every chart is also available to embed on other sites, and each page offers a CSV download of the annual series.