US Chartbook

What's Inside

Each section combines charts, data tables, and brief commentary on one sector of the US economy. Time series go back to 1989.

1. Overall Economic Activity — GDP, national income, economic growth, and business cycles
2. Financial Accounts — Wealth, liabilities, sectoral balances, and investment
3. Households — Demographics, income, spending, saving, balance sheets, housing, and poverty
4. Businesses — Investment, corporate profits, balance sheets, industrial production, and retail sales
5. Government — Receipts, expenditures, government jobs, and balance sheets
6. External Sector — Trade, capital flows, exchange rates, and the international investment position
7. Labor Markets — Employment, unemployment, participation, wages, productivity, and union membership
8. Financial Markets — Equity markets, interest rates, monetary policy, and yield curves
9. Prices — Consumer prices, producer prices, PCE inflation, inflation expectations, and commodities