US Chartbook

A deep dive into the US economy — 250+ charts, regularly updated.

The US Chartbook covers nine areas of the US economy in detail, with charts, tables, commentary, and links to public data sources. It connects to BEA, BLS, Census, the Federal Reserve, and Treasury APIs to stay current.

Data Sources

What's Inside

The chartbook tracks economic and social developments in the United States since 1989. Each section contains charts, tables, descriptive text, and links to relevant materials. It bridges the gap between raw data resources like FRED and professional analysis like the IMF Article IV—more curated than databases, fresher than traditional analysis.

  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
Sample Pages
Chartbook table of contents Household Wealth section sample PCE Price Index section sample
Related

For interactive versions of key indicators, see the Economic Indicators page. For international economic data and forecasts, see the IMF World Economic Outlook page. Contributions and corrections are welcome via GitHub.