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Section
Growth, prices, labor and monetary policy, with periods and release vintages kept distinct.
Updated 08-21-2026
Official economic indicators
GDP growth
1.5% SAAR
Q2 2026 advance estimate · BEA
Period Q2 2026 advance · BEA
PCE inflation
−0.1% m/m;
+3.7% y/y
Period June 2026 · BEA
Unemployment
4.1% SA
Period Jul 2026 · BLS (via FRED)
Different periods and units. GDP growth is a quarterly annualized pace (SAAR). PCE inflation includes a monthly change and a year-over-year rate. Unemployment is the U-3 rate, seasonally adjusted. Dated observations with source links live on Markets.
Reporting & analysis
Rates
The current maximum is $2 billion. The larger operations apply to 10-year to 20-year and 20-year to 30-year nominal coupons, effective September 9 through November 4, 2026.
Economy
BEA’s advance estimate is the first reading of the quarter. Later vintages can revise it.
Prices
This is a monthly accounts release, not the quarterly GDP price line.
Policy
The 07-29-2026 decision left the target range unchanged. The 08-19-2026 minutes are the record of that meeting, not a new vote.
Understand the release
Method
BEA does not publish one GDP number for a quarter and walk away.
Method
A seasonally adjusted annual rate takes a quarter-to-quarter or month-to-month change, strips the usual seasonal pattern, and states it as if that pace lasted a year.
Method
The PCE price index is BEA’s chain-type index of prices paid for personal consumption.
Method
The federal funds rate is the overnight rate banks charge each other for reserve balances.
