Inflation, unemployment, GDP and central bank rates: where they are now, where they were before and when the next data is due.
Sources: FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; data from BLS, BEA and the Fed), Eurostat, the European Central Bank, the National Bank of Ukraine. All free, no sign-up. There are no expected values (economists’ forecasts) here: we show published data only.
Data for September 2026 · previous: 3.4% (August 2026)
Next: December 10 — US inflation (CPI)
Source: BLS via FRED ↗
Inflation decides whether the Fed changes its rate. An unexpectedly high reading usually weighs on stocks and crypto.
Data for October 2026 · previous: 4.2% (September 2026)
Next: December 4 — US jobs report (Employment Situation)
Source: BLS via FRED ↗
A strong job market lets the Fed keep rates high for longer; a sharp rise in unemployment is a sign of a downturn.
Data for Q3 2026 · previous: 2.2% (Q2 2026)
Source: BEA via FRED ↗
Shows whether the economy is growing or shrinking. Two quarters of decline in a row are often called a recession.
In effect since Sep 17, 2026 · before: 3.50–3.75% (since Dec 11, 2025)
Next: December 9 — Fed rate decision
Source: Fed via FRED ↗
The base price of the dollar. Loan and bond rates around the world depend on it.
Data for October 2026 · previous: 3.8% (September 2026)
Source: Eurostat ↗
The ECB’s main guide: its target is inflation of about 2%.
Data for September 2026 · previous: 6.5% (August 2026)
Source: Eurostat ↗
The state of the euro-area job market: it feeds into ECB decisions and the euro exchange rate.
Data for Q3 2026 · previous: 0.6% (Q2 2026)
Source: Eurostat ↗
Whether the euro-area economy is growing. Note: this is the change over a quarter, not an annual rate as in the US.
In effect since Sep 16, 2026 · before: 2.25% (since Jun 17, 2026)
Next: December 17 — ECB rate decision
Source: ECB ↗
The euro area’s main rate. It drives the euro against the dollar.
Data for October 2026 · previous: 8.1% (September 2026)
Source: NBU (State Statistics Service data) ↗
How fast life is getting more expensive in Ukraine. The NBU targets 5% ± 1 percentage point.
In effect since Oct 30, 2026 · before: 16% (since Sep 18, 2026)
Source: NBU ↗
Hryvnia deposit, loan and government bond rates depend on it.
Data fetched from the sources on November 12 at 02:42 AM, Kyiv time. PULSE checks the sources every 6 hours when the site is opened. Figures are shown as the source publishes them; US inflation versus the same month a year earlier is computed from the price index the same way BLS does it.