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United States

Current conditions, official developments, and the latest available indicators.

Capital
Washington, D.C.
Currency
USD
Time
ET · CT · MT · PT
Population341.8M2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Economic outputUS$ 30.8T2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Inflation3.3%Jul 2026 · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Unemployment4.1%Jul 2026 · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Today in United States

Current national brief.

Recent releases from official national authorities.

ECONOMY

Consumer prices rose 3.4% over the year to July

The monthly CPI increased 0.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
POLICY

Federal funds target held at 3.50–3.75%

The Federal Open Market Committee maintained its target range at the July meeting.

Federal Reserve

Current month

United States at a glance.

Latest available figures. Updated Aug 25, 2026.

GDP growth2.1%Q2 2026
Inflation3.3%Jul 2026
Unemployment4.1%Jul 2026
Industry value added17.6%2021, annual
Trade25%2024, annual

Current context

Latest verified direction.

Public figures with clear sources and dates. Values shown with their original official cadence.

GDP growth%
2015: 2.9462025: 2.161
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView
Unemployment%
2015: 5.282025: 4.198
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView

Source authority

Official institutions, direct from source.

Federal ReserveMonetary policy and financial-system authorityU.S. Census BureauNational statistics and public indicators

Provenance

Official sources and observation dates.

U.S. Census BureauOfficial national statisticsFederal ReserveOfficial monetary authorityWorld Bank Open DataOfficial statisticsU.S. Bureau of Economic AnalysisOfficial statisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsOfficial statistics