
Key measures of the U.S. economy
| Indicator | Current |
Previous |
Year Ago |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.1% |
4.8% |
4.4% |
| Gross Domestic Product | 0.6% |
4.9% |
2.1% |
| Trade Deficit | -72.9 |
-69.4 |
-65.8 |
| Industrial Production | 114.0 |
114.6 |
112.1 |
| Leading Indicators | 135.0 |
135.4 |
137.2 |
| Housing Starts | 1065 |
1071 |
1478 |
| Inflation | 4.0% |
4.3% |
2.4% |
| Consumer Price Index | 210.0 |
208.5 |
201.8 |
| Consumer Confidence | 64.5 |
76.4 |
108.2 |
| Producer Price Index | 173.9 |
173.3 |
162.7 |
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