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MASTER STATISTICAL LEDGER · 38 U.S. MACRO SERIES

U.S. Historical Economic & Cost-of-Living Series

Browse all 38 primary U.S. economic series compiled from BLS, BEA, U.S. Census Bureau, HUD, and U.S. Treasury archives. Every series includes decade averages (`1950s`-`2020s`) and complete annual tables.

Indicator Series Section Span Latest Reading Series Low Series High Source
U.S. Inflation Rate by Year (1914-2025) Inflation & CPI 1914-2025 2.63 % -10.94 (1921) 17.84 (1917) CPIAUCNS (YoY %)
U.S. Dollar Purchasing Power & Inflation Calculator (1913-2025) Inflation & CPI 1913-2025 100.00 2025 100.00 (2025) 3,257.43 (1913) CPIAUCNS
U.S. Core CPI Inflation Rate by Year (1958-2025) Inflation & CPI 1958-2025 2.84 % 0.96 (2010) 12.42 (1980) CPILFESL
U.S. PCE Price Index & Inflation Rate by Year (1960-2025) Inflation & CPI 1960-2025 2.59 % -0.28 (2009) 10.77 (1980) PCEPI
U.S. Average Regular Gasoline Price by Year (Nominal vs. Real 1976-2025) Inflation & CPI 1976-2025 3.26 USD 0.61 (1976) 4.09 (2022) APU000074714
U.S. College Tuition & Fees Inflation by Year (1978-2025) Inflation & CPI 1978-2025 891.1 Index 59.8 (1978) 891.1 (2025) CUSR0000SEEB
U.S. Medical Care & Healthcare CPI by Year (1947-2025) Inflation & CPI 1947-2025 580.1 Index 13.5 (1947) 580.1 (2025) CPIMEDSL
U.S. Food & Beverage CPI Inflation by Year (1967-2025) Inflation & CPI 1968-2025 2.73 % 0.35 (2016) 13.75 (1974) CPIFABSL
U.S. Median Household Income by Year (Nominal vs. Real 1984-2025) Income & Wages 1984-2025 87,460 USD 22,420 (1984) 87,460 (2025) MEHOINUSA646N / MEHOINUSA672N
U.S. Personal Income Per Capita by Year (1929-2025) Income & Wages 1929-2025 76,994 USD 376 (1933) 76,994 (2025) A792RC0A052NBEA
U.S. Average Hourly Earnings by Year (Nominal vs. Real 1964-2025) Income & Wages 1964-2025 31.34 USD 2.53 (1964) 31.34 (2025) AHETPI
U.S. Federal Minimum Wage History (Nominal vs. Real 1938-2025) Income & Wages 1938-2025 7.25 USD 0.25 (1938) 7.25 (2009) FEDMINNFRWG
U.S. Personal Saving Rate by Year (1959-2025) Income & Wages 1959-2025 5.41 % 2.25 (2005) 15.09 (2020) PSAVERT
U.S. Official Poverty Rate by Year (1989-2024) Income & Wages 1989-2024 12.1 % 11.3 (2000) 15.9 (2011) PPAAUS00000A156NCEN
U.S. Median Home Sales Price by Year (Nominal vs. Real 1963-2025) Housing & Mortgages 1963-2025 415,400 USD 18,050 (1963) 432,950 (2022) MSPUS
U.S. Median Home Price-to-Income Ratio by Year (1963-2025) Housing & Mortgages 1963-2025 4.75 Multiple 3.45 (1970) 5.81 (2022) MSPUS / MEHOINUSA646N
U.S. Mortgage Origination Interest Rate by Year (1998-2025) Housing & Mortgages 1998-2025 6.3 % 3.0 (2021) 8.4 (2000) NMDB AVE_INTRATE (USA All Mortgages)
U.S. FHFA House Price Index & Annual Appreciation (1975-2025) Housing & Mortgages 1975-2025 699.34 Index 61.16 (1975) 699.34 (2025) FHFA HPI (USA All-Transactions)
U.S. Housing Starts by Year (1959-2025) Housing & Mortgages 1959-2025 1,356 Thousands 554 (2009) 2,361 (1972) HOUST
U.S. Homeownership Rate by Year (1965-2025) Housing & Mortgages 1965-2025 65.27 % 63.02 (1965) 69.00 (2004) RHORUSQ156N
U.S. Rent & Shelter CPI Inflation by Year (1954-2025) Housing & Mortgages 1954-2025 3.64 % -0.39 (2010) 17.56 (1980) CUSR0000SAH1
U.S. GDP by Year (Nominal & Real Chained Dollars 1929-2025) GDP & Output 1929-2025 30,861.3 Billions 57.2 (1933) 30,861.3 (2025) GDPA / GDPC1
U.S. Real GDP Growth Rate by Year (1948-2025) GDP & Output 1948-2025 2.34 % -2.58 (2009) 8.69 (1950) GDPC1 (YoY %)
U.S. Real GDP Per Capita by Year (1947-2025) GDP & Output 1947-2025 70,020 Chained 15,158 (1947) 70,020 (2025) A939RX0Q048SBEA
U.S. Corporate Profits After Tax by Year (1947-2025) GDP & Output 1947-2025 3,528.6 Billions 20.0 (1949) 3,528.6 (2025) CP
U.S. Industrial Production Index by Year (1919-2025) GDP & Output 1919-2025 101.23 Index 3.98 (1921) 103.16 (2018) INDPRO
U.S. Trade Balance (Goods & Services Deficit) by Year (1992-2025) GDP & Output 1992-2025 -932.0 Billions -932.0 (2025) -39.2 (1992) BOPGSTB
U.S. Unemployment Rate by Year (1948-2025) Jobs & Labor 1948-2025 4.26 % 2.93 (1953) 9.71 (1982) UNRATE
U.S. Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment by Year (1939-2025) Jobs & Labor 1939-2025 158.44 Millions 30.64 (1939) 158.44 (2025) PAYEMS
U.S. Labor Force Participation Rate by Year (1948-2025) Jobs & Labor 1948-2025 62.44 % 58.66 (1963) 67.11 (1997) CIVPART
U.S. Manufacturing Employment by Year (1939-2025) Jobs & Labor 1939-2025 12.63 Millions 9.45 (1939) 19.43 (1979) MANEMP
U.S. National Debt by Year & Debt-to-GDP Ratio (1966-2025) Debt & Fiscal 1966-2025 38.51 Trillions 0.33 (1966) 38.51 (2025) GFDEBTN / GFDEGDQ188S
U.S. Federal Debt-to-GDP Ratio by Year (1966-2025) Debt & Fiscal 1966-2025 120.7 % 30.9 (1981) 122.3 (2020) GFDEGDQ188S
U.S. Federal Budget Deficit or Surplus by Year (1929-2025) Debt & Fiscal 1929-2025 -5.77 % -26.86 (1943) 4.30 (1948) FYFSGDA188S / FYFSD
U.S. Federal Net Interest Payments on National Debt (1940-2025) Debt & Fiscal 1940-2025 3.15 % 0.63 (1942) 3.16 (1991) FYOIGDA188S / FYOINT
U.S. Federal Tax Receipts vs. Outlays (% of GDP 1929-2025) Debt & Fiscal 1929-2025 17.02 Receipts 3.23 (1932) 19.81 (1945) FYFRGDA188S / FYONGDA188S
U.S. M2 Money Supply by Year (1959-2025) Debt & Fiscal 1959-2025 22,355.3 Billions 297.8 (1959) 22,355.3 (2025) M2SL
10-Year U.S. Treasury Yield History by Year (1962-2025) Debt & Fiscal 1962-2025 4.29 % 0.89 (2020) 13.92 (1981) DGS10 / FEDFUNDS