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Economic releases, data revisions, central-bank events, and tool updates—linked back to the data.
GDP & Growth · 8/24/2026
The Chicago Fed’s August 24 release put the CFNAI at −0.08 in July, down from +0.06 in June; the three-month average declined to −0.04 from +0.01.
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Read source-backed brief →GDP & Growth · 8/23/2026
The Federal Reserve’s August 18 G.17 release reported that total industrial production and manufacturing output each increased 0.2% in July, while total capacity utilization edged up to 76.3%.
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Read source-backed brief →GDP & Growth · 8/14/2026
The Census Bureau’s August 14 advance estimate put seasonally adjusted July retail and food services sales at $763.6 billion, 0.6% below June and 5.0% above July 2025; the release says the estimates are not adjusted for price changes.
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Read source-backed brief →GDP & Growth · 8/14/2026
The Census Bureau’s Business Formation Statistics reported 578,926 seasonally adjusted U.S. business applications in July 2026, up 8.1% from June; high-propensity applications totaled 151,857.
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Read source-backed brief →GDP & Growth · 8/12/2026
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s GDPNow model estimated 5.8% annualized real GDP growth for 2026:Q3 in its August 6 update; the next update is scheduled for August 14.
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Read source-backed brief →GDP & Growth · 8/5/2026
BEA’s advance estimate puts second-quarter real GDP growth below the first-quarter pace, while private domestic final sales strengthened and price indexes rose faster.
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