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Is the economy growing or slowing?

Company profits follow the economy, and turns in demand show up first in spending, hiring, orders and freight. Reading twenty indicators together gives a steadier picture than any single headline number.

Updated Oct 8, 2026

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Steady

10 of 20 indicators are stronger than usual against their last ten years and 5 are weaker. Strongest: New jobless claims, 197K new claims a week. Weakest: 30-year mortgage rate, 7.40%.

Down 8 points in 3 months10 strong, 5 softLatest data Oct 8, 2026
Past three years

Over time

Select any group or indicator. Score is demand against the last ten years; Value is the reading itself.

Demand, all indicators
100 means the strongest demand in ten years.
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Every indicator

Sorted by score. Change is the move in score over three months. Data arrive weekly, monthly or quarterly, so dates differ. Select a column to sort.

IndicatorDemandLatest3M changeAs ofScore, 3 years

How to read this page

How it’s measured. Public economic data from the Federal Reserve, Census Bureau and Energy Information Administration, as tracked on Stox Pulse. Each indicator is scored against its own last ten years, turned so that 100 always means the strongest demand.

Sources. Economic data from FRED, the Census Bureau and the Energy Information Administration from Stox Pulse.

Indicators that are better when lower, such as jobless claims and mortgage rates, are turned around so a high score always means stronger demand. Survey indexes are scored on their level; most others on their change from a year earlier.

These readings describe the economy as reported, with delays of a week to a quarter. The stock market often moves before the data do.

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