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Weekly Economic Index GDP growth forecast (percentage points; year-on-year; real) - United States - Federal Reserve - Weekly

This series is part of the dataset: GDP nowcasts and forecasts

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Latest values

Date Value - Percent
2025-08-30 2.2
2025-09-06 2.31
2025-09-13 2.26

Series Metadata

Field Value
Description US Weekly Economic Index (Lewis-Mertens-Stock)
Country United States
Economic concept Forecast based on aggregation of various indicators
Data type Real aggregate
Deflation method Real
Seasonally adjusted No
Rescaling Rescaled to match year-on-year real GDP growth rates
Frequency Weekly
Unit Percent
Source St. Louis Fed
Source type Central bank
Data licence Not copyrightable under U.S. law
Measure type Growth rate

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Fed indicators

Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
Weekly Economic Index GDP growth forecast (percentage points; year-on-year; real) - United States - Federal Reserve - Weekly 924 2008-01-05 2025-09-13