Sources and methodology

scripts/fetch downloads official files, saves them under data/raw, and writes frontend/data/site.json. data/manifest.json records the URL, retrieval time, and SHA-256 for each file. This build was generated at 2026-10-19T04:18:52Z.

A chart is included only when every series on it has points. Derived series keep the formula in the series note. tests/test_data_integrity.py reads the saved files and fails if a chart value does not match a source row or that formula.

Background bands mark who was president. They are not an attribution of cause. Presidents do not solely control these metrics. Monthly points use the president in office on the first day of the month. Calendar year points use the president in office on July 1. Fiscal year points use the president in office on October 1, the first day of that fiscal year. A fiscal year runs through the following September 30 and can include two presidents.

President dates: National Archives, Constitution of the United States: Amendments 11-27. www.archives.gov/founding-docs/amendments-11-27

Charts

Chart	Series	Publisher	Retrieved
CPI-U, All items	All items in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	2026-10-19
CPI-U, All items, 12-month percent change	12-month percent change	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	2026-10-19
CPI-U food, shelter, energy, medical care, and education	Food in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	2026-10-19
CPI-U food, shelter, energy, medical care, and education	Shelter in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	2026-10-19
CPI-U food, shelter, energy, medical care, and education	Energy in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	2026-10-19
CPI-U food, shelter, energy, medical care, and education	Medical care in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	2026-10-19
CPI-U food, shelter, energy, medical care, and education	Education in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	2026-10-19
Median sales price of new privately owned houses sold	Median sales price	U.S. Census Bureau	2026-10-19
Median sales price of new privately owned houses sold	Median sales price, CPI-U adjusted	U.S. Census Bureau	2026-10-19
Average hourly earnings of all employees, total private	Average hourly earnings of all employees, total private, not seasonally adjusted	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	2026-10-19
Average hourly earnings of all employees, total private	Average hourly earnings of all employees, 1982-1984 dollars, total private, not seasonally adjusted	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	2026-10-19
Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees, total private	Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees, total private, not seasonally adjusted	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	2026-10-19
Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees, total private	Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees, 1982-84 dollars, total private, not seasonally adjusted	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	2026-10-19
Unemployment rate	(Seas) Unemployment Rate	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	2026-10-19
Median household income	Median income, Current dollars	U.S. Census Bureau	2026-10-19
Median household income	Median income, 2025 dollars	U.S. Census Bureau	2026-10-19
Gross domestic product	Gross domestic product	U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis	2026-10-19
Gross domestic product	Gross domestic product	U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis	2026-10-19
Debt to the Penny	Total Public Debt Outstanding	U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service	2026-10-19
Debt to the Penny	Debt Held by the Public	U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service	2026-10-19
Debt to the Penny	Intragovernmental Holdings	U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service	2026-10-19
Monthly receipts, outlays, and deficit or surplus	Current Month Gross Receipts Amount	U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service	2026-10-19
Monthly receipts, outlays, and deficit or surplus	Current Month Gross Outlay Amount	U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service	2026-10-19
Monthly receipts, outlays, and deficit or surplus	Current Month Deficit Surplus Amount	U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service	2026-10-19
Interest expense on the debt outstanding	Interest Expense on the Debt Outstanding	U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service	2026-10-19
Receipts, outlays, and surplus or deficit	Receipts	Office of Management and Budget	2026-10-19
Receipts, outlays, and surplus or deficit	Outlays	Office of Management and Budget	2026-10-19
Receipts, outlays, and surplus or deficit	Surplus or Deficit (-)	Office of Management and Budget	2026-10-19
Receipts, outlays, and surplus or deficit as percentages of GDP	Receipts	Office of Management and Budget	2026-10-19
Receipts, outlays, and surplus or deficit as percentages of GDP	Outlays	Office of Management and Budget	2026-10-19
Receipts, outlays, and surplus or deficit as percentages of GDP	Surplus or Deficit (-)	Office of Management and Budget	2026-10-19
Receipts, outlays, and surplus or deficit in constant FY 2017 dollars	Receipts	Office of Management and Budget	2026-10-19
Receipts, outlays, and surplus or deficit in constant FY 2017 dollars	Outlays	Office of Management and Budget	2026-10-19
Receipts, outlays, and surplus or deficit in constant FY 2017 dollars	Surplus or Deficit (-)	Office of Management and Budget	2026-10-19
Outlays by function	National Defense	Office of Management and Budget	2026-10-19
Outlays by function	Human resources	Office of Management and Budget	2026-10-19
Outlays by function	Physical resources	Office of Management and Budget	2026-10-19
Outlays by function	Net interest	Office of Management and Budget	2026-10-19
Outlays by function	Other functions	Office of Management and Budget	2026-10-19
Outlays by function as percentages of GDP	National defense	Office of Management and Budget	2026-10-19
Outlays by function as percentages of GDP	Human resources	Office of Management and Budget	2026-10-19
Outlays by function as percentages of GDP	Physical resources	Office of Management and Budget	2026-10-19
Outlays by function as percentages of GDP	Net interest	Office of Management and Budget	2026-10-19
Outlays by function as percentages of GDP	Other functions	Office of Management and Budget	2026-10-19
Federal debt at the end of the year	Gross Federal Debt	Office of Management and Budget	2026-10-19
Federal debt at the end of the year	Held by the Public, Total	Office of Management and Budget	2026-10-19
Federal debt at the end of the year as a percentage of GDP	Gross Federal Debt	Office of Management and Budget	2026-10-19
Federal debt at the end of the year as a percentage of GDP	Held by the Public, Total	Office of Management and Budget	2026-10-19
Persons obtaining lawful permanent resident status	Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status	Office of Homeland Security Statistics	2026-10-19
CBP nationwide encounters	Nationwide encounters	U.S. Customs and Border Protection	2026-10-19
CBP nationwide encounters	Nationwide encounters	U.S. Customs and Border Protection	2026-10-19
CBP nationwide encounters	Nationwide encounters	U.S. Customs and Border Protection	2026-10-19
CBP nationwide encounters	Nationwide encounters	U.S. Customs and Border Protection	2026-10-19
CBP nationwide encounters	Nationwide encounters	U.S. Customs and Border Protection	2026-10-19

Files

Publisher	File	Retrieved	SHA-256
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	CPI series file (cu.series), selected CPI-U series	2026-10-19	95c5cee06cb1f6bae0bc6c9ef59dcae4f8861ce1de9dc569f51b7dbc7e0c7c4a
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	All items in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted	2026-10-19	39d259017b72d0511835417750b0605669b3d0de90799d8510800c93e9103dd2
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	Food in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted	2026-10-19	5096d345b77655d5236ac1903bf683dfdb8f924df5bd0495e1a38a0ba66382b5
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	Shelter in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted	2026-10-19	905c8a9e74a36c2a79b2cfb6411be6ca96db63e4a1e2808572bbcb00fded9c26
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	Energy in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted	2026-10-19	57b4c319e7090b466eb089fdcb50f8539c9ebb947e6c1d41b4464c574ebff5dd
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	Medical care in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted	2026-10-19	5aa5d9a6f4ed65818900cc905d8d4f8152a144edaace8cf57ce1141be372ab29
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	Education in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted	2026-10-19	fe92a65b5e735bfdc544ee17594c932bfaed199adf90e6a63f3c201c459f3e50
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	CES series file (ce.series), selected earnings series	2026-10-19	4c391f06bfdd6d9c472e98c9dd3cdc5ea5ed27d3bd2e486554a302460c6784cf
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	Average hourly earnings of all employees, total private, not seasonally adjusted; Average hourly earnings of all employees, 1982-1984 dollars, total private, not seasonally adjusted	2026-10-19	6412e37aee86e1f5fcaf6c57582cc34c3ace1082312b4b5b94603c290a33cd6a
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees, total private, not seasonally adjusted; Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees, 1982-84 dollars, total private, not seasonally adjusted	2026-10-19	80c5eddd7c0c4a02ad90f402c901593411faba6f06a38aca06e7803f00c03e58
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	Labor force series file (ln.series), unemployment rate	2026-10-19	b776b613e3a3077e504e5e04a1fe4e300c08cabee843a016a345e127c95d9c39
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	(Seas) Unemployment Rate	2026-10-19	dce940e2328f4d5a8a64368ceee8431f38b15edadf39a01db86ae0904d6ec13f
U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service	Debt to the Penny	2026-10-19	6b6ad28997b6d0a0428b3e0c85d586bb747e3a775eec95379694caaadf41dd29
U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service	Interest Expense on the Debt Outstanding	2026-10-19	661b72ee94edce21b6ebc2b20fc2a0efbdcee11f70e83472cbcddd20a101bc19
U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service	Monthly Treasury Statement, Table 1, Summary of Receipts, Outlays, and the Deficit/Surplus of the U.S. Government	2026-10-19	19e96fa1b8fe5b7f1a36dfd0bbfa369fa42bc3b02f03c5ec06b13632f76e74d2
Office of Management and Budget	Table 1.1 - SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS, OUTLAYS, AND SURPLUSES OR DEFICITS ( - ): 1789 - 2025	2026-10-19	7e345100f4d057c895dfe6a3d69e52c77f90d5e052c36f27981601a353eb14b5
Office of Management and Budget	Table 1.2 - SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS, OUTLAYS, AND SURPLUSES OR DEFICITS ( - ) AS PERCENTAGES OF GDP: 1930 - 2025	2026-10-19	c03b39ff14f203587c498231e375bc9448055a44a9dab8d35cbaf70ccea82b43
Office of Management and Budget	Table 1.3 - SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS, OUTLAYS, AND SURPLUSES OR DEFICITS ( - ) IN CURRENT DOLLARS, CONSTANT (FY 2017) DOLLARS, AND AS PERCENTAGES OF GDP: 1940 - 2025	2026-10-19	5662ec2df0921e76a28663a97f232527156611debc22f5fe28c959e2ff53e281
Office of Management and Budget	Table 3.1 - OUTLAYS BY SUPERFUNCTION AND FUNCTION: 1940 - 2031	2026-10-19	47864b5078698919c3237038ad7296fb7aeb62f6942c3d8acccf98ad0a7122f7
Office of Management and Budget	Table 7.1 - FEDERAL DEBT AT THE END OF YEAR: 1940 - 2025	2026-10-19	c3cfce645fe7e4eb9beeb46a970e2b0b30301f02f03f3e5461e9950538641ff9
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis	NIPA Section 1, All tables. Table 1.1.5 and Table 1.1.6, annual.	2026-10-19	28689cdede2e4936b16de46a802e9308fba75c39e14b3ddc4752aa3102f8ebc8
U.S. Census Bureau	Table H-5. Median and Mean Household Income by Race and Hispanic Origin of Householder: 1967 to 2025	2026-10-19	aa2d2fda0e75ce1fae39ce2e95b7890279c3301b2ae602ef064695a9b3b2624e
U.S. Census Bureau	Sales Price of New Privately-Owned Houses Sold	2026-10-19	9b740f65dc3acd42de9ea2b49a562b322f108a05861ced13d5eb7350788cae6c
Office of Homeland Security Statistics	Lawful Permanent Residents 2024 Data Tables (xlsx)	2026-10-19	19c500a6e6445e73c0a39c5bc382585e2a13fc8f52f6e4d9a3cf6a84bf9bab6a
U.S. Customs and Border Protection	Nationwide Encounters - FY26TD August	2026-10-19	9c219a4d2b40146359105a326b0c375e66463f455f82fe6765cc8146d01862d7
U.S. Customs and Border Protection	Nationwide Encounters - FY25	2026-10-19	5e613abec1442059a64f8c80a7e5de424de89a6e52b688aeb6ab5352d9856a36
U.S. Customs and Border Protection	Nationwide Encounters - FY23-FY24	2026-10-19	731709bc06d838db41a7663161df7e89f7b4babb486dc497f230d0698610fb47
U.S. Customs and Border Protection	Nationwide Encounters - FY16-FY22	2026-10-19	5bcb93b2fb4c3ea394e4b963976241277ae81a50bb7c9f9f56f0bc90c363cee0
U.S. Customs and Border Protection	Nationwide Encounters - FY05-FY15	2026-10-19	1c1c0c66cb2284ab264f5539431f2d99d0530fc6abfc70c7139f3ad829b7863e

Omitted datasets

FRED

FRED_API_KEY is not set, so no FRED series were requested. Gross domestic product on this site comes from BEA NIPA Tables 1.1.5 and 1.1.6 when that file downloads.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated violent and property crime

Violent crime and property crime charts are omitted. The FBI Crime Data Explorer estimated-crimes file is issued through a signed download, and the api.data.gov Crime Data API requires a key. Set DATA_GOV_API_KEY or FBI_API_KEY to fetch it on a later run. In 2021 the FBI completed the transition from the Summary Reporting System to the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS). Many agencies did not submit a full year of NIBRS data in 2021. The FBI discusses that break on the Crime Data Explorer. This site does not fill the gap.

https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads