Weekly Economic Index in the United States averaged 1.66 percent from 2008 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 11.21 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -9.48 percent in May of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Weekly Economic Index. United States Weekly Economic Index - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on June of 2023.
United States Weekly Economic Index
The Weekly Economic Index is an index of real economic activity using timely and relevant high-frequency data. It represents the common component of ten different daily and weekly series covering consumer behavior, the labor market, and production. The WEI is scaled to the four-quarter GDP growth rate; for example, if the WEI reads -2 percent and the current level of the WEI persists for an entire quarter, we would expect, on average, GDP that quarter to be 2 percent lower than a year previously.
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Actual |
Previous |
Highest |
Lowest |
Dates |
Unit |
Frequency |
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1.05 |
1.07 |
11.21 |
-9.48 |
2008 - 2023 |
percent |
Weekly |
NSA
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