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ICPSR at U Mich is coordinating the archiving of at-risk federal data (all of it?)

You can upload data you have & search for data you don’t have

www.datalumos.org/datalumos/

I suspect a lot of this is calendar year price changes - medical commodities are up 1.2% on the month but only 2.3% over the year for example

Either way, we’re not seeing lower short term interest rates any time soon

CPI hotter than expected back in the 3%s. Energy costs the main driver but looks like the end of core goods deflation, which had been carrying a lot of the weight for cooler inflation but jumped 0.3% in January. Could be calendar effects and/or consumers moving up purchases to get ahead of tariffs

Red alert for financial markets. Politicize this data and we’re blind on the economy.

I’m watching closely for anything happening inside BLS, Census and the other federal statistical agencies. Know something? Reach out — anonymity guaranteed. Signal: bencasselman.96

Spending per capita in US in 2024 $

2024
Restaurants - $3,443
Food and beverage stores - $2,997

1992
Restaurants - $2,101
Food and beverage stores - $3,260

I knew things had changed but was surprised how much

Thank you!

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