Economy

The public numbers behind the government

Fiscal and market indicators from the U.S. Treasury, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the World Bank and public market data — the backdrop for what Congress does. End-of-day figures, not live quotes.

National debt right now

Market indices

Index history

Hover the chart, or focus it and use the arrow keys, to step through each trading day. Drag across it to zoom into a date window. Press ? for the full list of shortcuts.

Biggest daily moves

On a fixed starting amount

Month by month

How daily moves are distributed

Do the indices move together?

Across administrations

Fiscal and labour indicators

Total public debt over time

Month-end totals from the U.S. Treasury’s daily “Debt to the Penny” series.

Day by day