Economic Data Revision History

This table shows macroeconomic datapoints and the history of their revisions by their respective government agencies. For more information about these revisions, see our blog post.

MetricPeriodRevision DateRevision #New ValuePrevious ValueChange
Unemployment RateFebruary 199501/09/19982nd5.45.5-0.1
Unemployment RateJanuary 199401/09/19981st6.66.7-0.1
Real GDP % ChangeQ3-199712/23/19972nd3.13.3-0.2
CPI-U SA (All Items)November 199712/16/1997-0.1--
CPI-U NA (All Items)November 199712/16/1997-1.8--
Unemployment RateNovember 199712/05/1997-4.6--
Real GDP % ChangeQ3-199711/26/19971st3.33.5-0.2
CPI-U NA (All Items)October 199711/18/1997-2.1--
CPI-U SA (All Items)October 199711/18/1997-0.2--
Unemployment RateOctober 199711/07/1997-4.7--
Real GDP % ChangeQ3-199710/31/1997-3.5--
CPI-U NA (All Items)September 199710/16/1997-2.2--
CPI-U SA (All Items)September 199710/16/1997-0.2--
Unemployment RateSeptember 199710/03/1997-4.9--
Real GDP % ChangeQ2-199709/26/19972nd3.33.6-0.3
CPI-U NA (All Items)August 199709/16/1997-2.2--
CPI-U SA (All Items)August 199709/16/1997-0.2--
Unemployment RateAugust 199709/05/1997-4.9--
Real GDP % ChangeQ2-199708/28/19971st3.62.21.4
CPI-U SA (All Items)July 199708/14/1997-0.2--
CPI-U NA (All Items)July 199708/14/1997-2.2--
Unemployment RateJuly 199708/01/1997-4.8--
Real GDP % ChangeQ2-199707/31/1997-2.2--
CPI-U NA (All Items)June 199707/16/1997-2.3--
CPI-U SA (All Items)June 199707/16/1997-0.1--
Unemployment RateJune 199707/03/1997-5.0--
Real GDP % ChangeQ1-199706/27/19972nd5.95.80.1
CPI-U SA (All Items)May 199706/17/1997-0.1--
CPI-U NA (All Items)May 199706/17/1997-2.2--
Unemployment RateMay 199706/06/1997-4.8--
Real GDP % ChangeQ1-199705/30/19971st5.85.60.2
CPI-U SA (All Items)April 199705/15/1997-0.1--
CPI-U NA (All Items)April 199705/15/1997-2.5--
Unemployment RateApril 199705/02/1997-4.9--
Real GDP % ChangeQ1-199704/30/1997-5.6--
CPI-U NA (All Items)March 199704/15/1997-2.8--
CPI-U SA (All Items)March 199704/15/1997-0.1--
Unemployment RateMarch 199704/04/1997-5.2--
Real GDP % ChangeQ4-199603/28/19972nd3.83.9-0.1
CPI-U NA (All Items)February 199703/19/1997-3.0--
CPI-U SA (All Items)February 199703/19/1997-0.3--
Unemployment RateFebruary 199703/07/1997-5.3--
Real GDP % ChangeQ4-199602/28/19971st3.94.7-0.8
CPI-U SA (All Items)January 199702/19/1997-0.1--
CPI-U NA (All Items)January 199702/19/1997-3.0--
CPI-U SA (All Items)December 199602/19/19971st0.30.30.0
CPI-U SA (All Items)November 199602/19/19971st0.30.30.0
CPI-U SA (All Items)September 199602/19/19971st0.30.30.0
CPI-U SA (All Items)July 199602/19/19971st0.30.30.0
CPI-U SA (All Items)June 199602/19/19971st0.10.10.0