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 RateNovember 198612/05/1986-7.0--
CPI-U NA (All Items)October 198611/25/1986-1.5--
CPI-U SA (All Items)October 198611/25/1986-0.2--
Unemployment RateOctober 198611/07/1986-7.0--
CPI-U NA (All Items)September 198610/23/1986-1.8--
CPI-U SA (All Items)September 198610/23/1986-0.3--
Unemployment RateSeptember 198610/03/1986-7.0--
CPI-U NA (All Items)August 198609/23/1986-1.6--
CPI-U SA (All Items)August 198609/23/1986-0.2--
Unemployment RateAugust 198609/05/1986-6.8--
CPI-U NA (All Items)July 198608/21/1986-1.6--
CPI-U SA (All Items)July 198608/21/1986-0.0--
Unemployment RateJuly 198608/01/1986-6.9--
CPI-U SA (All Items)June 198607/23/1986-0.5--
CPI-U NA (All Items)June 198607/23/1986-1.7--
Unemployment RateJune 198607/03/1986-7.1--
CPI-U NA (All Items)May 198606/20/1986-1.6--
CPI-U SA (All Items)May 198606/20/1986-0.2--
Unemployment RateMay 198606/06/1986-7.3--
CPI-U SA (All Items)April 198605/21/1986--0.3--
CPI-U NA (All Items)April 198605/21/1986-1.6--
Unemployment RateApril 198605/02/1986-7.1--
CPI-U SA (All Items)March 198604/22/1986--0.4--
CPI-U NA (All Items)March 198604/22/1986-2.3--
Unemployment RateMarch 198604/04/1986-7.2--
CPI-U SA (All Items)February 198603/25/1986--0.4--
CPI-U NA (All Items)February 198603/25/1986-3.2--
Unemployment RateFebruary 198603/07/1986-7.3--
CPI-U SA (All Items)January 198602/25/1986-0.3--
CPI-U NA (All Items)January 198602/25/1986-3.9--
CPI-U SA (All Items)December 198502/25/19861st0.40.40.0
CPI-U SA (All Items)November 198502/25/19861st0.60.60.0
CPI-U SA (All Items)October 198502/25/19861st0.40.30.1
CPI-U SA (All Items)September 198502/25/19861st0.20.20.0
CPI-U SA (All Items)August 198502/25/19861st0.20.20.0
CPI-U SA (All Items)May 198502/25/19861st0.20.20.0
CPI-U SA (All Items)April 198502/25/19861st0.30.4-0.1
CPI-U SA (All Items)January 198502/25/19861st0.20.20.0
CPI-U SA (All Items)December 198402/25/19862nd0.30.30.0
CPI-U SA (All Items)November 198402/25/19862nd0.20.20.0
CPI-U SA (All Items)October 198402/25/19861st0.30.4-0.1
Unemployment RateJanuary 198602/07/1986-6.7--
CPI-U NA (All Items)December 198501/22/1986-3.8--
CPI-U SA (All Items)December 198501/22/1986-0.4--
Unemployment RateDecember 198501/08/1986-6.9--
Unemployment RateAugust 198501/08/19861st7.17.00.1
Unemployment RateNovember 198401/08/19862nd7.27.10.1
Unemployment RateJuly 198401/08/19861st7.47.5-0.1
Unemployment RateNovember 198301/08/19861st8.58.40.1
Unemployment RateAugust 198301/08/19862nd9.59.40.1