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
CPI-U SA (All Items)November 197812/22/1978-0.5--
Unemployment RateNovember 197812/08/1978-5.8--
CPI-U SA (All Items)October 197811/28/1978-0.8--
CPI-U NA (All Items)October 197811/28/1978-8.9--
Unemployment RateOctober 197811/03/1978-5.8--
CPI-U SA (All Items)September 197810/26/1978-0.7--
CPI-U NA (All Items)September 197810/26/1978-8.3--
Unemployment RateSeptember 197810/06/1978-6.0--
CPI-U NA (All Items)August 197809/26/1978-7.9--
CPI-U SA (All Items)August 197809/26/1978-0.6--
Unemployment RateAugust 197809/01/1978-5.9--
CPI-U NA (All Items)July 197808/29/1978-7.7--
CPI-U SA (All Items)July 197808/29/1978-0.5--
Unemployment RateJuly 197808/04/1978-6.2--
CPI-U SA (All Items)June 197807/28/1978-0.9--
CPI-U NA (All Items)June 197807/28/1978-7.4--
Unemployment RateJune 197807/07/1978-5.7--
CPI-U SA (All Items)May 197806/30/1978-0.9--
CPI-U NA (All Items)May 197806/30/1978-7.0--
Unemployment RateMay 197806/02/1978-6.1--
CPI-U NA (All Items)April 197805/31/1978-6.6--
CPI-U SA (All Items)April 197805/31/1978-0.8--
Unemployment RateApril 197805/05/1978-6.0--
CPI-U NA (All Items)March 197804/28/1978-6.5--
CPI-U SA (All Items)March 197804/28/1978-0.8--
Unemployment RateMarch 197804/07/1978-6.2--
CPI-U SA (All Items)February 197803/28/1978-0.6--
CPI-U NA (All Items)February 197803/28/1978-6.4--
Unemployment RateFebruary 197803/10/1978-6.1--
CPI-U NA (All Items)January 197802/27/1978-6.8--
CPI-U SA (All Items)January 197802/27/1978-0.8--
CPI-U SA (All Items)December 197702/27/19781st0.40.40.0
CPI-U SA (All Items)October 197702/27/19781st0.30.30.0
CPI-U SA (All Items)August 197702/27/19781st0.40.30.1
CPI-U SA (All Items)July 197702/27/19781st0.30.4-0.1
CPI-U SA (All Items)June 197702/27/19781st0.50.6-0.1
CPI-U SA (All Items)April 197702/27/19781st0.80.80.0
CPI-U SA (All Items)October 197602/27/19782nd0.40.30.1
CPI-U SA (All Items)August 197602/27/19781st0.50.50.0
CPI-U SA (All Items)July 197602/27/19782nd0.40.5-0.1
Unemployment RateJanuary 197802/03/1978-6.3--
Unemployment RateNovember 197702/03/19781st6.76.9-0.2
Unemployment RateOctober 197702/03/19781st6.87.0-0.2
Unemployment RateSeptember 197702/03/19781st6.86.9-0.1
Unemployment RateAugust 197702/03/19781st7.07.1-0.1
Unemployment RateMay 197702/03/19781st7.16.90.2
Unemployment RateApril 197702/03/19781st7.17.00.1
Unemployment RateMarch 197702/03/19781st7.47.30.1
Unemployment RateFebruary 197702/03/19781st7.67.50.1
Unemployment RateJanuary 197702/03/19781st7.47.30.1