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AMERICABY THE NUMBERSOfficial data • automatically updated
NATIONAL DEBT
$40.44T
Total outstanding U.S. federal debt
Treasury · Oct 22
INFLATION
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12-month change in consumer prices
Updating from official source
UNEMPLOYMENT
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Share of the labor force unemployed
Updating from official source
REGULAR GAS
$4.32
Average price per gallon nationwide
U.S. avg · EIA weekly
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