VEVaughn Economics

U.S. Econ Data Lab

The economy,
made inspectable.

Official measurements, calendar-aligned calculations, and transparent sources. Data refresh automatically.

Growth & production

Real GDP / Nominal GDP

The inflation-adjusted level of goods and services produced in the United States.

Measurement basis
Years
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Published levels and native seasonal adjustments are retained. Percent changes across different frequencies cover different periods; use a common frequency for like-period comparisons. Live observations may incorporate revisions after the chapter’s fixed vintage. This product uses the FRED® API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Capital & inequality lens

Capital & Inequality Lens

Current WID and U.S. agency series extend the historical context in this collection while keeping their definitions and methods visible.

Ch. 3–5

Capital and wealth

National, private, public, housing, domestic, and foreign wealth relative to national income.

Ch. 5–6

Accumulation and factor shares

Saving, growth, capital/income ratios, labor share, capital share, returns, and Tobin’s Q.

Ch. 7–9

Income and wage inequality

Top income and wage shares, distribution groups, income composition, and minimum wages.

Ch. 10–12

Wealth concentration and returns

Top wealth shares, r versus g, inheritance, portfolio composition, and unequal returns.

Ch. 13–16

The fiscal state

Tax revenue, public spending, top income and inheritance tax rates, debt, saving, and deficits.

Updated U.S. series

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ⓘ About these variables

These variables are mapped to the capital, income, and inequality themes covered in Thomas Piketty’s book. The live series comes from the World Inequality Database and keeps its own definitions.

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Historical range

This lens groups measures by capital, income, wealth, and public-finance themes. Current distributional estimates are from WID and retain their own definitions and methodology.