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US Macro Dashboard

Four core macroeconomic indicators for the United States — real GDP growth, CPI inflation, unemployment rate, and the federal funds rate — rendered as interactive SVG line charts with NBER recession shading. Toggle between indicators, zoom into decades, and read the key turning points directly on the chart.

📊 FRED / BLS / BEA annual data 1960–2024 (embedded); values are approximate annual averages from public US government sources
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GDP Growth Inflation Unemployment Fed Rate (normalized 0–100% of each series' own range)
Key events: 1973 Oil Shock — supply inflation + recession. Volcker tightening 1980–82 — Fed rate peaked ~19%, unemployment hit 10.8%. Great Moderation 1984–2007 — low volatility era. GFC 2008–09 — worst post-WWII recession; unemployment 10%. COVID-19 2020 — sharpest quarterly GDP drop in recorded history. Post-COVID inflation surge 2021–22 — CPI hit 8% for first time since 1981.
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