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In the June Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we forecast that rising global production of petroleum and other liquid fuels (driven by OPEC, Russia, and the United States) will limit price increases for global crude oil benchmarks Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI). We forecast production will increase more rapidly than [...]

Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.6% in May 2021 News Release Historical Data Unemployment Rate: 5.8% in May 2021 News Release Historical Data Payroll Employment: +559,000(p) in May 2021 News Release Historical Data [...]

Current expenditures per pupil on a national basis increased by 2.1 percent to $13,187 from FY 19 to FY 18, following an increase of 0.9 percent between FY 17 and FY 18, after adjusting for inflation. Increases in current expenditures per pupil from FY 18 to FY 19 were among the [...]

A new report examines the literacy and numeracy skills of U.S. young adults as they transition to post-high school life and how these are related to their earlier proficiency in reading and mathematics in Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). This study followed a sample of U.S. students who participated [...]

New Mexico had record-high production of crude oil and natural gas in March 2021, averaging 1.16 million barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil and 6.19 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas. The March 2021 increases in crude oil and natural gas production were the largest monthly [...]

STATCAST, JUNE 2021: DISCUSSION WITH FARIDA AHMAD, STATISTICIAN, ABOUT LATEST PROVISIONAL QUARTERLY MORTALITY DATA. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20210611/20210611.htm HOST:  Each quarter NCHS releases provisional data on mortality from leading causes of death in the U.S. on an interactive web-based dashboard.   This week the dashboard was updated to include Quarter 4 data from 2020 and gives a complete [...]

In 2019, 25.3% of children aged 2–17 years wore glasses or contact lenses, and the percentage increased with age among both boys and girls. Among boys, 3% wore glasses among those aged 2–5 years, 20.0% among those aged 6–11 years, and 35.3% among those aged 12–17 years. Among girls, the corresponding [...]

Every morning, each nuclear electricity generator in the United States reports its operating status to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The NRC compiles this information in its Power Reactor Status Report, and we present that information in interactive visualizations on our Status of Nuclear Outages page. Our analysis tool combines [...]

This NCSES InfoBytes highlights the 50-year trends in federal research obligations for the fields of science and engineering. The InfoBytes gives an overview and also breaks down trend data by broad field, detailed field, and as a percentage of total federal obligations for research in science and engineering. Data are [...]

Imports of petroleum products–gasoline, distillate, and other products–into the East Coast region of the United States increased in March 2021. Rising imports resulted from lower domestic supply, higher demand, and higher domestic petroleum product prices compared with prices in Europe. In March, East Coast petroleum product imports averaged 1.4 million [...]

Questions for Yelena Gorina, Health Statistician and Lead Author of “Patterns of Mammography, Pap Smear, and Colorectal Cancer Screening Services Among Women Aged 45 and Over.” Q: Why did you decide to focus on screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers in women? YG: I was thinking about this topic since many [...]

Over the past 15 years, the U.S. electricity generation mix has shifted away from coal and toward natural gas and renewables, resulting in lower CO2 emissions from electricity generation. In 2019, the U.S. electric power sector produced 1,724 million metric tons (MMmt) of CO2, 32% less than the 2,544 MMmt [...]

EIA forecasts in the June release of its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) that global Brent crude oil prices will stabilize in mid-2021 and average about $68 per barrel (b) in the third quarter before decreasing to an average of $60/b in 2022. Brent crude oil prices averaged $68/b in May, [...]

If you missed the deadline to respond to USDA’s National Agricultural Classification Survey (NACS), it is not too late. A second survey reminder is coming soon and responding online is easier than ever before. The survey, one of the most important steps in determining who should receive a 2022 Census [...]

NCHS has released the latest quarterly provisional mortality rates for the U.S., through full-year 2020 for most causes of death.  Estimates are presented for 15 leading causes of death plus estimates for deaths attributed to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), drug overdose, falls for persons aged 65 and over, firearm-related injuries, [...]