Economic releases on Wednesday, September 16, 2026
- 01
The Fed raised rates for the first time since 2023
The FOMC lifted the federal funds target range a quarter point to 3.75–4.00%, twelve votes to none.
- 02
Retail Sales rose to 5.4%
Retail Sales YoY %, August 2026, from 4.5% for July 2026. Source: Census.
Retail Sales YoY %, last five years Retail Sales YoY %, last five years - 03
Real Retail Sales rose to $232B
Real retail sales ($, chained), August 2026, from $230B for July 2026. It is the highest on record (since 1993). Source: Census/FRED.
Real retail sales ($, chained), last five years Real retail sales ($, chained), last five years - 04
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) rose to $369K
Typical US home value ($), August 2026, from $368K for July 2026. It is the highest on record (since 2000). Source: Zillow.
Typical US home value ($), last five years Typical US home value ($), last five years - 05
Active For-Sale Housing Inventory rose to 1.41M
Active listings, August 2026, from 1.39M for July 2026. It is the highest since December 2019. Source: Zillow.
Active listings, last five years Active listings, last five years - 06
US Distillate Inventories rose to 107.9
Distillate stocks (million barrels), the week of Sep 11, 2026, from 106.3 for the week of Sep 4, 2026. Source: EIA.
Distillate stocks (million barrels), last five years Distillate stocks (million barrels), last five years - 07
US Distillate Days of Supply rose to 29.9
Days of supply, the week of Sep 11, 2026, from 28.6 for the week of Sep 4, 2026. Source: EIA.
Days of supply, last five years Days of supply, last five years - 08
US Refinery Crude Runs fell to 17.33
Refiner net crude input (million b/d), the week of Sep 11, 2026, from 17.59 for the week of Sep 4, 2026. Source: EIA.
Refiner net crude input (million b/d), last five years Refiner net crude input (million b/d), last five years - 09
US Refinery Utilization fell to 96.8%
Utilization (% of operable capacity), the week of Sep 11, 2026, from 97.8% for the week of Sep 4, 2026. Source: EIA.
Utilization (% of operable capacity), last five years Utilization (% of operable capacity), last five years - 10
Inventories-to-Sales Ratio held at 1.30
Inventories/sales ratio, July 2026, from 1.30 for June 2026. Source: Census.
Inventories/sales ratio, last five years Inventories/sales ratio, last five years - 11
US Gasoline Inventories rose to 207.7
Gasoline stocks (million barrels), the week of Sep 11, 2026, from 206.9 for the week of Sep 4, 2026. Source: EIA.
Gasoline stocks (million barrels), last five years Gasoline stocks (million barrels), last five years - 12
St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index fell to -0.85
STLFSI, the week of Sep 11, 2026, from -0.79 for the week of Sep 4, 2026. Source: St. Louis Fed.
STLFSI, last five years STLFSI, last five years - 13
US Distillate Demand (Product Supplied) fell to 3.50
Product supplied (million b/d), the week of Sep 11, 2026, from 3.68 for the week of Sep 4, 2026. Source: EIA.
Product supplied (million b/d), last five years Product supplied (million b/d), last five years - 14
US Distillate Exports rose to 1.61
Exports (million b/d), the week of Sep 11, 2026, from 1.56 for the week of Sep 4, 2026. Source: EIA.
Exports (million b/d), last five years Exports (million b/d), last five years - 15
US Gasoline Demand (Product Supplied) rose to 8.80
Product supplied (million b/d), the week of Sep 11, 2026, from 8.55 for the week of Sep 4, 2026. Source: EIA.
Product supplied (million b/d), last five years Product supplied (million b/d), last five years - 16
US Refinery Capacity held at 18.03
Operable capacity (million b/d), the week of Sep 11, 2026, from 18.03 for the week of Sep 4, 2026. Source: EIA.
Operable capacity (million b/d), last five years Operable capacity (million b/d), last five years - 17
Median Household Income: $87.5K
Median household income ($), 2025. Source: Census.
Median household income ($), last five years Median household income ($), last five years
Every official economic release dated Wednesday, September 16, 2026, in order of importance and then by how unusual the reading is against its own history. Days with no releases have no edition. Market moves are not part of the edition. Values are those shown on each indicator page, which carry later revisions; charts end on the edition's date. Research and education, not financial advice.