U.S. economic data release calendar 2026
The 2026 release dates of the U.S. economic reports that FedRateCalc's economic calendar tracks: employment, CPI, PPI, PCE, retail sales, JOLTS, GDP, FOMC minutes and FOMC statements. Each row has the release name, date, Eastern time (and its UTC equivalent), the reference period and the agency that publishes it. Agencies can change a date, so the agency's own schedule is authoritative.
Data as of September 12, 2026 · Reviewed November 5, 2026 · 101 rows, 10 columns · Part of FedRateCalc open data
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| release_id | release_name | release_type | release_date | time_et | time_et_24h | datetime_utc | reference_period | agency | source_url |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jolts-2026-01-07-november-2025 | Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) | jolts | 2026-01-07 | 10:00 AM | 10:00 | 2026-01-07T15:00:00Z | November 2025 | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | https://www.bls.gov/schedule/2026/home.htm |
| employment-2026-01-09-december-2025 | Employment Situation (Nonfarm Payrolls) | employment | 2026-01-09 | 8:30 AM | 08:30 | 2026-01-09T13:30:00Z | December 2025 | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | https://www.bls.gov/schedule/2026/home.htm |
| cpi-2026-01-13-december-2025 | Consumer Price Index (CPI) | cpi | 2026-01-13 | 8:30 AM | 08:30 | 2026-01-13T13:30:00Z | December 2025 | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | https://www.bls.gov/schedule/2026/home.htm |
| retail-sales-2026-01-14-november-2025 | Advance Monthly Retail Sales | retail-sales | 2026-01-14 | 8:30 AM | 08:30 | 2026-01-14T13:30:00Z | November 2025 | U.S. Census Bureau | https://www.census.gov/economic-indicators/calendar-listview.html |
| ppi-2026-01-14-november-2025 | Producer Price Index (PPI) | ppi | 2026-01-14 | 8:30 AM | 08:30 | 2026-01-14T13:30:00Z | November 2025 | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | https://www.bls.gov/schedule/2026/home.htm |
| fomc-2026-01-28-january-27-28-meeting | FOMC Rate Decision | fomc | 2026-01-28 | 2:00 PM | 14:00 | 2026-01-28T19:00:00Z | January 27–28 meeting | Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System | https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm |
| ppi-2026-01-30-december-2025 | Producer Price Index (PPI) | ppi | 2026-01-30 | 8:30 AM | 08:30 | 2026-01-30T13:30:00Z | December 2025 | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | https://www.bls.gov/schedule/2026/home.htm |
| jolts-2026-02-05-december-2025 | Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) | jolts | 2026-02-05 | 10:00 AM | 10:00 | 2026-02-05T15:00:00Z | December 2025 | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | https://www.bls.gov/schedule/2026/home.htm |
Field dictionary
| Column | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
release_id | string | Stable identifier of the release (type, date and reference period). |
release_name | string | Name of the release. |
release_type | enum | employment, cpi, ppi, pce, retail-sales, jolts, gdp, fomc-minutes or fomc. |
release_date | date | Release date in Eastern time (YYYY-MM-DD). |
time_et | string | Release time in Eastern time, 12-hour clock (for example 8:30 AM). |
time_et_24h | string | The same time on a 24-hour clock (HH:MM). |
datetime_utc | datetime | The release as an ISO 8601 UTC timestamp, after applying the Eastern offset for that date. |
reference_period | string | The period the release covers (for example a month) or the FOMC meeting. |
agency | string | The agency that publishes the release. |
source_url | string | The agency's release schedule page. |
Official sources
- BLS 2026 release calendar
- BEA release schedule
- Census economic indicators calendar
- Federal Reserve FOMC calendar
FedRateCalc is not affiliated with these agencies. Their own pages are authoritative; check them before relying on a date or a rate.
Update policy
Regenerated at every site build from FedRateCalc's economic calendar module (src/lib/economicCalendar.ts). The per-release data freshness items (jobs, cpi, ppi, pce, retail-sales, jolts, gdp and fomc-minutes) keep that module current.
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