The Weekly Economic Index (WEI) of the United States exhibited notable fluctuations between January 2021 and May 2025. Throughout this period, the WEI reached its lowest point at negative **** percent in the third week of February 2021, while achieving its peak at ***** percent in the first week of May 2021. From 2021 through the initial half of 2023, the WEI demonstrated a gradual decline, interspersed with occasional minor upturns. This phase was succeeded by a period characterized by a modest overall increase.
What is the Weekly Economic Index?
The Weekly Economic Index (WEI) is an index of real economic activity using high-frequency data, used to signal the state of the U.S. economy. It is an index of ** daily and weekly indicators, scaled to align with the four-quarter GDP growth rate. The indicators reflected in the WEI cover consumer behavior, the labor market, and production.
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Dallas Fed. (June 2, 2025). Weekly Economic Index (WEI) in the United States from January 2021 to May 2025 (compared to previous year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332099/us-weekly-economic-index/
Dallas Fed. "Weekly Economic Index (WEI) in the United States from January 2021 to May 2025 (compared to previous year)." Chart. June 2, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332099/us-weekly-economic-index/
Dallas Fed. (2025). Weekly Economic Index (WEI) in the United States from January 2021 to May 2025 (compared to previous year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332099/us-weekly-economic-index/
Dallas Fed. "Weekly Economic Index (Wei) in The United States from January 2021 to May 2025 (Compared to Previous Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jun 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332099/us-weekly-economic-index/
Dallas Fed, Weekly Economic Index (WEI) in the United States from January 2021 to May 2025 (compared to previous year) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332099/us-weekly-economic-index/ (last visited June 27, 2025)
Weekly Economic Index (WEI) in the United States from January 2021 to May 2025 (compared to previous year) [Graph], Dallas Fed, June 2, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332099/us-weekly-economic-index/
