Insights
Analysis built on the monitor's EIA, BLS and Census data.
How far $100 of fuel takes you in America's best-selling cars
Miles on $100 of fuel or home charging, and a month's fuel cost, in each version of the 25 best-selling US models and the 5 best-selling electric ones.
Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for electricity than public ones
Average home electricity price at investor-owned utilities against public utilities and co-ops, by state and by utility, since 2015.
The four biggest jumps in home power prices were all on one grid
Change in the average home electricity price by state in the first year of PJM's ninefold capacity price, June 2025 to May 2026.
Gold became America's top export
US exports of gold against crude oil, pharmaceuticals and aircraft engines since 2020, over 12 months and month by month, by Census product category.
Diesel costs 11 minutes of work per gallon, gas 8
Minutes of average US hourly pay to buy a gallon of diesel or regular gas, since 1994.