The U.S. fuels and lubricants trade balance, with exports totaling $369B and imports totaling $317B, reached a surplus of $52B in 2022....

The devaluation of the dollar against gold, which started after the end of Bretton Woods, preceded the oil price shock in the 1970s. The...

Gold experienced significant price increases in 1972–1980 and again two decades later in 2003–2012.

Gold prices ($/oz) and annual changes (1963–2023)

The U.S. history experienced an inflation rate of more than 10.0% in several periods: 1813 (13.7%), 1862–1864 (11.1%–27.0%), 1917–1920...

The U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) did not change from 1800 until World War II. From 1942 to 1972, the CPI increased by 2.6 times, and...

Trade balance of the U.S. and China for electrical and mechanical machinery and transportation equipment

Manufactured products trade balance of the U.S. and China