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Beige Book price pressure (Chartlas reading): 67.3 in Oct 2026, down from 67.9 in Sep 2026.
Next release: 25 Nov 2026.
Chartlas readings of the Federal Reserve's Beige Book, published eight times a year two weeks before each FOMC meeting: the balance of positive and negative descriptions in the book's text, from -100 to 100, for overall tone, prices, employment, wages and profit margins, and how often it mentions uncertainty.
| Period | First print | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | — | 67.3 | −0.6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | 67.9 | +4.6 |
| Jul 2026 | — | 63.3 | −12.3 |
| Jun 2026 | — | 75.6 | +1.5 |
| Apr 2026 | — | 74.1 | +19.9 |
| Mar 2026 | — | 54.2 | +1.0 |
| Jan 2026 | — | 53.2 | +3.5 |
| Nov 2025 | — | 49.7 | −5.7 |
| Oct 2025 | — | 55.4 | +1.2 |
| Sep 2025 | — | 54.2 | −7.0 |
| Jul 2025 | — | 61.2 | −13.9 |
| Jun 2025 | — | 75.1 | +4.1 |
Source: Beige Book, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The tone and uncertainty measures are Chartlas's own reading of the text.