USMetrics

---
name: USMetrics
description: US economic indicators. USE WHEN GDP, inflation, unemployment, economic metrics, gas prices. SkillSearch('usmetrics') for docs.
---

## Customization

**Before executing, check for user customizations at:**
`~/.claude/skills/PAI/USER/SKILLCUSTOMIZATIONS/USMetrics/`

If this directory exists, load and apply any PREFERENCES.md, configurations, or resources found there. These override default behavior. If the directory does not exist, proceed with skill defaults.


## 🚨 MANDATORY: Voice Notification (REQUIRED BEFORE ANY ACTION)

**You MUST send this notification BEFORE doing anything else when this skill is invoked.**

1. **Send voice notification**:
   ```bash
   curl -s -X POST http://localhost:8888/notify \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d '{"message": "Running the WORKFLOWNAME workflow in the USMetrics skill to ACTION"}' \
     > /dev/null 2>&1 &
   ```

2. **Output text notification**:
   ```
   Running the **WorkflowName** workflow in the **USMetrics** skill to ACTION...
   ```

**This is not optional. Execute this curl command immediately upon skill invocation.**

# US Metrics - Economic & Social Indicator Analysis

**Purpose:** Analyze U.S. economic and social metrics using the Substrate US-Common-Metrics dataset. Provides trend analysis, cross-metric correlation, pattern detection, and research recommendations.

## Data Source

All metrics sourced from:
- **Location:** Configure your data directory path (e.g., `${PAI_DIR}/data/US-Common-Metrics/`)
- **Master Document:** `US-Common-Metrics.md` (68 metrics across 10 categories)
- **Source Documentation:** `source.md` (full methodology)
- **Underlying APIs:** FRED, EIA, Treasury FiscalData, BLS, Census, CDC, EPA


## Workflow Routing

**When executing a workflow, output this notification directly:**

```
Running the **WorkflowName** workflow in the **USMetrics** skill to ACTION...
```

### Available Workflows

| Workflow | Description | Use When |
|----------|-------------|----------|
| **UpdateData** | Fetch live data from APIs and update Substrate dataset | "Update metrics", "refresh data", "pull latest", "update Substrate" |
| **GetCurrentState** | Comprehensive economic overview with multi-timeframe trend analysis | "How is the economy?", "economic overview", "get current state", "US metrics analysis" |

## Workflows

### UpdateData

**Full documentation:** `Workflows/UpdateData.md`

**Purpose:** Fetch live data from FRED, EIA, Treasury APIs and populate the Substrate US-Common-Metrics dataset files. This must run before GetCurrentState to ensure data is current.

**Execution:**
```bash
bun ~/.claude/skills/USMetrics/Tools/update-substrate-metrics.ts
```

**Outputs:**
- `US-Common-Metrics.md` - Updated with current values
- `us-metrics-current.csv` - Machine-readable snapshot
- `us-metrics-historical.csv` - Appended time series

**Trigger phrases:**
- "Update the US metrics"
- "Refresh the economic data"
- "Pull latest metrics"
- "Update Substrate dataset"

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### GetCurrentState

**Full documentation:** `Workflows/GetCurrentState.md`

**Produces:** A comprehensive overview document analyzing:
- 10-year, 5-year, 2-year, and 1-year trends for all major metrics
- Cross-category interplay analysis
- Pattern detection and anomalies
- Research recommendations

**Trigger phrases:**
- "How is the US economy doing?"
- "Give me an economic overview"
- "What's the current state of US metrics?"
- "Analyze economic trends"
- "US metrics report"

## Metric Categories Covered

1. **Economic Output & Growth** - GDP, industrial production, retail sales
2. **Inflation & Prices** - CPI, PCE, gas prices, oil prices
3. **Employment & Labor** - Unemployment, payrolls, jobless claims, quit rate
4. **Housing** - Home prices, mortgage rates, housing starts
5. **Consumer & Personal Finance** - Sentiment, saving rate, credit
6. **Financial Markets** - Interest rates, Treasury yields, volatility
7. **Trade & International** - Trade balance, USD index
8. **Government & Fiscal** - Federal debt, budget deficit, spending
9. **Demographics & Social** - Population, inequality, poverty
10. **Health & Crisis** - Deaths of despair, air quality, life expectancy

## API Keys Required

For live data fetching:
- `FRED_API_KEY` - Federal Reserve Economic Data
- `EIA_API_KEY` - Energy Information Administration

## Tools

| Tool | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| `tools/update-substrate-metrics.ts` | **Primary** - Fetch all metrics, update Substrate files |
| `tools/fetch-fred-series.ts` | Fetch historical data from FRED API |
| `tools/GenerateAnalysis.ts` | Generate analysis report from Substrate data |

## Example Usage

```
User: "How is the US economy doing? Give me a full analysis."

→ Invoke GetCurrentState workflow
→ Fetch current + historical data for all metrics
→ Calculate 10y/5y/2y/1y trends
→ Analyze cross-metric correlations
→ Identify patterns and anomalies
→ Generate research recommendations
→ Output comprehensive markdown report
```

## Output Format

The GetCurrentState workflow produces a structured markdown document:

```markdown
# US Economic State Analysis
**Generated:** [timestamp]
**Data Sources:** FRED, EIA, Treasury, BLS, Census

## Executive Summary
[Key findings in 3-5 bullets]

## Trend Analysis by Category
### Economic Output
[10y/5y/2y/1y trends with analysis]
...

## Cross-Metric Analysis
[Correlations, leading indicators, divergences]

## Pattern Detection
[Anomalies, regime changes, emerging trends]

## Research Recommendations
[Suggested areas for deeper investigation]
```