Chainlink partners with US Department of Commerce to bring macroeconomic data onchain

The US Department of Commerce is now pushing macroeconomic data directly onto public blockchains through Chainlink, marking the first time a federal agency has published official economic statistics onchain. The collaboration, confirmed on August 28, 2025, delivers six data feeds sourced from the Bureau of Economic Analysis to ten blockchain networks. What’s actually going onchain The six metrics being delivered through Chainlink Data Feeds cover three core economic indicators, each tracked in two formats. Real GDP gets reported as both a level figure and an annual rate percent change. The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, follows the same dual format. And Real Final Sales to Private Domestic Purchasers rounds out the set with level and annual rate data. All six are sourced directly from Bureau of Economic Analysis releases and will be updated on either a monthly or quarterly basis, matching the BEA’s existing publication schedule. The initial rollout spans ten blockchain networks: Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base, Botanix, Ethereum, Linea, Mantle, Optimism, Sonic, and ZKsync. Chainlink has indicated plans to expand to addition...