Completed-month calculations and the current-month estimate are separate. Historical scores use today's data, not month-end vintages.
G and L scores show relative positions over the past 18 years. The raw composite averages component z-scores; it is not an absolute economic measurement.
Independent axis scaling · The two axes use different ranges; distances are not directly comparable with the long-term map.
Annual means · Fixed axes ±3 · Axes remain fixed across ranges. The current year averages available non-provisional months.
Check growth and funding trends. An unobserved input is not a neutral judgment.