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Oil rigs — United States (Baker Hughes, monthly avg)

Latest value: 451.5 rigs for September 2026, +8.0% year over year (against September 2025). 165 monthly observations from January 2013 to September 2026, in rigs. Source: Baker Hughes rig count (own xlsx + overview page) (XLSX/SITE route); context series, not an input to the Nowflation CPI Gauge.

Latest observations

PeriodValue
September 2026451.5 rigs
August 2026451.6 rigs
July 2026448.6 rigs
June 2026435 rigs
May 2026418 rigs
April 2026409.75 rigs
March 2026411.5 rigs
February 2026409.25 rigs
January 2026410.6 rigs
December 2025410.5 rigs
November 2025414.25 rigs
October 2025418.4 rigs

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