US Macro Economic Health Score →

A macro-aware asset-allocation agent checks ADW-002 on each monthly FRED data release and compares the health_score to its 38th-percentile current standing (score 47.7, 10-year range 28.0-63.7). When the score is below the 40th percentile AND the inflation_pressure sub-component is rising, the agent shifts a model portfolio's bond duration shorter and increases TIPS allocation — decisions that would otherwise require a multi-day analyst pull of raw CPI, unemployment, and GDP data from separate FRED series. The methodology_version field ensures the agent can detect if the Z-score normalization window changes and pause for human review.

A CFO of a mid-market manufacturer uses the monthly ADW-002 health_score to gate capital expenditure timing. When growth_momentum is negative and labor_market_status shows deterioration — both legible from a single API call versus assembling BLS, BEA, and FRED reports manually — the CFO can delay a planned equipment purchase by a quarter with a clear data-backed justification for the board, replacing a qualitative 'macro feels soft' judgment with a scored, source-traceable signal.