diff --git a/info/container.go b/info/container.go
index b3816336..845b6d87 100644
--- a/info/container.go
+++ b/info/container.go
@@ -464,9 +464,19 @@ type Usage struct {
 	Memory Percentiles `json:"memory"`
 }
 
+// latest sample collected for a container.
+type InstantUsage struct {
+	// cpu rate in cpu milliseconds/second.
+	Cpu uint64 `json:"cpu"`
+	// Memory usage in bytes.
+	Memory uint64 `json:"memory"`
+}
+
 type DerivedStats struct {
 	// Time of generation of these stats.
 	Timestamp time.Time `json:"timestamp"`
+	// Latest instantaneous sample.
+	LatestUsage InstantUsage `json:"latest_usage"`
 	// Percentiles in last observed minute.
 	MinuteUsage Usage `json:"minute_usage"`
 	// Percentile in last hour.
diff --git a/summary/percentiles.go b/summary/percentiles.go
index 01b70b7a..59075c2a 100644
--- a/summary/percentiles.go
+++ b/summary/percentiles.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package summary
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"sort"
 
@@ -147,23 +148,31 @@ func getPercentComplete(stats []*secondSample) (percent int32) {
 	return
 }
 
+// Calculate cpurate from two consecutive total cpu usage samples.
+func getCpuRate(latest, previous secondSample) (uint64, error) {
+	var elapsed int64
+	elapsed = latest.Timestamp.Sub(previous.Timestamp).Nanoseconds()
+	if elapsed < 10*milliSecondsToNanoSeconds {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("elapsed time too small: %d ns: time now %s last %s", elapsed, latest.Timestamp.String(), previous.Timestamp.String())
+	}
+	if latest.Cpu < previous.Cpu {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("bad sample: cumulative cpu usage dropped from %d to %d", latest.Cpu, previous.Cpu)
+	}
+	// Cpurate is calculated in cpu-milliseconds per second.
+	cpuRate := (latest.Cpu - previous.Cpu) * secondsToMilliSeconds / uint64(elapsed)
+	return cpuRate, nil
+}
+
 // Returns a percentile sample for a minute by aggregating seconds samples.
 func GetMinutePercentiles(stats []*secondSample) info.Usage {
 	lastSample := secondSample{}
 	cpu := NewResource(len(stats))
 	memory := NewResource(len(stats))
 	for _, stat := range stats {
-		var elapsed int64
 		if !lastSample.Timestamp.IsZero() {
-			elapsed = stat.Timestamp.Sub(lastSample.Timestamp).Nanoseconds()
-			if elapsed < 10*milliSecondsToNanoSeconds {
-				glog.Infof("Elapsed time too small: %d ns: time now %s last %s", elapsed, stat.Timestamp.String(), lastSample.Timestamp.String())
-				continue
-			}
-			glog.V(2).Infof("Read sample: cpu %d, memory %d", stat.Cpu, memory)
-			cpuRate := (stat.Cpu - lastSample.Cpu) * secondsToMilliSeconds / uint64(elapsed)
-			if cpuRate < 0 {
-				glog.Infof("cpu rate too small: %f ns", cpuRate)
+			cpuRate, err := getCpuRate(*stat, lastSample)
+			if err != nil {
+				glog.V(2).Infof("Skipping sample, %v", err)
 				continue
 			}
 			glog.V(2).Infof("Adding cpu rate sample : %d", cpuRate)
diff --git a/summary/summary.go b/summary/summary.go
index 4d0012fa..8a443b29 100644
--- a/summary/summary.go
+++ b/summary/summary.go
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ type StatsSummary struct {
 	secondSamples []*secondSample
 	// minute percentiles. We track 24 * 60 maximum samples.
 	minuteSamples *SamplesBuffer
-	// latest derived minute, hour, and day stats. Updated every minute.
+	// latest derived instant, minute, hour, and day stats. Instant sample updated every second.
+	// Others updated every minute.
 	derivedStats info.DerivedStats // Guarded by dataLock.
 	dataLock     sync.RWMutex
 }
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ func (s *StatsSummary) AddSample(stat info.ContainerStats) error {
 		sample.Memory = stat.Memory.WorkingSet
 	}
 	s.secondSamples = append(s.secondSamples, &sample)
+	s.updateLatestUsage()
 	// TODO(jnagal): Use 'available' to avoid unnecessary computation.
 	if len(s.secondSamples) == 60 {
 		// Make a minute stat.
@@ -80,6 +82,29 @@ func (s *StatsSummary) AddSample(stat info.ContainerStats) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (s *StatsSummary) updateLatestUsage() {
+	usage := info.InstantUsage{}
+	numStats := len(s.secondSamples)
+	if numStats < 1 {
+		return
+	}
+	latest := s.secondSamples[numStats-1]
+	usage.Memory = latest.Memory
+	if numStats > 1 {
+		previous := s.secondSamples[numStats-2]
+		cpu, err := getCpuRate(*latest, *previous)
+		if err == nil {
+			usage.Cpu = cpu
+		}
+	}
+
+	s.dataLock.Lock()
+	defer s.dataLock.Unlock()
+	s.derivedStats.LatestUsage = usage
+	s.derivedStats.Timestamp = latest.Timestamp
+	return
+}
+
 // Generate new derived stats based on current minute stats samples.
 func (s *StatsSummary) updateDerivedStats() error {
 	derived := info.DerivedStats{}
@@ -102,6 +127,7 @@ func (s *StatsSummary) updateDerivedStats() error {
 
 	s.dataLock.Lock()
 	defer s.dataLock.Unlock()
+	derived.LatestUsage = s.derivedStats.LatestUsage
 	s.derivedStats = derived
 
 	return nil