diff --git a/stats/stats.go b/stats/stats.go
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+++ b/stats/stats.go
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+package stats
+
+import (
+	"time"
+)
+
+const (
+	maxHistoryLength = 300 // Five minutes
+)
+
+type (
+	Stats struct {
+		queues map[string]*meta
+	}
+	meta struct {
+		cur    point
+		points []point
+	}
+	point struct {
+		in  int64
+		out int64
+	}
+)
+
+func New() *Stats {
+	s := &Stats{
+		q: map[string]*meta{},
+	}
+
+	go s.loopCollectSeconds()
+
+	return s
+}
+
+func (s *Stats) AddMessage(queue string) {
+	s.metaFor(queue).cur.in++
+}
+
+func (s *Stats) AddDelivery(queue string) {
+	s.metaFor(queue).cur.out++
+}
+
+func (s *Stats) Rates(queue string) (in, out int64) {
+	m := s.metaFor(queue)
+	p := point{}
+	if len(m.points) > 0 {
+		p = m.points[len(m.points)-1]
+	}
+
+	return p.in, p.out
+}
+
+func (s *Stats) RateHistory(queue string) map[string][]int64 {
+	hist := map[string][]int64{
+		"in":  []int64{},
+		"out": []int64{},
+	}
+
+	for _, p := range s.metaFor(queue).points {
+		hist["in"] = append(hist["in"], p.in)
+		hist["out"] = append(hist["out"], p.out)
+	}
+
+	return hist
+}
+
+func (s *Stats) loopCollectSeconds() {
+	t := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second)
+	for {
+		<-t.C
+		s.collectSeconds()
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *Stats) collectSeconds() {
+	for _, m := range s.queues {
+		m.points = append(m.points, m.cur)
+		m.cur.in = 0
+		m.cur.out = 0
+		if len(m.points) > maxHistoryLength {
+			m.points = m.points[1:]
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *Stats) metaFor(queue string) *meta {
+	m, ok := s.queues[queue]
+	if !ok {
+		m = &meta{
+			points: []point{},
+		}
+		s.queues[queue] = m
+	}
+
+	return m
+}