diff --git a/daemon/call.c b/daemon/call.c
index 3dd8402a7..b411d645e 100644
--- a/daemon/call.c
+++ b/daemon/call.c
@@ -63,11 +63,9 @@ struct xmlrpc_helper {
 };
 
 
-/* XXX rework these */
-struct global_stats_counter rtpe_statsps;
-struct global_stats_counter rtpe_stats_cumulative;
-struct global_stats_counter rtpe_stats;
 struct global_stats_gauge rtpe_stats_gauge;
+struct global_stats_ax rtpe_stats;
+struct global_stats_counter rtpe_stats_cumulative;
 
 rwlock_t rtpe_callhash_lock;
 GHashTable *rtpe_callhash;
@@ -570,22 +568,22 @@ void call_timer(void *ptr) {
 		call_timer_iterator(c, &hlp);
 	ITERATE_CALL_LIST_NEXT_END(c);
 
-	atomic64_local_copy_zero_struct(&tmpstats, &rtpe_statsps, bytes);
-	atomic64_local_copy_zero_struct(&tmpstats, &rtpe_statsps, packets);
-	atomic64_local_copy_zero_struct(&tmpstats, &rtpe_statsps, errors);
+	atomic64_local_copy_zero_struct(&tmpstats, &rtpe_stats.ax, bytes);
+	atomic64_local_copy_zero_struct(&tmpstats, &rtpe_stats.ax, packets);
+	atomic64_local_copy_zero_struct(&tmpstats, &rtpe_stats.ax, errors);
 
-	atomic64_set(&rtpe_stats.bytes, atomic64_get_na(&tmpstats.bytes) / run_diff);
-	atomic64_set(&rtpe_stats.packets, atomic64_get_na(&tmpstats.packets) / run_diff);
-	atomic64_set(&rtpe_stats.errors, atomic64_get_na(&tmpstats.errors) / run_diff);
+	atomic64_set(&rtpe_stats.intv.bytes, atomic64_get_na(&tmpstats.bytes) / run_diff);
+	atomic64_set(&rtpe_stats.intv.packets, atomic64_get_na(&tmpstats.packets) / run_diff);
+	atomic64_set(&rtpe_stats.intv.errors, atomic64_get_na(&tmpstats.errors) / run_diff);
 
 	/* update statistics regarding requests per second */
-	offers = atomic64_get_set(&rtpe_statsps.offers, 0);
+	offers = atomic64_get_set(&rtpe_stats.ax.offers, 0);
 	update_requests_per_second_stats(&rtpe_totalstats_interval.offers_ps, offers / run_diff);
 
-	answers = atomic64_get_set(&rtpe_statsps.answers, 0);
+	answers = atomic64_get_set(&rtpe_stats.ax.answers, 0);
 	update_requests_per_second_stats(&rtpe_totalstats_interval.answers_ps,	answers / run_diff);
 
-	deletes = atomic64_get_set(&rtpe_statsps.deletes, 0);
+	deletes = atomic64_get_set(&rtpe_stats.ax.deletes, 0);
 	update_requests_per_second_stats(&rtpe_totalstats_interval.deletes_ps,	deletes / run_diff);
 
 	// stats derived while iterating calls
diff --git a/daemon/call_interfaces.c b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
index d3fc584da..7368bc038 100644
--- a/daemon/call_interfaces.c
+++ b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ void calls_status_tcp(struct streambuf_stream *s) {
 	rwlock_lock_r(&rtpe_callhash_lock);
 	streambuf_printf(s->outbuf, "proxy %u "UINT64F"/%i/%i\n",
 		g_hash_table_size(rtpe_callhash),
-		atomic64_get(&rtpe_stats.bytes), 0, 0);
+		atomic64_get(&rtpe_stats.intv.bytes), 0, 0);
 	rwlock_unlock_r(&rtpe_callhash_lock);
 
 	ITERATE_CALL_LIST_START(CALL_ITERATOR_MAIN, c);
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ static enum load_limit_reasons call_offer_session_limit(void) {
 	}
 
 	if (ret == LOAD_LIMIT_NONE && rtpe_config.bw_limit) {
-		uint64_t bw = atomic64_get(&rtpe_stats.bytes);
+		uint64_t bw = atomic64_get(&rtpe_stats.intv.bytes);
 		if (bw >= rtpe_config.bw_limit) {
 			ilog(LOG_WARN, "Bandwidth limit exceeded (%" PRIu64 " > %" PRIu64 ")",
 					bw, rtpe_config.bw_limit);
diff --git a/daemon/cli.c b/daemon/cli.c
index 960e43c0b..5d1ef9bf3 100644
--- a/daemon/cli.c
+++ b/daemon/cli.c
@@ -407,11 +407,11 @@ static void cli_incoming_params_revert(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw) {
 static void cli_incoming_list_counters(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw) {
 	cw->cw_printf(cw, "\nCurrent per-second counters:\n\n");
 	cw->cw_printf(cw, " Packets per second                              :%" PRIu64 "\n",
-			atomic64_get(&rtpe_stats.packets));
+			atomic64_get(&rtpe_stats.intv.packets));
 	cw->cw_printf(cw, " Bytes per second                                :%" PRIu64 "\n",
-			atomic64_get(&rtpe_stats.bytes));
+			atomic64_get(&rtpe_stats.intv.bytes));
 	cw->cw_printf(cw, " Errors per second                               :%" PRIu64 "\n",
-			atomic64_get(&rtpe_stats.errors));
+			atomic64_get(&rtpe_stats.intv.errors));
 }
 
 static void cli_incoming_list_totals(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw) {
diff --git a/daemon/control_ng.c b/daemon/control_ng.c
index c21c252da..c5f55c6b4 100644
--- a/daemon/control_ng.c
+++ b/daemon/control_ng.c
@@ -350,15 +350,15 @@ int control_ng_process(str *buf, const endpoint_t *sin, char *addr,
 	// XXX could generalise these, same as above
 	switch (command) {
 		case NGC_OFFER:
-			atomic64_inc(&rtpe_statsps.offers);
+			atomic64_inc(&rtpe_stats.ax.offers);
 			timeval_update_request_time(&rtpe_totalstats_interval.offer, &cmd_process_time);
 			break;
 		case NGC_ANSWER:
-			atomic64_inc(&rtpe_statsps.answers);
+			atomic64_inc(&rtpe_stats.ax.answers);
 			timeval_update_request_time(&rtpe_totalstats_interval.answer, &cmd_process_time);
 			break;
 		case NGC_DELETE:
-			atomic64_inc(&rtpe_statsps.deletes);
+			atomic64_inc(&rtpe_stats.ax.deletes);
 			timeval_update_request_time(&rtpe_totalstats_interval.delete, &cmd_process_time);
 			break;
 		default:
diff --git a/daemon/statistics.c b/daemon/statistics.c
index 5109c7618..e84cb286e 100644
--- a/daemon/statistics.c
+++ b/daemon/statistics.c
@@ -475,9 +475,9 @@ GQueue *statistics_gather_metrics(void) {
 	METRIC("transcodedmedia", "Transcoded media", UINT64F, UINT64F, atomic64_get(&rtpe_stats_gauge.transcoded_media));
 	PROM("transcoded_media", "gauge");
 
-	METRIC("packetrate", "Packets per second", UINT64F, UINT64F, atomic64_get(&rtpe_stats.packets));
-	METRIC("byterate", "Bytes per second", UINT64F, UINT64F, atomic64_get(&rtpe_stats.bytes));
-	METRIC("errorrate", "Errors per second", UINT64F, UINT64F, atomic64_get(&rtpe_stats.errors));
+	METRIC("packetrate", "Packets per second", UINT64F, UINT64F, atomic64_get(&rtpe_stats.intv.packets));
+	METRIC("byterate", "Bytes per second", UINT64F, UINT64F, atomic64_get(&rtpe_stats.intv.bytes));
+	METRIC("errorrate", "Errors per second", UINT64F, UINT64F, atomic64_get(&rtpe_stats.intv.errors));
 
 	mutex_lock(&rtpe_totalstats.total_average_lock);
 	avg = rtpe_totalstats.total_average_call_dur;
diff --git a/include/call.h b/include/call.h
index 4abebf818..f645778ee 100644
--- a/include/call.h
+++ b/include/call.h
@@ -541,14 +541,13 @@ extern rwlock_t rtpe_callhash_lock;
 extern GHashTable *rtpe_callhash;
 extern struct call_iterator_list rtpe_call_iterators[NUM_CALL_ITERATORS];
 
-extern struct global_stats_counter rtpe_statsps;	/* per second stats, running timer */
-extern struct global_stats_counter rtpe_stats_cumulative;	// total, cumulative
-extern struct global_stats_counter rtpe_stats;		/* copied from statsps once a second */
 extern struct global_stats_gauge rtpe_stats_gauge;
+extern struct global_stats_ax rtpe_stats;
+extern struct global_stats_counter rtpe_stats_cumulative;	// total, cumulative
 
 #define RTPE_STATS_ADD(field, num) \
 	do { \
-		atomic64_add(&rtpe_statsps.field, num); \
+		atomic64_add(&rtpe_stats.ax.field, num); \
 		atomic64_add(&rtpe_stats_cumulative.field, num); \
 	} while (0)
 #define RTPE_STATS_INC(field) RTPE_STATS_ADD(field, 1)
diff --git a/include/statistics.h b/include/statistics.h
index 22077d08c..3854d5bd4 100644
--- a/include/statistics.h
+++ b/include/statistics.h
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ struct global_stats_counter {
 	atomic64			deletes;
 };
 
+struct global_stats_ax {
+	struct global_stats_counter ax; // running accumulator
+	struct global_stats_counter intv; // last per-interval values
+};
+
 
 struct request_time {
 	mutex_t lock;
diff --git a/t/test-stats.c b/t/test-stats.c
index fdc0c5620..b500a58c4 100644
--- a/t/test-stats.c
+++ b/t/test-stats.c
@@ -367,11 +367,11 @@ int main(void) {
 			"]\n"
 			"}\n");
 
-	atomic64_inc(&rtpe_statsps.offers);
+	atomic64_inc(&rtpe_stats.ax.offers);
 	struct timeval diff = {2,500000};
 	timeval_update_request_time(&rtpe_totalstats_interval.offer, &diff);
 
-	atomic64_inc(&rtpe_statsps.offers);
+	atomic64_inc(&rtpe_stats.ax.offers);
 	diff = (struct timeval) {3,200000};
 	timeval_update_request_time(&rtpe_totalstats_interval.offer, &diff);
 
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ int main(void) {
 			"]\n"
 			"}\n");
 
-	atomic64_inc(&rtpe_statsps.answers);
+	atomic64_inc(&rtpe_stats.ax.answers);
 	diff = (struct timeval) {3,200000};
 	timeval_update_request_time(&rtpe_totalstats_interval.answer, &diff);
 
@@ -970,17 +970,17 @@ int main(void) {
 	// test cmd_ps_min/max/avg
 
 	call_timer(NULL);
-	atomic64_add(&rtpe_statsps.offers, 100);
+	atomic64_add(&rtpe_stats.ax.offers, 100);
 
 	rtpe_now.tv_sec += 2;
 
-	atomic64_add(&rtpe_statsps.offers, 20);
+	atomic64_add(&rtpe_stats.ax.offers, 20);
 	call_timer(NULL);
 
 	// timer run time interval increased
 	rtpe_now.tv_sec += 5;
 
-	atomic64_add(&rtpe_statsps.offers, 200);
+	atomic64_add(&rtpe_stats.ax.offers, 200);
 	call_timer(NULL);
 
 	graph_str = print_graphite_data(&rtpe_totalstats_lastinterval);