The FRED quarterly database for macroeconomic research (FRED-QD) now includes the November 2015 vintage. This database, designed for the empirical analysis of “big data,” is a companion to the monthly database (FRED-MD) that is described in detail in a St. Louis Fed working … Continue reading →

FRED has just added 2 non-employment indexes from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. These indicators are alternative measures of the unemployment rate reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The FRED monthly database for macroeconomic research (FRED-MD) now includes the December 2015 vintage. This database, designed for the empirical analysis of “big data,” is described in detail in a St. Louis Fed working paper by Michael W. McCracken and Serena … Continue reading →

GeoFRED’s new homepage has 47 of our most popular maps. These color-coded pre-made maps show county, state, and international data. Just click on the map to see more. Users can build maps from scratch simply by selecting the big green … Continue reading →

FRED has just added six monthly series from the Monthly Treasury Statement release from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Fiscal Service. These data relate to the budget of the federal government.

The FRED monthly database for macroeconomic research (FRED-MD) now includes the October 2015 vintage. This database, designed for the empirical analysis of “big data,” is described in detail in a St. Louis Fed working paper by Michael W. McCracken and … Continue reading →

FRED has just added 510 annual series from the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates release from the U.S. Census: more state-level data relating to tax exemptions, mean adjusted gross income, and median adjusted gross income.

FRED’s latest feature lets you export your graphs and dashboards directly to PowerPoint. (Here’s CPI and core CPI inflation from 2005 to 2015 as an example.) FYI: Dashboards are custom pages you create in FRED that contain data widgets such as graphs, points, … Continue reading →