Visualizing the consumption of goods and services This handout provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “The rise of services in the US economy” discusses the high … Continue reading →

Visualizing changes in payroll employment This assignment provides instructions on building the graph below and provides suggested writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “The largest changes in payroll employment” compares the impact of social distancing … Continue reading →

Visualizing the unemployment gap This assignment provides instructions on building the graph below and provides suggested writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “The job openings-to-unemployment ratio” discusses how to combine two data series from the … Continue reading →

Visualizing all-items and core CPI inflation This handout provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “The sticky price consumer price index” discusses how the U.S. Bureau of … Continue reading →

Visualizing the expenditure components of GDP This handout provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “Three ways to measure the US economy” discusses how the U.S. Bureau … Continue reading →

Focus on the Taylor Rule This handout provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “The Taylor Rule” discusses how the output gap and current inflation can guide … Continue reading →

Focus on People Saving Worldwide This handout provides instructions on building the map below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “Saving for college” discusses how tax-free withdrawals from 529 plans have boosted the … Continue reading →

Focus on Worldwide Bank Deposits This handout provides instructions on building the map below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “How to gauge the world’s banking markets? Look to the World Bank” discusses … Continue reading →

Focus on Electricity Production This handout provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “There’s electricity in the air! But it’s not for sale” discusses how electricity production … Continue reading →

Focus on Measures of Core Inflation This handout provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “Gauging underlying inflation” briefly describes the concept of underlying inflation trends and … Continue reading →