Visualize the federal funds rate This assignment provides instructions on building the graph below and includes suggested writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “Rates related to monetary policy” uses data from the Board of Governors … Continue reading
Visualizing the unemployment rate This assignment provides instructions on building the graph below and includes suggested writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “Why does women’s employment change with the seasons? An answer from the NBER” … Continue reading
Visualizing consumer price inflation This essay describes how to customize the data units in a FRED graph to show the year-over-year growth rate in the consumer price index. From the FRED Blog The post “Egg price deflation and fresh chicken … Continue reading
Visualizing GDP’s growth rate This essay describes how to customize the data units in a FRED graph to show the compounded annual rate of change in gross domestic product. From the FRED Blog The post “Real GDP growth by state: … Continue reading
Visualizing home prices This handout provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “Home prices in the United States” discusses how affordable homes have been for the typical … Continue reading
Visualizing labor market tightness This handout provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “Measuring labor market tightness with FRED” discusses how to combine two data series from … Continue reading
Visualizing the trade balance This handout provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “Geopolitics and international technology trade” discusses how geopolitical tensions offer a relevant context for … Continue reading
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