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FRED Adds Data on Labor Underutilization

FRED has just added 714 quarterly series corresponding to 14 different measures of labor underutilization, each of which is subdivided by state. These data are published in the Current Population Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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New on FRASER: Cleveland Fed’s Working Papers

FRASER has added the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s working papers—preliminary research conducted by the economists of the 4th District—from 1981-1995.  

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FRED Adds 39 Series on Existing Home Sales

These 39 annual and monthly series from the National Association of Realtors represent existing single-family home sales, mean and median sales prices, housing inventory, and monthly supply of existing single-family homes at the national and Census region levels.  

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FRED Expands the PPI by 10,638 Series

FRED has just expanded its coverage of the Producer Price Index (PPI) release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This addition of 10,638 series completes the commodity PPI, the industry PPI, and the final demand PPI datasets.

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Master the Art and Science of FRED Data with Video Tutorials

Instructors at New York University’s Stern School of Business (fans of FRED) created these clear and concise video tutorials to teach their own students how to use FRED in their coursework. Each tutorial, from 3 to 9 minutes long, also … Continue reading

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How Much Do Oil Prices Affect Inflation?

This Economic Synopses essay puzzles over the effects of oil prices: large monthly or quarterly oil price changes predict very small changes in the CPI, but daily oil prices predict large changes in breakeven inflation.

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FRED Adds 40 Income Series

FRED has added 40 annual income series published by the U.S. Census. These include a combination of real and nominal, mean and median, and personal and family income data at the Census region and national levels.

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New on FRASER: Economic History from the BLS

FRASER has added Bulletins of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Nos. 300-499 from 1923-1929, including an explanation of how labor statistics are computed, an examination of Chinese migration in the U.S., and labor organizations in Chile.

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New on FRASER: Cleveland Fed’s Economic Trends

FRASER has added the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s Economic Trends, which examines regional economic issues for the 4th District, from 2007-2012.

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