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FRED Adds 1,523 World Development Indicators

FRED has just added 1,523 more world development indicators from the World Bank. These annual, country-level series include the ratio of female-to-male enrollment (primary, secondary, and tertiary schools), secure internet servers, mobile cellular subscriptions, GINI index, and population (ages 0 … Continue reading

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China’s Humble Path to Superpower Status

“The Making of an Economic Superpower―Unlocking China’s Secret of Rapid Industrialization” offers a view of economic success that challenges conventional ideas about growth and the Industrial Revolution itself.  

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FRASER needs your help!

Please take our very short survey and tell us what you think about FRASER. We’d love to hear how you use it, what you like, and what you’d like to see. Your feedback will help us build a better FRASER … Continue reading

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“Draw” on Your FRED Graphs

FRED now offers the option to “draw” a straight line (from one data point to another) in your graphs. For more information, see the latest FRED FAQ.

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FRED Adds 3,251 SNAP Series

FRED has added Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) data for benefits recipients. These data come from the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates release from the U.S. Census, including both state-level (102) and county-level (3,149) series.

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The Philadelphia Fed Is Reviewing the State Coincident and Leading Indexes

The recent benchmark data revisions from the Bureau of Labor Statistics produced greater-than-normal changes to the Philadelphia Fed’s estimating methodology. While estimates for most states do appear to be reasonable, those for some states are not. Economists at the Bank … Continue reading

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FRED Adds 2 Inflation Series

FRED has added two daily inflation series for the U.S. and Argentina constructed from prices posted on public retail websites. These series are provided by State Street and PriceStats.

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FRED Expands G.17 Data with 1,857 Series

FRED has added 1,857 series to its Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization (G.17) dataset from the Board of Governors. The new monthly and quarterly series include industrial production and the related capacity indexes and capacity utilization rates.

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FRED Adds Experimental CPI Data

FRED has added 9 series from the CPI-E release, an experimental price index for Americans 62 years of age and older calculated by the BLS. NOTE: Users should consider the limitations of this experimental index, which are noted on the … Continue reading

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FRED Expands Bank Assets & Liabilities Data with 261 New Series

FRED has added 261 series to its Assets and Liabilities of U.S. Commercial Banks dataset from the Board of Governor’s H.8 release. Most of these series relate to real estate.

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