Read about monetary policy during Ben Bernanke’s two terms as Chairman, the 2009 Recovery Act’s creation of mostly government-sector jobs, economic and racial disparities in U.S. neighborhoods, and predicting industry-wide banking stress in the second-quarter issue of Review.
Our second-quarter Review includes “FRED®, the St. Louis Fed’s Force of Data,” which traces the St. Louis Fed’s leadership and misson in providing economic data for the public.
FRED has just added 70 monthly series from the Midwest Economy Index from the Chicago Fed, including these two headline series: The Chicago Fed Midwest Economy Index measures Midwest nonfarm business activity growth, and the Chicago Fed Relative Midwest Economy Index measures nonfarm business activity growth relative to national growth.
Recent addition: FRED added 3 monthly series from the Trimmed Mean Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Inflation Rate release from the Dallas Fed.
FRED has just added 70 monthly series from the Midwest Economy Index from the Chicago Fed, including these two headline series: The Chicago Fed Midwest Economy Index measures Midwest nonfarm business activity growth, and the Chicago Fed Relative Midwest Economy Index measures nonfarm business activity growth relative to national growth.
Recent addition: FRED added 3 monthly series from the Trimmed Mean Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Inflation Rate release from the Dallas Fed.
On June 18 and 30, respectively, the BEA and US Census Bureau will make significant changes to the way international transaction accounts (ITAs) and the international investment position (IIP) are presented. For further information, please see the BEA’s explanation of the changes.
These 18 monthly series published by the BEA and US Census Bureau represent US exports and imports in nine services categories. These new categories are a result of the comprehensive restructuring of the international economic accounts, which has affected the presentation of the U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services release.
These 5,685 quarterly series published by the Bank for International Settlements represent issuing activity in international and domestic securities markets.
These 1,174 annual series are published by the World Bank at the country level. Examples include
These 144 annual series provide national and state-level results from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Series track the percentage of the population age 25 and older with secondary, tertiary, and advance degrees.
These 156 quinquennial series from the World Bank track the percentage of the population age 25 and older with tertiary schooling
