Federal Reserve Economic Data

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Federal Reserve archival documents added to FRASER

FRASER logoFRASER now has the largest digital collection of Federal Reserve historical materials. The newest documents are from the Records of the Federal Reserve System held at the National Archives and contain the records of the Reserve Bank Organization Committee, materials from the Banking Holiday of 1933, and materials from the Open Market Investment Committee and the Open Market Policy Conference, predecessors to the FOMC.

Posted in Research Announcements

33 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Series Added to FRED

These 33 quarterly series published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis estimate the effect of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) on selected federal government receipts and expenditures.

Posted in FRED Announcements, Research Announcements

Nikkei 225 Stock Market Index Added to FRED

This data series produced by Nikkei, Inc. is a daily stock market index that includes 225 companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Nikkei 225 is considered the leading index of Japanese stocks.

Posted in FRED Announcements, Research Announcements

Upcoming Changes to US National Income and Product Accounts Data in FRED

On July 31, 2013, the Bureau of Economic Analysis will incorporate a comprehensive revision into the National Income and Product Accounts data. This change will affect series included in the Gross Domestic Product release and the Personal Income and Outlays release.

Posted in FRED Announcements

58,000 Main Economic Indicators (MEI) From the OECD Added to FRED

These 58,000 series from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) include important economic indicators such as GDP, interest rates, and inflation measures for 40 countries and 11 geopolitical divisions. In addition to having indicators for the OECD member countries, the dataset includes indicators for large emerging markets such as China, India, and Brazil. The MEI also includes series such as business tendency surveys, employment data, and banking data.

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1,973 US Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts Series Added to FRED

These 1,973 quarterly and annual series combine data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s National Income and Product Accounts and the Federal Reserve Board’s Flow of Funds Accounts to link production and income changes in net worth for the U.S. economy. The series are jointly published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Federal Reserve Board.

Posted in FRED Announcements, Research Announcements

36 US Bank Reserves and Monetary Base Series Added to FRED

These 36 series from the Federal Reserve Board’s H.3 statistical release, “Aggregate Reserves of Depository Institutions and the Monetary Base”, represent new data. Examples include the penalty-free band around reserve balance requirements, interest paid on reserve balances, monetary base, and excess reserves; this last series is now calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. In addition, several data series have been discontinued as a result of the recent changes in Regulation D.

Posted in FRED Announcements, Research Announcements

Upcoming Changes to US Bank Reserves Data in FRED

On July 11, 2013, the Federal Reserve Board’s H.3 statistical release, “Aggregate Reserves of Depository Institutions and the Monetary Base,” will be modified to reflect changes in Regulation D.

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38 Retail Trade Series Added to FRED

These 38 monthly data series from the Census’s Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales release represent sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios for domestic activities of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers.

Posted in FRED Announcements, Research Announcements

2 Freight Indexes Added to FRED

These 2 data series published by the Cass Information Systems, Inc. measure monthly freight volumes and shipping activity in North America.

Posted in FRED Announcements, Research Announcements

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