Federal Reserve Economic Data


Explore Dashboard Features

In your FRED “My Account” page, select “Dashboards” and open a specific dashboard that you have saved. Click the “Actions” drop-down menu to see more options for sharing or customizing your dashboard, including the ability to download the data to … Continue reading

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Add Widgets to Visualize Data

To add widgets, sign in to your FRED account. From your “My Account” page, click “Dashboards.” This will filter your results to show the names of all of your dashboards (which will display below your categories). Select the existing dashboard … Continue reading

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Create a New Dashboard

Dashboards are a quick way to visualize data in a way that is meaningful and useful to you. First, sign into your FRED Account. From your “My Account” page, click “Dashboards” and then “Create.” Name your dashboard and click the … Continue reading

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Browse by Source

On FRED’s home page, click “Source.” The “Source” option lists all data sources in alphabetical order. FRED data come from many different organizations, so browsing by source is a good way to discover what data are available. Some of the … Continue reading

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Browse by Release

On FRED’s home page, click “Release.” Data releases are collections of data made available (released) on a regular schedule under a given name, for example “Employment Situation” or “Business Formation Statistics.” Each release contains a collection of individual data series. … Continue reading

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Use the Search Bar

Searching FRED by keyword is often the fastest way to find the data you need. From the home page, enter keywords in the search box to find the most relevant data series. The box will offer suggested series as you … Continue reading

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