Add User Defined Straight Line to a FRED Graph

Customize your graph by adding a straight line between two data points. To create a user-defined line, above the graph, click the “EDIT GRAPH” button. In the pop-up box that appears, select the “ADD LINE” tab. Click the “Create user-defined … Continue reading

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Customize Data, Add Series to Existing Line

You can create a customized formula to combine two series on one graph line. To do so, above the graph, click the “EDIT GRAPH” button. In the pop-up box that appears, click the “EDIT LINE” tab. (If you have more … Continue reading

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Remove a Data Series from Graph

Above the graph, select the “EDIT GRAPH” button. In the pop-up box that appears, click the “EDIT LINES” drop-down menu and select the line (series) you would like to remove. Click the red trash can button. A pop-up box will … Continue reading

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Add a Data Series to Graph

Above the graph, click the “EDIT GRAPH” button. In the pop-up box that appears, click the “ADD LINE” tab. Click the text box and type keywords for the series you want to add. A list of the most popular suggestions will … Continue reading

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What is the Order of Processing in FRED Graph?

Data values are calculated in the following order: (i) frequency aggregation (if any), (ii) units transformation (if any; e.g., percent change), and (iii) any formula you may have created (e.g., the formula “a – b” would find the difference between … Continue reading

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How is the Number of Decimal Places Determined for Aggregated Values?

When converting higher-frequency values to lower-frequency values, the average, sum, and end-of-period aggregation methods use the same number of decimal places as the original data. For example, the monthly values of 100.1 (Jan), 100.4 (Feb), and 100.9 (March) will be … Continue reading

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How are Data Aggregated When Periods Overlap?

It is possible for higher-frequency periods to overlap lower-frequency periods. For example, a week can start in one month and end in the next month. In these cases, FRED frequency aggregation will include the higher-frequency value in only one of … Continue reading

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How are Missing Values Treated in Average, Sum, and End of Period Aggregation Methods?

Except for the first and last observations, the average, sum, and end-of-period aggregation methods ignore any other missing values. For example, consider a daily series from 2003-06-01 to 2003-07-31 with a missing value for Friday 2000-07-04, the US Independence Day … Continue reading

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