Higher-frequency data may not be available for an entire lower-frequency period. For example, a monthly data series may end in February. With only 2 of the 12 months of the year available, the converted annual value will be missing for … Continue reading
Frequency aggregation converts higher-frequency data series into lower-frequency data series (e.g., from monthly data to annual data). In FRED, the highest data frequency is daily and the lowest data is annual. There are three aggregation methods available: Average: This method … Continue reading
FRED publishes data from various sources. There are multiple ways to navigate to the originating source’s website. Option 1: Below a graph, go to the “NOTES” section. Next to “Source” (on the first line), click the source name (see the … Continue reading
FRED publishes data from various sources. We provide ways to navigate to the originating source’s website, and to navigate to data series on FRED belonging to the same release from the originating source. Below a graph, go to the “NOTES” … Continue reading
All dates are represented as daily dates for consistency and ease of use. FRED uses a single date format widely supported by various spreadsheet applications (Excel, Lotus, etc.) and statistical software packages (SAS, Eviews, Stata, RATS, etc.). Because annual, quarterly, and … Continue reading
Above the graph, click the “Edit Graph” button. In the pop-up box that appears, click the “EDIT LINE” tab. (If you have more than one line on the graph, click the “EDIT LINE” drop-down menu and select the line [series] you … Continue reading
Publishing a data list is an easy way to share data with others. When you choose to share a data list, the series in that list will be published to a public web page. This shared list will have its own … Continue reading
Frequency aggregation converts higher-frequency data series into lower-frequency data series (e.g., from monthly data to annual data). In FRED, the highest data frequency is daily and the lowest is annual. To access this feature, above the graph, click the “EDIT GRAPH” … Continue reading
Above the graph, click the “EDIT GRAPH” button. In the pop-up box that appears, click the “EDIT LINE” tab. (If you have more than one line on the graph, click the “EDIT LINE” drop-down menu and select the line [series] you … Continue reading
To change graph and line settings, click the “Edit Graph” button above the graph. In the pop-up box that appears, click the “FORMAT” tab to display the changeable settings. Note that line settings pertain only to one series. Graph settings … Continue reading