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 the sources is a good way to discover what data are available. The numbers in … Continue reading →

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 “Consumer Credit.” Each release contains a collection of individual data series. The … Continue reading →

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 →

To browse by category, on FRED’s home page, click “Category.” You will be able to see at a glance how many series are available in each subject area. Click any category to see all the data series in that category. … Continue reading →

If you’ve noticed that FRED searches don’t look the way they used to, you’re very perceptive. If you haven’t noticed, consider visiting FRED more often! We always consider more data to be a good thing, but FRED has been getting … Continue reading →