https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/rssLatest posts from FRED Newsen{905EB9CC-2219-4BAD-BD53-686EB9AEDA21}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2026/09/fred-adds-data-from-the-annual-integrated-economic-surveyFRED has added 5,582 data series from the Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES) reported by the U.S. Census. The AIES data provide the most comprehensive national data on business revenues, expenses,...Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500{3C5D8C7F-7010-481C-BA28-648DD8DE3481}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2026/09/teaching-about-labor-underutilization-bring-fred-into-the-classroom-september-2026Visualizing labor underutilization This assignment provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “Who wants a job now?” discusses how the...Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500{0B55ABE9-BA53-46F6-9239-65DDA016F7CB}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2026/08/teaching-about-investment-bring-fred-into-the-classroom-august-2026Visualizing the components of investment This assignment provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “Negative investment?” uses data from the...Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500{A6C40AB8-FEE1-4F38-9A47-4C6D13DB61CA}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2026/08/fred-con-navigating-trust-ai-and-storytelling-in-a-world-of-dataThe livestream will be available to view on this page on October 1, 9am-4pm CT. No registration needed. The program features four dynamic panels, each facilitated by renowned leaders in academia, industry, and government.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500{8ED5C51B-C513-45C8-9E3A-683D7BFEE32C}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2026/08/fred-adds-data-on-probability-of-recessionsFRED has added two data series about the monthly median (50th percentile) probability of recession for the United States and the Euro Area reported by researchers Francesco Furno and Domenico...Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500{D6DBFB9F-DB53-42D0-90CB-0ECED4115DB1}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2026/07/fred-adds-data-about-the-adoption-of-generative-artificial-intelligenceFRED has added 137 data series about the adoption of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the United States, reported by Alexander Bick, Adam Blandin, and David Deming. The researchers use...Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500{12F245A7-6AED-4293-9BF1-B9BDF371058F}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2026/06/fred-adds-small-business-credit-surver-sbcs-dataFRED has added 420 data series from the Small Business Credit Survey (SBCS) reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. The SBCS captures the perspectives of business owners operating firms...Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:48:00 -0500{D4BFF589-DE4A-474F-9376-C14CE561EDC0}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2026/06/fred-adds-survey-of-household-economics-and-decisionmaking-shed-dataFRED has added 85 data series from the Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking (SHED) reported by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The survey measures the economic...Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500{BCA6093B-C5ED-4470-92BB-E5850A5F2159}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2026/06/fred-adds-financial-risk-measurement-data-from-the-kansas-city-fedFRED has added 6 data series about preferences for and perceptions of financial risks reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The Risk-On Risk-Off (RORO) Index uses daily data...Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500{A2469223-C95A-42CB-ABC3-897494EE003A}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2026/05/frdd-adds-data-from-the-treasury-international-capital-systemFRED has added 4260 data series about cross-border portfolio investment flows and positions between U.S. residents (including U.S.-based branches of firms headquartered in other countries) and foreign residents (including offshore..Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500{239AB264-AF1F-4A3F-8980-4EA5A355384B}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2026/04/fred-adds-bankrate-dataFRED has added select series from Bankrate LLC, including the Bankrate Consumer Polls (annual financial sentiment survey since 2011) and Bankrate Monitor National Index (weekly interest rates on consumer financial products since 1984).Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:57:54 -0500{BAAA70CC-14D0-4C11-AD1A-5C968E67FCB1}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2026/04/fred-expands-chicago-fed-advance-retail-trade-summary-dataFRED has added 13 new series to the Chicago Fed Advance Retail Trade Summary (CARTS) release.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:33:00 -0500{485DE235-C03A-4011-90D8-771E60B21FB6}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2026/03/teaching-about-the-economics-of-oil-bring-fred-into-the-classroom-april-2026Visualizing oil prices This assignment provides instructions on building the graph below and includes suggested writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “The relationship among oil...Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:18:20 -0500{EC8C9571-E2C7-4DF6-BE87-7140617924A1}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2026/03/teaching-about-cpi-basket-bring-fred-into-the-classroom-march-2026Visualizing the CPI basket This assignment provides instructions on building the graph below and includes suggested writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “The differences among...Sun, 01 Mar 2026 09:31:26 -0600{199511C8-1CFF-423E-9345-89289F170854}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2026/02/fred-expands-adco-u-s-mortgage-high-yield-index-dataFRED has added 5 new series to its Andrew Davidson & Co., Inc. (AD&Co) U.S. Mortgage High Yield Index release. The index tracks the total return of the bonds issued...Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:43:17 -0600{2CD26B26-8A0F-45A5-B15E-3E303C0863C9}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2026/02/fred-expands-nasdaq-daily-index-dataFRED has added 9,705 series of Nasdaq's Daily Indexes, including the Nasdaq-100 flagship indexes, factor-based indexes like the AlphaDEX® and Dorsey Wright index families, alternative asset class indexes, and indexes...Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:54:26 -0600{353070E5-0B40-4679-8B3D-FCC9340D39E2}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2026/02/teaching-about-poverty-bring-fred-into-the-classroom-february-2026Visualizing poverty rates This assignment provides instructions on building the map below and includes suggested writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “Single-parent poverty: Census data...Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:52:00 -0600{D01D1817-AD6F-4C5C-9055-86EE12B0AB31}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2026/01/fred-adds-dallas-fed-energy-survey-dataFRED has added 7 data series from the Dallas Fed Energy Survey. The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas conducts a quarterly survey of about 200 oil and gas firms located...Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:35:10 -0600{4068C149-BF23-48C5-9BB3-031A59559594}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2026/01/teaching-international-gdp-growth-bring-fred-into-the-classroom-january-2026Visualizing worldwide GDP growth rates This assignment provides instructions on building the map below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “International comovement in...Thu, 01 Jan 2026 08:06:00 -0600{10C4106E-2D98-4F7D-9596-7E1EC4CA4F1C}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2025/11/fred-adds-survey-of-regional-conditions-and-expectations-sorce-dataFRED has added 27 data series from the Survey of Regional Conditions and Expectations (SORCE) reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Information is collected eight times per year...Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:21:57 -0600{5F6E6B59-2287-4966-A689-66C3327DDAAF}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2025/11/fred-launches-new-version-of-apiFRED has launched a new version of its application programming interface (API). An API enables users to write programs and build applications that retrieve economic data from FRED. FRED’s API...Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:10:01 -0600{59395053-2817-4B31-94E9-EB49C970A5AE}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2025/11/changes-to-alfred-content-in-fred-user-accountsStarting January 5, 2026, FRED user accounts will no longer be able to save archival data from our ALFRED website. Other content in your FRED user account will not be...Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:39:59 -0600{2DE1BE8D-8918-48BD-A3B0-8872B91DC287}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2025/11/teaching-monetary-policy-bring-fred-into-the-classroom-november-2025Visualize the federal funds rate This assignment provides instructions on building the graph below and includes suggested writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “Rates related...Sat, 01 Nov 2025 08:24:54 -0500{DCC608CA-4655-4C90-8BBA-4D62F891532D}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2025/10/fred-adds-monetary-policy-implementation-interest-rate-dataFRED has added 12 data series of temporary open market operations and tri-party collateral rate data reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The amounts of Treasury securities...Tue, 21 Oct 2025 08:45:55 -0500{CF38B9C2-3709-4A4F-A43D-7DAC31EF0B0F}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2025/10/teaching-unemployment-rate-bring-fred-into-the-classroom-october-2025Visualizing the unemployment rate This assignment provides instructions on building the graph below and includes suggested writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post "Why does women’s...Wed, 01 Oct 2025 08:20:03 -0500{4A593269-0090-4650-9C5F-E530143AD0C1}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2025/09/a-u-s-government-shutdown-could-delay-some-fred-data-2If funding for U.S. federal government agencies is not renewed by October 1, 2025, some U.S. data series updates may be suspended. The FRED team will monitor the situation and...Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:44:16 -0500{EA06ED55-D192-4F7E-8870-6E607A5E0F3C}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2025/09/teaching-about-cpi-inflation-bring-fred-into-the-classroom-september-2025Visualizing consumer price inflation This essay describes how to customize the data units in a FRED graph to show the year-over-year growth rate in the consumer price index. From the...Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:13:00 -0500{FEBF3EF0-C7F6-43AF-8F54-1814AC97D3CD}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2025/08/fred-adds-new-work-from-home-dataFRED has added 20 data series about work-from-home practices in the United States reported by Jose Maria Barrero, Nicholas Bloom, and Steven J. Davis. Information is collected through the U.S...Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:37:22 -0500{FD685665-57B2-4FFF-95E6-7D4C78B0609F}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2025/08/teaching-about-gdp-growth-bring-fred-into-the-classroom-august-2025Visualizing GDP's growth rate This essay describes how to customize the data units in a FRED graph to show the compounded annual rate of change in gross domestic product. From...Fri, 01 Aug 2025 08:13:50 -0500{D9D10585-43A2-4348-B2A7-E1A9A28696F5}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2025/07/fred-adds-large-bank-credit-card-and-mortgage-dataFRED has added 67 new series to its Large Bank Credit Card and Mortgage Data release. The data are reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Fed...Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:32:12 -0500{519BD374-CB16-4C84-B6E9-1BB2E381394A}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2025/06/fred-adds-producer-price-index-data-by-commodity-and-industryFRED has added 1502 series of Producer Price Index (PPI) data by commodity and industry. PPIs are reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. They measure the average change...Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:06:13 -0500{6B530983-E746-45A9-A2E4-F1F0C57A1766}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2025/06/fred-adds-new-policy-rate-uncertainty-dataFRED has added 1 data series, reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, measuring policy rate uncertainty. The Kansas City Fed's Measure of Policy Rate Uncertainty (KC PRU)...Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:50:23 -0500{D90A5EE0-8961-47C8-8A8F-97447B27B13E}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2025/05/fred-adds-new-quits-and-layoffs-dataFRED has added 8 data series from the Ellieroth and Michaud (EM) dataset of monthly quit and layoff rates: (1) how frequently U.S. workers who leave employment have either quit...Mon, 05 May 2025 12:09:59 -0500{65370BE6-A56C-490B-8393-D1AAEF67CCD0}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2025/04/fred-adds-new-home-purchase-sentiment-index-dataFRED has added 1 data series reported by Fannie Mae for the Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI). The HPSI is a composite index designed to track consumers’ housing-related attitudes, intentions...Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:15:22 -0500{703BD921-11DF-4370-A62C-DC4B846DA71A}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2025/04/teaching-housing-markets-bring-fred-into-the-classroom-april-2025Visualizing home prices This handout provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “Home prices in the United...Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:19:13 -0500{A79CB7E5-7444-4EEF-8325-6FB59661BF6C}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2025/03/teaching-labor-bring-fred-into-the-classroom-march-2025Visualizing labor market tightness This handout provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “Measuring labor market tightness...Sat, 01 Mar 2025 16:05:28 -0600{443AB55B-98F6-48E7-9EC1-C8EDCC223849}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2025/02/teaching-trade-bring-fred-into-the-classroom-february-2025Visualizing the trade balance This handout provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “Geopolitics and international technology...Sun, 02 Feb 2025 10:26:18 -0600{BD389CC9-0956-470E-A7EC-FC6186DFC0DF}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2025/01/teaching-the-economics-of-consumption-bring-fred-into-the-classroom-january-2025Visualizing the consumption of goods and services This handout provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “The...Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:04:57 -0600{23A82065-4961-45C1-950B-558D646F6B3E}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2024/12/updates-to-excel-data-downloadsData downloads to Excel spreadsheet files are now available in “.xlsx” format. Those files have two sheets: The sheet labeled “readme” has all the metadata information (i.e., series ID, name...Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:48:03 -0600{2311AFFF-2B3B-4F9C-BF98-8E6483998A84}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2024/11/fred-adds-new-employer-to-employer-transition-probability-dataFRED has added 3 data series for the Fujita, Moscarini, and Postel-Vinay (FMP) Employer-to-Employer (E2E) Transition Probability. The E2E Transition Probability is a monthly measure of the rate at which...Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:58:20 -0600{326C7597-D3E3-4447-8F83-FEF831D71F6B}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2024/11/fred-offers-enhanced-graphingOur beta-version FRED graphs have a new look with improved accessibility for focus, screen readability, and color contrast. Try our new design and take our survey to help us improve.Mon, 04 Nov 2024 11:02:27 -0600{B602B825-C99F-4BA8-B0E1-594A390E71C9}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2024/11/bring-fred-into-the-classroom-november-2024Visualizing changes in payroll employment This assignment provides instructions on building the graph below and provides suggested writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “The largest...Fri, 01 Nov 2024 08:30:00 -0500{D314248B-6C17-4754-99CB-50B8813EE031}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2024/10/bring-fred-into-the-classroom-october-2024Visualizing the unemployment gap This assignment provides instructions on building the graph below and provides suggested writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “The job openings-to-unemployment...Tue, 01 Oct 2024 08:21:25 -0500{519758AD-4E28-4B9D-8452-1C9724D5609E}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2024/09/bring-fred-into-the-classroom-september-2024Visualizing all-items and core CPI inflation This handout provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “The sticky...Mon, 02 Sep 2024 19:01:11 -0500{45BE45A4-FB67-4727-9199-BA3B41FD610C}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2024/08/fred-adds-new-census-poverty-dataFRED has added 52 data series for the U.S. Census Income and Poverty data release. The new series show the poverty status of different groups of people and families, organized...Tue, 13 Aug 2024 07:57:49 -0500{799C85EC-13E4-4DDB-9ED7-1FD1348D0933}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2024/08/bring-fred-into-the-classroom-august-2024Visualizing the expenditure components of GDP This handout provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “Three ways...Fri, 02 Aug 2024 08:33:38 -0500{36E060FF-3FED-404F-8D45-B2C88EBB3AAD}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2024/06/weve-updated-our-terms-of-use-action-requestedDear FRED users, We've updated our Terms of Use, which govern the services and content we provide. As part of this update, we're conducting a routine verification of email addresses...Tue, 18 Jun 2024 15:00:54 -0500{C665AD66-1AA4-4F69-B009-F93F70BDC266}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2024/06/fred-adds-new-visa-dataFRED has added 6 data series for the Visa Spending Momentum Index (SMI). The SMI is a monthly measure of changes in consumer credit and debit card spending. Reported by...Mon, 17 Jun 2024 14:23:46 -0500{973FABF0-389B-4DCB-94E5-4652E3A70DD5}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2024/04/fred-will-remove-wilshire-index-data-on-june-3-2024On June 3, 2024, FRED will remove all Wilshire Index data. The removed data will no longer be available through the FRED database, Excel add-in, mobile applications, APIs, or any...Tue, 09 Apr 2024 09:47:27 -0500{DDEA8F55-5C40-448E-BC24-21BD8E9DC352}https://fred.stlouisfed.org/news/2024/04/teaching-the-economics-of-monetary-policy-rules-bring-fred-into-the-classroom-april-2024Focus on the Taylor Rule This handout provides instructions on building the graph below and includes writing prompts for out-of-class assignments. From the FRED Blog The post “The Taylor Rule”...Mon, 01 Apr 2024 14:06:05 -0500