12 Economic Uncertainty Indexes Added to FRED

Jun 6 These 12 data series published by the Economic Policy Uncertainty group depict uncertainty about economic policy making. The indexes are constructed by economics professor Nick Bloom (Stanford), doctoral student in economics Scott Baker (Stanford), and professor of economics Steven Davis (University of Chicago Booth School of Business).

FRED Adds 19 Series from the Z.1 Flow of Funds

Jun 4 FRED has expanded to include 19 series from the Federal Reserve Board’s Z.1 Flow of Funds release. These series complete the data that appears on tables: B.100, B.102, and B.103. The series titles have been changed to match the titles in the Data Download Program on the Board of Governors’ website. Also, the notes for each series now contain the Board of Governors’ series id to make searching the Flow of Funds Guide easier.

384 US Regional House Price Indexes Added to FRED

May 24 These 384 quarterly series from the Federal Housing Finance Agency include 355 series for metropolitan statistical areas and 29 series for metropolitan divisions. Here, a house price index is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices.

392 Penn World Table Series Added to FRED

May 16 These 392 international series from the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn World Table 7.1 include 190 ratios of GNP to GDP; 29 purchasing power parity- converted GDP per person engaged in labor force; 121 purchasing power parity- converted GDP per person counted in total employment; and 52 purchasing power parity- converted GDP per hour worked by employees.

   
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Mortgages and Monetary Policy

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Economic Seminar Series

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FRED FEATURE / AT A GLANCE   
CPI
1.43709, 1.69727, 1.97307, 2.15897, 1.77142, 1.76105, 1.57861, 1.97894, 1.48067, 1.10679

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+1.1 % Chg. from Yr. Ago on 2013-04
Civ. Unemploy. Rate
8.2, 8.1, 7.8, 7.9, 7.8, 7.8, 7.9, 7.7, 7.6, 7.5

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7.5 % on 2013-04
10-Yr. Treas. Rate
2.03, 2.02, 2.01,null, 2.15, 2.13, 2.13, 2.16, 2.13, 2.14

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2.14 % on 2013-06-04
Real GDP
2.39307, 0.07892, 2.47721, 1.27864, 4.09234, 1.96053, 1.25266, 3.10599, 0.37849, 2.38616

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+2.4 %, Comp. Annual Rate of Chg. on 2013:Q1
IP
0.43745, -0.79143, 0.17554, -0.11758, 1.31236, 0.07807, -0.12761, 0.91288, 0.31973, -0.53468

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-0.5 % Chg. on 2013-04
Payroll Employment
153, 165, 138, 160, 247, 219, 148, 332, 138, 165

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+165 Chg., Thous. of Persons on 2013-04



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