St. Louis Fed Economic Research » FRED Announcements

384 US Regional House Price Indexes Added to FRED

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:14:27 +0000

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

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:19:56 +0000

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.

3 Cash Surplus/Deficit and 4 Central Government Debt Series Added to FRED

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:30:02 +0000

These seven series from the World Bank represent the cash balance as a percentage of GDP for St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Japan, and Sweden, as well as the total central government debt as a percentage of GDP for Bulgaria, Seychelles, and Azerbaijan.

9 Series Added to FRED from the Survey of Terms of Business Lending

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:47:28 +0000

These 9 series from the Board of Governors’ E.2 Survey of Terms of Business Lending include data for U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks with repricing intervals greater than 365 days and a minimal risk level. The data cover a variety of topics, including average loan size, weighted-average maturity, weighted-average effective loan rate, and total value of loans.

10,377 US National Income and Product Accounts Series Added to FRED

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:36:45 +0000

These 10,377 series from the BEA’s National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA) tables provide comprehensive coverage of the national accounts of the United States. Quarterly and annual data series are published with the Gross Domestic Product release. Monthly data series are published with the Personal Income and Outlays release.

51 Series from Bank of America Merrill Lynch Added to FRED

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:21:35 +0000

These daily series from Bank of America Merrill Lynch include: 48 semi-annual yield to worst calculations, 1 option-adjusted spread, 1 effective yield, and 1 total return index. Four of the series reflect the Euro High Yield Index.

Historical Data Added to Dow Jones Indexes

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:01:17 +0000

These four Dow Jones Market Indexes have expanded to take into account the Saturday closing values. The Saturday closing values are available from the beginning of each Dow Jones series until May 1952.

US Federal Surplus or Deficit as % of GDP and Fiscal Year GDP Added to FRED

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:44:58 +0000

These budget balance and GDP series were constructed using Fiscal Year Gross Domestic Product and Fiscal Year Budget data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the White House: Office of Management and Budget.

University of Louisville: LoDI National Index Added to FRED

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:49:52 +0000

This monthly index from the University of Louisville Logistics and Distribution Institute is designed to predict the US logistics and distribution activity for the upcoming month. Ranging from 1 to 100, values higher than 50 indicate healthy activity. Professors Sunderesh Heragu and Gail DePuy along with doctoral candidate Erin Gerber designed the index to capture factors such as cargo tonnage shipped by air, railroad, boat and vehicle as well as other economic factors.

Latest 30-Year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security Added to FRED

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:48:06 +0000

FRED now includes the yield to maturity on accrued principal for the 30-Year 0-5/8% Treasury Inflation-Indexed Security due 2/15/2043. The principal for Treasury Inflation-Indexed Securities moves with consumer price index (CPI) inflation; when the securities mature, the U.S. Treasury pays … Continue reading →