Federal Reserve Economic Data

Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) lets you access real-time data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. FRED is an online database containing hundreds of thousands of economic time series from national, international, public, and private sources, approximately 816,000 US and international series from 108 sources. When creating a chart, you can set the data frequency, enable automatic updates, and apply formulas to gain deeper insights from FRED data.

To import data from FRED, please follow these steps:

1. Go to the Vizualist dashboard and select the project where you want to create your chart.

2. Click the button.

3. Select Chart from the Vizualist Templates list.

4. Enter the name for your chart and click the Next button.

5. Select Federal Reserve Economic Data.

6. Type a series name or series ID to search for FRED data.

7. Select the series you want to include in your chart.

8. Use the Units dropdown to choose the unit for your data.

9. Click Find a data series… to add multiple series to your chart.

10. Click Formula to create a calculation for your series.

11. Use the Frequency dropdown to set the data frequency for the chart.

12. Use the Observation range dropdown to set the start date or period for your observations.

13. Click Done and then Next.

14. Have a final review of the series you created for your chart.

Check the Additional options or select the Auto update if you want.

15. Click the Next button.

16. Choose the recommended chart type and click Next.

    The app will recommend chart types that best fit your dataset, but you can choose any of the 24 supported types.

17. In the Preview window, review your chart and click Create Chart.

    The transpose option is not available for FRED charts when the auto-update option is enabled.

    FRED data updates automatically, so any changes in the source data will be reflected in your chart without manual updates.