FRED Release Series Dataset

FRED is a database service from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis that:

• Collects and publishes over 816,000 economic time series from 100+ sources
• Includes data on GDP, employment, inflation, interest rates, and other indicators
• Provides free access through a website, API, and mobile apps
• Offers tools for visualizing and analyzing economic data
• Standardizes diverse datasets into consistent formats
• Serves economists, researchers, analysts, students, and the public
• Organizes data through releases, series, categories, and sources

FRED has become the go-to resource for economic data due to its comprehensive coverage and accessibility.

FRED Release Series Dataset

The FRED Release Series Dataset contains 49 release_name catagories with over 5000 series_title values. For example, the Conbase Cryptocurrencies release_name contains 4 series_title values of "Coinbase Bitcoin Cash, Coinbase Bitcoin, Coinbase Ethereum, Coinbase Litecoin" and captures a value for each, every day. Whilst finer granularity datasets are available, the sheet breadth of the FRED data makes it an excellent starting point for research.

49 differet release_name category values appear during 2024 : 

'Coinbase Cryptocurrencies', 'Asia and Pacific Regional Economic Outlook', 'FOMC Press Release', 'University of Louisville and Oklahoma State University: LoDI National Index', 'Minimum Wage Rate by State', 'GDPNow', 'World Economic Outlook', 'Failures and Assistance Transactions', 'Summary of Economic Projections', 'Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook', 'Middle East and Central Asia Regional Economic Outlook', 'St. Louis Fed Economic News Index', 'Senior Credit Officer Opinion Survey on Dealer Financing Terms', 'Western Hemisphere Regional Economic Outlook', 'CBOE Market Statistics', 'ICE BofA Indices', 'Interest Rate on Reserve Balances', 'Interest Rate Spreads', 'Key ECB Interest Rates', 'Optimal Blue Mortgage Market Indices', 'SOFR Averages and Index Data', 'Temporary Open Market Operations', 'Turkish Foreign Exchange Intervention', 'Wilshire Indexes', 'Nikkei Indexes', 'Primary Mortgage Market Survey', 'Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update', 'Seasonal Credit Rate', 'NASDAQ', 'Business Leaders Survey', 'National Rates and Rate Caps - Monthly Update', 'Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey', 'Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey', 'Texas Retail Outlook Survey', 'Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey', 'Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey', 'Chicago Fed Survey of Economic Conditions', 'Survey of Business Uncertainty', 'H.4.1 Factors Affecting Reserve Balances (data not included in press release)', 'Minimum Wage Rates', 'St. Louis Fed Price Pressures Measures', 'Empire State Manufacturing Survey', 'Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices', 'Inflation Expectations', 'Budget and Economic Outlook', 'ADP National Employment Report', 'Economic Policy Uncertainty', 'Housing Inventory Core Metrics', 'Discount Rate Meeting Minutes'