Economic indicators · Public economic data API
Add economic context such as rates, employment, prices or output to market and business analysis.
Put it to work
Add economic context such as rates, employment, prices or output to market and business analysis.
Compare an appropriate economic series with the market change you are investigating. Keep geography, time period and units consistent before using it in a planning memo or article.
What it covers
Geography: United States and international series published in FRED
Granularity: Economic time series by observation date and series
Source type: Public economic data API
Access and cost
Register for a FRED API key and follow the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis terms.
Cost: Public API access is available subject to current terms and rate limits.
Update cadence: Each series follows its source agency's release schedule and may be revised.
Before you use it
FRED aggregates series from many publishers; inspect each series definition, units, seasonal adjustment and revision history.