Common FRED Series Reference

Quick reference guide for the most frequently used FRED economic data series.

Major Economic Indicators

GDP & Growth

Series ID	Description	Frequency	Units
GDP	Gross Domestic Product	Quarterly	Billions of Dollars
GDPC1	Real GDP	Quarterly	Billions of Chained Dollars
GDPPOT	Real Potential GDP	Quarterly	Billions of Chained Dollars
NYGDPMKTPCDWLD	World GDP Per Capita	Annual	Constant 2015 US$
GDPDEF	GDP Deflator	Quarterly	Index 2017=100

Employment & Labor

Series ID	Description	Frequency	Units
UNRATE	Unemployment Rate	Monthly	Percent
U6RATE	Total Unemployed Plus Marginally Attached	Monthly	Percent
PAYEMS	All Employees, Total Nonfarm	Monthly	Thousands
CIVPART	Labor Force Participation Rate	Monthly	Percent
EMRATIO	Employment-Population Ratio	Monthly	Percent
CES0500000003	Average Hourly Earnings	Monthly	Dollars
ICSA	Initial Jobless Claims	Weekly	Number

Inflation Indicators

Series ID	Description	Frequency	Units
CPIAUCSL	Consumer Price Index for All Urban	Monthly	Index 1982-84=100
CPILFESL	Core CPI (Less Food & Energy)	Monthly	Index 1982-84=100
PCEPI	PCE Price Index	Monthly	Index 2017=100
PCEPILFE	Core PCE Price Index	Monthly	Index 2017=100
DFEDTARU	Federal Reserve Target Rate Upper	Daily	Percent
PPIFIS	Producer Price Index	Monthly	Index 1982=100

Interest Rates

Federal Reserve Rates

Series ID	Description	Frequency	Units
DFF	Federal Funds Effective Rate	Daily	Percent
DFEDTARU	Fed Target Upper Bound	Daily	Percent
DFEDTARL	Fed Target Lower Bound	Daily	Percent
FEDFUNDS	Federal Funds Rate (Monthly)	Monthly	Percent
IOER	Interest on Excess Reserves	Daily	Percent

Treasury Yields

Series ID	Description	Frequency	Units
DGS1MO	1-Month Treasury	Daily	Percent
DGS3MO	3-Month Treasury	Daily	Percent
DGS6MO	6-Month Treasury	Daily	Percent
DGS1	1-Year Treasury	Daily	Percent
DGS2	2-Year Treasury	Daily	Percent
DGS5	5-Year Treasury	Daily	Percent
DGS10	10-Year Treasury	Daily	Percent
DGS30	30-Year Treasury	Daily	Percent

Yield Spreads

Series ID	Description	Frequency	Units
T10Y2Y	10-Year minus 2-Year	Daily	Percent
T10Y3M	10-Year minus 3-Month	Daily	Percent
TEDRATE	TED Spread	Daily	Percent
BAMLH0A0HYM2	High Yield Spread	Daily	Percent

Consumer Rates

Series ID	Description	Frequency	Units
MORTGAGE30US	30-Year Fixed Mortgage	Weekly	Percent
MORTGAGE15US	15-Year Fixed Mortgage	Weekly	Percent
DPRIME	Bank Prime Loan Rate	Daily	Percent
TERMCBCCALLNS	Credit Card Interest Rate	Monthly	Percent

Stock Market

Major Indices

Series ID	Description	Frequency	Units
SP500	S&P 500	Daily	Index
DJIA	Dow Jones Industrial Average	Daily	Index
NASDAQCOM	NASDAQ Composite	Daily	Index
WILL5000INDFC	Wilshire 5000	Daily	Index
VIXCLS	CBOE Volatility Index	Daily	Index

Market Indicators

Series ID	Description	Frequency	Units
DDDM01USA156NWDB	Stock Market Cap to GDP	Annual	Percent
SHILLER PE RATIO	Shiller PE Ratio	Monthly	Ratio
DSPIC96	Disposable Personal Income	Monthly	Billions

Housing Market

Home Prices

Series ID	Description	Frequency	Units
CSUSHPISA	Case-Shiller National Index	Monthly	Index Jan 2000=100
MSPUS	Median Sales Price	Quarterly	Dollars
ASPUS	Average Sales Price	Quarterly	Dollars
USSTHPI	All-Transactions House Price Index	Quarterly	Index 1980Q1=100

Housing Activity

Series ID	Description	Frequency	Units
HOUST	Housing Starts	Monthly	Thousands
PERMIT	Building Permits	Monthly	Thousands
HSN1F	New Home Sales	Monthly	Thousands
EXHOSLUSM495S	Existing Home Sales	Monthly	Millions
MSACSR	Monthly Supply of Houses	Monthly	Months

Rental Market

Series ID	Description	Frequency	Units
CUUR0000SEHA	Rent of Primary Residence	Monthly	Index 1982-84=100
RRVRUSQ156N	Rental Vacancy Rate	Quarterly	Percent

Consumer & Business

Consumer Indicators

Series ID	Description	Frequency	Units
UMCSENT	Consumer Sentiment	Monthly	Index 1966Q1=100
RSXFS	Retail Sales	Monthly	Millions of Dollars
PCE	Personal Consumption	Monthly	Billions
PSAVERT	Personal Savings Rate	Monthly	Percent
TOTALSA	Vehicle Sales	Monthly	Millions

Business Indicators

Series ID	Description	Frequency	Units
INDPRO	Industrial Production	Monthly	Index 2017=100
CAPACITY	Capacity Utilization	Monthly	Percent
BUSINV	Business Inventories	Monthly	Millions
NEWORDER	New Orders	Monthly	Millions
NAPMNOI	ISM Manufacturing PMI	Monthly	Index

International

Exchange Rates

Series ID	Description	Frequency	Units
DEXUSEU	US/Euro	Daily	US$/Euro
DEXJPUS	Japan/US	Daily	Yen/US$
DEXUSUK	US/UK	Daily	US$/Pound
DEXCHUS	China/US	Daily	Yuan/US$
DEXCAUS	Canada/US	Daily	CAD/US$
DTWEXBGS	Trade Weighted Dollar	Daily	Index

Global Indicators

Series ID	Description	Frequency	Units
BRENT	Brent Crude Oil Price	Daily	Dollars/Barrel
DCOILWTICO	WTI Crude Oil	Daily	Dollars/Barrel
GOLDAMGBD228NLBM	Gold Price	Daily	Dollars/Troy Oz
DEXKOUS	Korea/US Exchange	Daily	Won/US$

Banking & Money Supply

Money Supply

Series ID	Description	Frequency	Units
M1SL	M1 Money Supply	Monthly	Billions
M2SL	M2 Money Supply	Monthly	Billions
BOGMBASE	Monetary Base	Monthly	Billions
VELOCITY	Velocity of M2	Quarterly	Ratio

Banking Indicators

Series ID	Description	Frequency	Units
TOTBKCR	Bank Credit	Weekly	Billions
DPSACBW027SBOG	Deposits	Weekly	Billions
TOTRESNS	Total Reserves	Monthly	Billions
EXCSRESNS	Excess Reserves	Monthly	Billions

Government Finance

Federal Budget

Series ID	Description	Frequency	Units
FYFSD	Federal Surplus/Deficit	Annual	Millions
GFDEBTN	Federal Debt Total	Quarterly	Billions
GFDEGDQ188S	Federal Debt to GDP	Quarterly	Percent
FYFR	Federal Receipts	Annual	Millions
FYONET	Federal Outlays	Annual	Millions

Government Spending

Series ID	Description	Frequency	Units
GCE	Government Consumption	Quarterly	Billions
FDEFX	Federal Defense Spending	Quarterly	Billions
SLFDEFX	State & Local Spending	Quarterly	Billions

Commodities

Energy

Series ID	Description	Frequency	Units
DCOILWTICO	WTI Crude Oil	Daily	$/Barrel
GASREGW	Regular Gasoline Price	Weekly	$/Gallon
DHHNGSP	Natural Gas Price	Daily	$/Million BTU

Metals

Series ID	Description	Frequency	Units
GOLDAMGBD228NLBM	Gold Price	Daily	$/Troy Oz
DSLVSMAMZDM	Silver Price	Daily	$/Troy Oz
PCOPPUSDM	Copper Price	Monthly	$/Metric Ton

Agriculture

Series ID	Description	Frequency	Units
PWHEATUSDM	Wheat Price	Monthly	$/Metric Ton
PCORNUSDM	Corn Price	Monthly	$/Metric Ton
PSOYBUSDM	Soybean Price	Monthly	$/Metric Ton

Regional Data

State Unemployment

Pattern	Description	Example
UR	State unemployment rate	CAUR (California)
URN	State unemployment (NSA)	CAURN

Metro Area

Pattern	Description	Example
URN	Metro unemployment	NYURN (New York)
POP	Metro population	NYPOP

Usage Tips

Finding Similar Series

Use the base series ID to search for related data
Add suffixes for different frequencies or adjustments
Check tags for geographic or topical variations

Common Transformations

// Year-over-year inflation
{
  "series_id": "CPIAUCSL",
  "units": "pc1"
}

// Quarterly GDP growth
{
  "series_id": "GDPC1",
  "units": "pca"
}

// Monthly change in employment
{
  "series_id": "PAYEMS",
  "units": "chg"
}

Combining Series

Many analyses require multiple series:

Taylor Rule: DFF, GDPPOT, GDPC1, PCEPI
Yield Curve: DGS3MO, DGS2, DGS10, DGS30
Labor Market Health: UNRATE, PAYEMS, CIVPART, CES0500000003

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Documentation Index

​Common FRED Series Reference

​Major Economic Indicators

​GDP & Growth

​Employment & Labor

​Inflation Indicators

​Interest Rates

​Federal Reserve Rates

​Treasury Yields

​Yield Spreads

​Consumer Rates

​Stock Market

​Major Indices

​Market Indicators

​Housing Market

​Home Prices

​Housing Activity

​Rental Market

​Consumer & Business

​Consumer Indicators

​Business Indicators

​International

​Exchange Rates

​Global Indicators

​Banking & Money Supply

​Money Supply

​Banking Indicators

​Government Finance

​Federal Budget

​Government Spending

​Commodities

​Energy

​Metals

​Agriculture

​Regional Data

​State Unemployment

​Metro Area

​Usage Tips

​Finding Similar Series

​Common Transformations

​Combining Series

​Related Resources