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FRED Economic Data

Research inflation, employment, GDP and other economic series with FRED’s charts and release calendar.

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Visit official sitefred.stlouisfed.org
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Availability: public · An account is not needed for basic public research; personal saved features have their own account flow.

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Official FRED public homepage with data search, tags and chart access.

What is FRED Economic Data?

FRED, maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, is an economic-data research service. Its search and release navigation help users find a series, identify its source and place a new economic release in historical context.

For prediction markets, the essential step is matching the contract to the exact measure. A seasonally adjusted index, an unadjusted value and a percentage change can answer different questions even when they share a familiar label.

Who it is for

  • Macro-market researchers checking economic definitions
  • Analysts comparing releases with historical data

Features and coverage

Available on
Web
  • Series discovery

    Search by economic term or browse by category, release and source.

  • Historical charts

    Explore the series over time and inspect its units and source metadata.

  • Release calendar

    Track scheduled economic releases alongside the data.

Workflows with FRED Economic Data

Match a contract to a series

Identify the exact release, unit, adjustment and period specified by the market before selecting a FRED series.

Add historical context

Compare the new observation with earlier values while checking revision and release notes.

Pricing and total cost

Public data browsing and charts are available without a paid subscription. Individual source and reuse terms still apply.

Access: An account is not needed for basic public research; personal saved features have their own account flow.

Getting started

  1. Search for the economic measure.
  2. Read the series units, source and release metadata.
  3. Compare the exact reporting period with the market contract.

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    What to check

    • FRED aggregates data from named sources. The market’s specified release authority and revision rules still control settlement; FRED is not a Polymarket oracle.

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    A strong primary research gateway with clear series and source structure. The main user task is selecting the correct economic measure and release vintage.

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    Frequently asked questions about FRED Economic Data

    Can I use any CPI series for a CPI market?

    No. Match the index, adjustment, reporting period and change calculation specified in the contract.

    Does a revised historical value always determine settlement?

    No. Some contracts refer to the first release; follow the contract’s revision rules.

    What does FRED Economic Data cost?

    Public data browsing and charts are available without a paid subscription. Individual source and reuse terms still apply.

    What access does FRED Economic Data require?

    An account is not needed for basic public research; personal saved features have their own account flow.