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Aguilar Fred Demo - 23Feb2023

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The following sequence of graphs are meant to highlight some of FRED's vast charting capabilities.

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Federal Funds Effective Rate

4.3%
2025-04-14

    Inflation yoy%Delta

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    FRED Graph

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      Skill: Transform a series

      Skill: Add a reference line

      Skill: Line formatting

      Pro Tip: Use a reference line to a story that compares to the past.

      Pro Tip: Observation markets are helpful when your story refers to a specific observation.

      Pro Tip: Only use recession shading when it is part of your story.


      Phillips Curve

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      FRED Graph

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        Skill: Scatter plot

        Skill: Incorporating two series with different transformations.

        Skill: change marker color

        Pro Tip: Always verify the axes are ordered properly to fit your story. Start with the vertical (left) axis series first.


        HH vs Establishment Employment

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        FRED Graph

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          Skill: Overlay two time series

          Skill: Create an index for two series

          Pro Tip: Set your index point to fit your story. e.g. if you are discussing the recovery, don't index at the start of the recession.


          GDP Contributions

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          FRED Graph

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            Skill: Stacked bar plot

            Pro Tip: Searching for data via release and then verifying via the original report can save a lot of time.


            Net Labor Demand vs ECI

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            FRED Graph

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              Skill: Create a formula

              Skill: Transform two series

              Skill: Dual axes

              Skills: Frequency Aggregation

              Pro Tip: The (left) and (right) legend indicators in the title are often overlooked by readers. Keep the axes titles on. If you have the time, you could turn them complicated axes titles in FRED and then overlay more descriptive titles in powerpoint.


              Federal Receipts & Outlays as % GDP

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              FRED Graph

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                Skill: Bar chart

                Skill: Invert Axis

                Skill: Background formatting

                Pro Tip: Use colors in intuitive ways

                Pro Tip: Invert axis in intuitive ways

                Pro Tip: Get rid of complicated axis labels

                Pro Tips: Use bars when story is about distinct periods


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                Skill: Building a macro map

                Pro Tip: Spacing is constrained in the dashboard. Widget should be full width.

                Pro Tip: "view map on FRED" to access tooltips.


                2022 December Unemployment Rate by State (Percent)


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