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Download the free FRED Excel add-in at If you are familiar with FRED series IDs, the add-in is probably the quickest way to get into Excel from FRED. View the add-in instructional video and User’s Guide on the noted webpage for more details. Open Excel and click on the File tab. Then choose the Options menu. Next, click the “Add-Ins” option on the left-side menu, and then click the “Go” button. You may have to wait a few seconds for the window to appear. Use the FRED Excel add-in to significantly cut down your research time. Work with multiple documents within a single window with the Office Tabs add-in. If you need to break down units of time into easier-to-understand smaller ones, reach for the Time Dimension add-in.

Depending on your system and settings and file location, you may have to unblock downloaded files before use. In your Windows file manager, right-click the XLA or XLAM file, choose Properties General, check the Unblock box, and click OK. Then start Excel and use File Open to load the add-in file. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, One Federal Reserve Bank Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63102.

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Data (FRED) Add-In is free software that will significantly reduce the amount of time spent collecting and organizing macroeconomic data. The FRED add-in provides free access to over 790,000 data series from various sources (e.g., BEA, BLS, Census, and OECD) directly through Microsoft Excel.

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Key Features:

• One-click instant download of economic time series.
• Browse the most popular data and search the FRED database.
• Quick and easy data frequency conversion and growth rate calculations.
• Instantly refresh and update spreadsheets with newly released data.
• Create graphs with NBER recession shading and an auto update feature.

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I’ve always had a thing for FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data). And now they’re providing a free excel add-in for 290,000 data series from various sources (e.g., BEA, BLS, Census, and OECD). Thanks St Louis Fed!

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Data (FRED) Add-In is free software that will significantly reduce the amount of time spent collecting and organizing macroeconomic data. The FRED add-in provides free access to over 290,000 data series from various sources (e.g., BEA, BLS, Census, and OECD) directly through Microsoft Excel.

Fred Add In For Excel

Key Features:

Installing Fred Add On In Excel 2016

• One-click instant download of economic time series.
• Browse the most popular data and search the FRED database.
• Quick and easy data frequency conversion and growth rate calculations.
• Instantly refresh and update spreadsheets with newly released data.
• Create graphs with NBER recession shading and an auto update feature.

via Economic Data Add-In for Microsoft Excel – St. Louis Fed – Download FRED Data Directly in Excel.

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