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Purpose
Summarizes the contents and format of the package. This is your last chance to make changes to custom packages and preview both custom and preformatted packages.

Required actions
  • Complete your download
    Press the "Download file" button to specify where to save the output file from your download.

    Image of download file button on the download page

Optional actions
  • View the data series you have selected 
    Press the "Review package" button.

    Image of the data package information box on the download page

  • Change the format of custom packages
    You have another opportunity to change the date range and/or the output file for custom data packages by pressing the "Change format" button. You cannot make format changes to preformatted packages.

    Image of the file summary section on the download page

  • Preview a sample of data in any package
    Clicking on the "preview sample" link will open a separate window that shows the last 13 observations for each series in your package. The series will show in rows regardless of the output format you chose for your download file.

    Image of the file summary section on the download page of the FRB Data Download Program

    Image of a preview sample of the data

  • XML information
    If you have chosen XML as your file type, an area titled "XML information" will be available at the bottom of the Download screen.

    Image of the XML information section on the download page

    The links in this section provide the data structure definitions and other structural information needed for validating the XML files according to the SDMX data standard.

    The files provided include:

    • A single FRB common schema file which outlines data information common to all Federal Reserve Board data available through the Data Download Program.
    • A structure file associated with a particular release which describes the organization of the data for that release.
    • One or more schema files describing the organization for each data set from which you have chosen data.

    The remaining links take you to SDMX related information on the SDMX website. More information on SDMX specifications and how to use the schema and structure files is available from the SDMX web site.

More information
The "Direct download for automated systems" link on the screen is a URL that computer programs can use to retrieve the contents of the data package without using a browser window. It performs the same function as pressing the "Download file" button, but is presented as a URL for automatic retrieval of data.

Image of the Direct download for automated systems link on the download page

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Last update: April 10, 2006