FRB: Data Download Program - Learn more
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Purpose
Shows your options for creating a data package.

Required actions
You must choose one of three options.

  • Build a custom data package
    You can set the values for different options to define the data set by topic or category.  Once you have selected the series, you can set the date range and the file format for the download.  Press the "Go to select" button to proceed to the "Select" screen.

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  • Select a preformatted data package
    These are the fastest downloads.  You will see list of pre-built data packages with the file format, the date range or number of observations, and the approximate file size in parentheses after the name of each package.  You can only download one package at a time.  Because the packages have already been built, you will not have the option of changing the file format or the range of observations.  Press the "Go to download" button to proceed to the "Download" screen.

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  • Download everything in SDMX-ML
    Download all the data associated with a particular statistical release in a single XML file that has been formatted according to the SDMX data standard.  Click on the "Download all ..." link to access a "zipped" or compressed file that contains the data in XML format and supporting files for processing the data. If you do not have a utility to open a "zipped" file, a link to the free PKWare software is provided.

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More information
SDMX is an acronym for Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange, an international standard for representing data in XML.  Details on the sponsors, the ISO technical specification, the precise specifications for the various schema formats and other information can be found at the SDMX web site.

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Last update: January 9, 2006