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Sample Searches (8)

The following sample searches are provided as guides to general types of searches in the Economic Indicator databases. Unless otherwise indicated, the searches are performed in the 1998 Economic Indicator database. For the sake of space, only the top three hits in each results list are included with each example below.

Note: The results of these sample searches are described as they appear on the Web interface. The display of the results may vary for users of the WAIS client and SWAIS software.

Subject | Agency | Table of Contents | CFR Part
List of CFR Parts Affected | Page Number | 1994 Page Number | Citation

1. Search by Subject

This type of search returns documents that are related to a specific subject. The word(s) that you enter as your search term(s) may appear anywhere within the document.

Query:	"federal finance"
Results:	fr10no98N Brake Rotors From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of
	fr17fe98N Announcement of the Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program

2. Search by Table Title

This type of search returns documents based on the name of the issuing agency. To make your search more specific, modify the query by also including a date, section, or subject.

Query:	"gross domestic product" OR GDP
Results:	fr31de98R Encryption Items
	fr22se98R Encryption Items
	fr12au98P Security and Electronic Signature Standards

3. Search for the Table of Contents

This type of search returns the Federal Register table of contents for a specific date. The browse feature allows you to view the entire table of contents from a single issue of the Federal Register from 1998 to the present. For databases between 1995 and 1998, follow steps similar to those shown below.

Query:	contents
Results:	fr21au97C CFR PARTS AFFECTED IN THIS ISSUE
	fr21au97C FEDERAL REGISTER
	fr21au97C CONTENTS

The above query returns documents from the contents section that were published in the Federal Register for August 21, 1997. To view the table of contents, click on the text or PDF link for "fr21au97C CONTENTS," which will retrieve the document.

Identification Codes

Each document in the Economic Indicators database will be displayed in the results list with an identification code followed by the initial words of the title. For example, Econ. Ind. (April p. 2) PRODUCER PRICES. In this example, Econ.Ind. stands for the source and (April p.2), represents the issue and page number.

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