FRED-MD

• Parent: FRED datasets

• Current dataset: FRED-MD

FRED-MD is the monthly national macro panel used by dataset=fred_md. macroforecast downloads the official current CSV from:

https://www.stlouisfed.org/-/media/project/frbstl/stlouisfed/research/fred-md/monthly/current.csv

Generated: 2026-04-30. Current data through: 2025-09. Current column count excluding the date index: 126.

Column Contract

• Date column: sasdate, parsed as the monthly date index.

• Data columns: one column per FRED-MD mnemonic in the official current CSV.

• Transform row: Transform: gives the official FRED-MD T-code for each data column.

• Description source: official FRED-MD appendix when the mnemonic is present; otherwise the FRED series page or the official appendix/change log.

All Current Columns

#	Column	T-code	Transform	Group	Definition	Source
1	RPI	5	First log difference	Output and income	Real Personal Income	FRED
2	W875RX1	5	First log difference	Output and income	Real personal income ex transfer receipts	FRED
3	DPCERA3M086SBEA	5	First log difference	Consumption, orders, and inventories	Real personal consumption expenditures	FRED
4	CMRMTSPLx	5	First log difference	Consumption, orders, and inventories	Real Manu. and Trade Industries Sales	constructed / appendix
5	RETAILx	5	First log difference	Consumption, orders, and inventories	Retail and Food Services Sales	constructed / appendix
6	INDPRO	5	First log difference	Output and income	IP Index	FRED
7	IPFPNSS	5	First log difference	Output and income	IP: Final Products and Nonindustrial Supplies	FRED
8	IPFINAL	5	First log difference	Output and income	IP: Final Products (Market Group)	FRED
9	IPCONGD	5	First log difference	Output and income	IP: Consumer Goods	FRED
10	IPDCONGD	5	First log difference	Output and income	IP: Durable Consumer Goods	FRED
11	IPNCONGD	5	First log difference	Output and income	IP: Nondurable Consumer Goods	FRED
12	IPBUSEQ	5	First log difference	Output and income	IP: Business Equipment	FRED
13	IPMAT	5	First log difference	Output and income	IP: Materials	FRED
14	IPDMAT	5	First log difference	Output and income	IP: Durable Materials	FRED
15	IPNMAT	5	First log difference	Output and income	IP: Nondurable Materials	FRED
16	IPMANSICS	5	First log difference	Output and income	IP: Manufacturing (SIC)	FRED
17	IPB51222S	5	First log difference	-	See official appendix / FRED source page.	FRED
18	IPFUELS	5	First log difference	Output and income	IP: Fuels	FRED
19	CUMFNS	2	First difference	Output and income	Capacity Utilization: Manufacturing	FRED
20	HWI	2	First difference	Labor market	Help-Wanted Index for United States	FRED
21	HWIURATIO	2	First difference	Labor market	Ratio of Help Wanted/No. Unemployed	FRED
22	CLF16OV	5	First log difference	Labor market	Civilian Labor Force	FRED
23	CE16OV	5	First log difference	Labor market	Civilian Employment	FRED
24	UNRATE	2	First difference	Labor market	Civilian Unemployment Rate	FRED
25	UEMPMEAN	2	First difference	Labor market	Average Duration of Unemployment (Weeks)	FRED
26	UEMPLT5	5	First log difference	Labor market	Civilians Unemployed - Less Than 5 Weeks	FRED
27	UEMP5TO14	5	First log difference	Labor market	Civilians Unemployed for 5-14 Weeks	FRED
28	UEMP15OV	5	First log difference	Labor market	Civilians Unemployed - 15 Weeks & Over	FRED
29	UEMP15T26	5	First log difference	Labor market	Civilians Unemployed for 15-26 Weeks	FRED
30	UEMP27OV	5	First log difference	Labor market	Civilians Unemployed for 27 Weeks and Over	FRED
31	CLAIMSx	5	First log difference	Labor market	Initial Claims	constructed / appendix
32	PAYEMS	5	First log difference	Labor market	All Employees: Total nonfarm	FRED
33	USGOOD	5	First log difference	Labor market	All Employees: Goods-Producing Industries	FRED
34	CES1021000001	5	First log difference	Labor market	All Employees: Mining and Logging: Mining	FRED
35	USCONS	5	First log difference	Labor market	All Employees: Construction	FRED
36	MANEMP	5	First log difference	Labor market	All Employees: Manufacturing	FRED
37	DMANEMP	5	First log difference	Labor market	All Employees: Durable goods	FRED
38	NDMANEMP	5	First log difference	Labor market	All Employees: Nondurable goods	FRED
39	SRVPRD	5	First log difference	Labor market	All Employees: Service-Providing Industries	FRED
40	USTPU	5	First log difference	Labor market	All Employees: Trade, Transportation & Utilities	FRED
41	USWTRADE	5	First log difference	Labor market	All Employees: Wholesale Trade	FRED
42	USTRADE	5	First log difference	Labor market	All Employees: Retail Trade	FRED
43	USFIRE	5	First log difference	Labor market	All Employees: Financial Activities	FRED
44	USGOVT	5	First log difference	Labor market	All Employees: Government	FRED
45	CES0600000007	1	No transformation	Labor market	Avg Weekly Hours : Goods-Producing	FRED
46	AWOTMAN	2	First difference	Labor market	Avg Weekly Overtime Hours : Manufacturing	FRED
47	AWHMAN	1	No transformation	Labor market	Avg Weekly Hours : Manufacturing	FRED
48	HOUST	4	Log level	Housing	Housing Starts: Total New Privately Owned	FRED
49	HOUSTNE	4	Log level	Housing	Housing Starts, Northeast	FRED
50	HOUSTMW	4	Log level	Housing	Housing Starts, Midwest	FRED
51	HOUSTS	4	Log level	Housing	Housing Starts, South	FRED
52	HOUSTW	4	Log level	Housing	Housing Starts, West	FRED
53	PERMIT	4	Log level	Housing	New Private Housing Permits (SAAR)	FRED
54	PERMITNE	4	Log level	Housing	New Private Housing Permits, Northeast (SAAR)	FRED
55	PERMITMW	4	Log level	Housing	New Private Housing Permits, Midwest (SAAR)	FRED
56	PERMITS	4	Log level	Housing	New Private Housing Permits, South (SAAR)	FRED
57	PERMITW	4	Log level	Housing	New Private Housing Permits, West (SAAR)	FRED
58	ACOGNO	5	First log difference	Consumption, orders, and inventories	New Orders for Consumer Goods	FRED
59	AMDMNOx	5	First log difference	Consumption, orders, and inventories	New Orders for Durable Goods	constructed / appendix
60	ANDENOx	5	First log difference	Consumption, orders, and inventories	New Orders for Nondefense Capital Goods	constructed / appendix
61	AMDMUOx	5	First log difference	Consumption, orders, and inventories	Unfilled Orders for Durable Goods	constructed / appendix
62	BUSINVx	5	First log difference	Consumption, orders, and inventories	Total Business Inventories	constructed / appendix
63	ISRATIOx	2	First difference	Consumption, orders, and inventories	Total Business: Inventories to Sales Ratio	constructed / appendix
64	M1SL	6	Second log difference	Money and credit	M1 Money Stock	FRED
65	M2SL	6	Second log difference	Money and credit	M2 Money Stock	FRED
66	M2REAL	5	First log difference	Money and credit	Real M2 Money Stock	FRED
67	BOGMBASE	6	Second log difference	-	See official appendix / FRED source page.	FRED
68	TOTRESNS	6	Second log difference	Money and credit	Total Reserves of Depository Institutions	FRED
69	NONBORRES	7	First difference of percent change	Money and credit	Reserves Of Depository Institutions	FRED
70	BUSLOANS	6	Second log difference	Money and credit	DC&I loans	FRED
71	REALLN	6	Second log difference	-	See official appendix / FRED source page.	FRED
72	NONREVSL	6	Second log difference	Money and credit	Total Nonrevolving Credit	FRED
73	CONSPI	2	First difference	Money and credit	Nonrevolving consumer credit to Personal Income	FRED
74	S&P 500	5	First log difference	Stock market	S&P’s Common Stock Price Index: Composite	constructed / appendix
75	S&P div yield	2	First difference	Stock market	S&P’s Composite Common Stock: Dividend Yield	constructed / appendix
76	S&P PE ratio	5	First log difference	Stock market	S&P’s Composite Common Stock: Price-Earnings Ratio	constructed / appendix
77	FEDFUNDS	2	First difference	Interest and exchange rates	Baa-FF spread	FRED
78	CP3Mx	2	First difference	Interest and exchange rates	3-Month AA Financial Commercial Paper Rate	constructed / appendix
79	TB3MS	2	First difference	Interest and exchange rates	3-Month Treasury Bill:	FRED
80	TB6MS	2	First difference	Interest and exchange rates	6-Month Treasury Bill:	FRED
81	GS1	2	First difference	Interest and exchange rates	1-Year Treasury Rate	FRED
82	GS5	2	First difference	Interest and exchange rates	5-Year Treasury Rate	FRED
83	GS10	2	First difference	Interest and exchange rates	10-Year Treasury Rate	FRED
84	AAA	2	First difference	Interest and exchange rates	Moody’s Seasoned Aaa Corporate Bond Yield	FRED
85	BAA	2	First difference	Interest and exchange rates	Moody’s Seasoned Baa Corporate Bond Yield	FRED
86	COMPAPFFx	1	No transformation	Interest and exchange rates	3-Month Commercial Paper Minus FEDFUNDS	constructed / appendix
87	TB3SMFFM	1	No transformation	-	See official appendix / FRED source page.	FRED
88	TB6SMFFM	1	No transformation	-	See official appendix / FRED source page.	FRED
89	T1YFFM	1	No transformation	-	See official appendix / FRED source page.	FRED
90	T5YFFM	1	No transformation	-	See official appendix / FRED source page.	FRED
91	T10YFFM	1	No transformation	-	See official appendix / FRED source page.	FRED
92	AAAFFM	1	No transformation	-	See official appendix / FRED source page.	FRED
93	BAAFFM	1	No transformation	-	See official appendix / FRED source page.	FRED
94	TWEXAFEGSMTHx	5	First log difference	-	See official appendix / FRED source page.	constructed / appendix
95	EXSZUSx	5	First log difference	Interest and exchange rates	Switzerland / U.S. Foreign Exchange Rate	constructed / appendix
96	EXJPUSx	5	First log difference	Interest and exchange rates	Japan / U.S. Foreign Exchange Rate	constructed / appendix
97	EXUSUKx	5	First log difference	Interest and exchange rates	U.S. / U.K. Foreign Exchange Rate	constructed / appendix
98	EXCAUSx	5	First log difference	Interest and exchange rates	Canada / U.S. Foreign Exchange Rate	constructed / appendix
99	WPSFD49207	6	Second log difference	Prices	PPI: Finished Goods	FRED
100	WPSFD49502	6	Second log difference	Prices	PPI: Finished Consumer Goods	FRED
101	WPSID61	6	Second log difference	Prices	PPI: Intermediate Materials	FRED
102	WPSID62	6	Second log difference	Prices	PPI: Crude Materials	FRED
103	OILPRICEx	6	Second log difference	Prices	Crude Oil, spliced WTI and Cushing	constructed / appendix
104	PPICMM	6	Second log difference	Prices	PPI: Metals and metal products:	FRED
105	CPIAUCSL	6	Second log difference	Prices	CPI : All Items	FRED
106	CPIAPPSL	6	Second log difference	Prices	CPI : Apparel	FRED
107	CPITRNSL	6	Second log difference	Prices	CPI : Transportation	FRED
108	CPIMEDSL	6	Second log difference	Prices	CPI : Medical Care	FRED
109	CUSR0000SAC	6	Second log difference	Prices	CPI : Commodities	FRED
110	CUSR0000SAD	6	Second log difference	Prices	CPI : Durables	FRED
111	CUSR0000SAS	6	Second log difference	Prices	CPI : Services	FRED
112	CPIULFSL	6	Second log difference	Prices	CPI : All Items Less Food	FRED
113	CUSR0000SA0L2	6	Second log difference	Prices	CPI : All items less shelter	FRED
114	CUSR0000SA0L5	6	Second log difference	Prices	CPI : All items less medical care	FRED
115	PCEPI	6	Second log difference	Prices	Personal Cons. Expend.: Chain Index	FRED
116	DDURRG3M086SBEA	6	Second log difference	Prices	Personal Cons. Exp: Durable goods	FRED
117	DNDGRG3M086SBEA	6	Second log difference	Prices	Personal Cons. Exp: Nondurable goods	FRED
118	DSERRG3M086SBEA	6	Second log difference	Prices	Personal Cons. Exp: Services	FRED
119	CES0600000008	6	Second log difference	Labor market	Avg Hourly Earnings : Goods-Producing	FRED
120	CES2000000008	6	Second log difference	Labor market	Avg Hourly Earnings : Construction	FRED
121	CES3000000008	6	Second log difference	Labor market	Avg Hourly Earnings : Manufacturing	FRED
122	UMCSENTx	2	First difference	Consumption, orders, and inventories	Consumer Sentiment Index	constructed / appendix
123	DTCOLNVHFNM	6	Second log difference	Money and credit	Consumer Motor Vehicle Loans Outstanding	FRED
124	DTCTHFNM	6	Second log difference	Money and credit	Total Consumer Loans and Leases Outstanding	FRED
125	INVEST	6	Second log difference	Money and credit	Securities in Bank Credit at All Commercial Banks	FRED
126	VIXCLSx	1	No transformation	-	See official appendix / FRED source page.	constructed / appendix