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Livingston Survey
The oldest continuous survey of economists' expectations that summarizes the forecasts of economists from industry, government, banking, and academia
Updated: 24 Jun ’25
Survey of Professional Forecasters
The oldest quarterly survey of macroeconomic forecasts in the United States
Updated: 16 May ’25
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An index designed to track real business conditions at high observation frequency
Updated: 27 Jun ’25
Real-Time Data Set for Macroeconomists
The real-time data set consists of vintages, or snapshots, of time series of major macroeconomic variables. The data set may be used by macroeconomic researchers to verify empirical results, to analyze policy, or to forecast. All data are updated at the end of each month.
Updated: 27 Jun ’25
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Measure of the quarter-over-quarter rate of growth of real output in continuously compounded annualized percentage points
Updated: 26 Jun ’25
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A continuous curve of inflation expectations three to 120 months ahead, analogous to a yield curve
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