The SASEFRED Interface Engine
- Overview
- Getting Started
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Syntax
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DetailsAvailable Sources That Provide FRED Time Series DataFRED API KeyAvailable Releases for Each Source That Provides FRED Time Series DataAvailable Time Series for Each Release IDAvailable Native Frequency for Each Series IDVintage Dates for Each Series IDSAS Output Data SetSAS OUTXML FileSAS XML Map FileXFREDTPU SAS Data SetReading Price Data by Using Indices
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ExamplesRetrieving Data for Multiple Time SeriesRetrieving Data by Using the Vintage DateSelecting Time Series When Native Frequency Is Less Than Requested FrequencySelecting Time Series When Native Frequency Is Greater Than Requested FrequencySpecifying One Series ID with Multiple Vintage Dates for the OUTPUT=2 OptionSpecifying Two Series IDs with Multiple Vintage Dates and Descending Sort OrderVintage Dates for a Specific Series with the URL= OptionSeries for a Specific Release with the URL= OptionSeries for Specific Tags with the URL= OptionCategories for a Specific Series with the URL= OptionCategories for a Specific Source with the URL= OptionSeries for a Specific Category with the URL= OptionSources for Today’s Date with the URL= OptionReleases Available for Today’s Date with the URL= Option
- References
Vintage Dates for Each Series ID
Vintage dates are the release dates for a time series, excluding those releases in which the data did not change. To obtain a list of vintage dates for a particular series, you can enter the following URL in your web browser and specify the series ID of the series that you are interested in. For example, the following URL retrieves a list of all vintage dates for the MICH series, showing the median expected price change (the next 12 months from the Survey of Consumers):
http://api.stlouisfed.org/fred/series/vintagedates?series_id=MICH&api_key=your_fred_apikey
The resulting list of observations is too long to show here—172 vintage dates, ranging from 1999-02-26 to 2013-05-31. You can get only the vintage dates that you want by specifying the VINTAGE= option.
You can use the URL= option to store the list of available vintage dates for a particular time series in a SAS data set. For more information, see the series/vintagedates query option.