Improvements to the Federal Reserve Board's web site.The Federal Reserve Board announced on February February: see month. 17, 2005, improvements to its web site to make the statistical releases and historical data easier to use. The statistical releases are now grouped by subject area instead of frequency of release (for example, daily or weekly). The subject areas are principal economic indicators Economic indicators The key statistics of the economy that reveal the direction the economy is heading in; for example, the unemployment rate and the inflation rate. , bank asset quality, bank assets and liabilities, bank structure data, business finance, exchange rates and international data, flow of funds Flow of funds In the context of municipal bonds, refers to the statement displaying the priorities by which municipal revenue will be applied to the debt. In the context of mutual funds, refers to the movement of money into or out of a mutual funds or between or among accounts, household finance, industrial activity, interest rates, and money stock and reserve balances. The redesigned page also now incorporates links to Board surveys, such as the Survey of Consumer Finances The Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) is a triennial survey of the balance sheet, pension, income, and other demographic characteristics of U.S. families. The survey also gathers information on the use of financial institutions. The study is sponsored by the U.S. . The redesigned index is online at www.federalreserve.gov/releases/default.htm. Since 1914 the Board has published statistical information on the U.S. economy and banking industry in various formats. Titles and numbers of the statistical releases have changed through the years. A new publication on the Board's web site, The Federal Reserve Board Statistical Release Publications History, can be used to trace these changes. The publications history is online at www.federalreserve.gov/ releases/releasehistory/about.htm |
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