Using the Federal Reserve Data Download Program to Graph Data

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Instructions to create first graph above

  1. Goto http://www.federalreserve.gov/datadownload/Choose.aspx?rel=H41
  2. Under "B-Select a preformatted data package", highlight first selection (Table 1)
  3. Click "Go to download"
  4. Click "Change format"
  5. Select "Dates"
  6. Select From: 2002 Jan 01
  7. Select To: 2014 Dec 31
  8. Click "View chart"
    ("Assets: Other Factors Supplying Reserve Balances: Reserve Bank credit: week average" will be already selected)
  9. Select "Assets: Other Factors Supplying Reserve Balances: Total factors supplying reserve funds: week average" (4th from last Asset)
  10. Deselect "Assets: Other Factors Supplying Reserve Balances: Reserve Bank credit: week average" (if selected)
  11. Select "Assets: Securities Held Outright: Securities held outright: week average" (5th Asset)
  12. Select "Assets: Securities Held Outright: U.S. Treasury securities: week average" (7th Asset)
  13. Select "Assets: Securities Held Outright: U.S. Treasury securities: Notes and bonds, nominal: week average"
    (to change the color of any selected item, deselect and select it until it is drawn in the desired color)
  14. Select "Assets: Securities Held Outright: Mortgage-backed securities: week average"
  15. Select "Assets: Securities Held Outright: Federal agency debt securities: week average"
  16. Check "U.S. Recessions"
  17. Click "Save Chart"
  18. Select "Image" or "PDF"
  19. Type name of file and save

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