# FRED Economic Data Tracker — GDP, CPI, Unemployment, Fed Funds (`gochujang/fred-economic-data-tracker`) Actor

Pull economic data series from FRED (Federal Reserve). GDP, CPI, PCE, unemployment, fed funds rate, yield curve, housing starts, and 800,000+ series. No API key required. PPE $0.01/series.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/gochujang/fred-economic-data-tracker.md
- **Developed by:** [Hojun Lee](https://apify.com/gochujang) (community)
- **Stats:** 4 total users, 3 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 economic series returneds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## FRED Economic Data Tracker

Pull economic data series from FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) — GDP, CPI, unemployment, fed funds rate, yield curve, housing starts, and 800,000+ series. No API key required.

### Features

- **No API key needed**: Uses FRED's public CSV endpoint
- **800,000+ series**: Any FRED series ID supported
- **Key indicators pre-mapped**: GDP, CPI, PCE, UNRATE, FEDFUNDS, T10Y2Y, HOUST
- **Historical data**: Configure how many months of history to return
- **MoM/YoY change**: Automatic period-over-period calculations
- **Scheduling**: Run monthly/weekly to track economic releases

### Input

| Field | Description | Default |
|-------|-------------|---------|
| `seriesIds` | FRED series IDs | \["GDP","CPIAUCSL","UNRATE","FEDFUNDS"] |
| `fredApiKey` | Optional FRED API key (richer metadata) | — |
| `observationsLimit` | Recent observations per series | 24 |
| `includeSeriesInfo` | Include series description | true |

### Output

Each record includes: `series_id`, `description`, `latest_value`, `latest_date`, `previous_value`, `change`, `change_pct`, `observations`, `source`.

### Pricing

Pay-per-event: **$0.01 per series** returned. Actor start: $0.001.

### Popular Series IDs

| ID | Description |
|----|-------------|
| `GDP` | US GDP (quarterly) |
| `CPIAUCSL` | CPI inflation (monthly) |
| `UNRATE` | Unemployment rate |
| `FEDFUNDS` | Fed funds rate |
| `T10Y2Y` | Yield curve (10Y-2Y spread) |
| `HOUST` | Housing starts |
| `DGS10` | 10-Year Treasury yield |
| `MORTGAGE30US` | 30-Year mortgage rate |

### Use Cases

- Macro investing: Track key economic indicators on a schedule
- Research: Pull historical economic data without expensive subscriptions
- Dashboard building: Feed economic data into your own analytics tools

# Actor input Schema

## `seriesIds` (type: `array`):

FRED series IDs. Popular: GDP, CPIAUCSL (CPI), PCEPI (PCE), UNRATE (unemployment), FEDFUNDS (fed funds rate), T10Y2Y (yield curve spread), HOUST (housing starts)

## `fredApiKey` (type: `string`):

Free FRED API key from fred.stlouisfed.org. Optional — CSV endpoint used when not provided, JSON API used when provided for richer metadata.

## `observationsLimit` (type: `integer`):

Number of most recent observations to return per series

## `frequency` (type: `string`):

Data frequency filter

## `includeSeriesInfo` (type: `boolean`):

Include human-readable description for known series

## `alertOnNewRelease` (type: `boolean`):

Send Telegram alert when a new data point is detected

## `telegramBotToken` (type: `string`):

Telegram bot token for alerts (requires alertOnNewRelease: true)

## `telegramChatId` (type: `string`):

Telegram chat ID for alerts

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "seriesIds": [
    "GDP",
    "CPIAUCSL",
    "UNRATE",
    "FEDFUNDS",
    "T10Y2Y"
  ],
  "observationsLimit": 24,
  "frequency": "latest",
  "includeSeriesInfo": true,
  "alertOnNewRelease": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "seriesIds": [
        "GDP",
        "CPIAUCSL",
        "UNRATE",
        "FEDFUNDS",
        "T10Y2Y"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("gochujang/fred-economic-data-tracker").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "seriesIds": [
        "GDP",
        "CPIAUCSL",
        "UNRATE",
        "FEDFUNDS",
        "T10Y2Y",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("gochujang/fred-economic-data-tracker").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "seriesIds": [
    "GDP",
    "CPIAUCSL",
    "UNRATE",
    "FEDFUNDS",
    "T10Y2Y"
  ]
}' |
apify call gochujang/fred-economic-data-tracker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,gochujang/fred-economic-data-tracker"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/TtohTTqRfDjWtg7HR/builds/Ecis3lfQtwtfcSC1R/openapi.json