Imagine Getting Data in Canada this way!
Wholly schmokes!
Data in the format you want, at no cost and an rss feed to let you know when some new stuff has arrived!
In your dreams Canadians in your dreams!
This is a US program! Cost recovery impedes access to our Census and therefore impedes the creation of knowledge by citizens! And lets say the Treasury Board ain’t as savvy as these folks are in terms of sharing and how they share!
Wow!
FRB: Data Download Program - Learn more
Things you should knowThe Data Download Program is designed to allow flexible access to data produced by the Federal Reserve Board. Data associated with the statistical releases listed are currently available. Data from other releases will be added in the future.
There are a few other general points about the application to keep in mind as you use it.
- Designed for customized data downloads
The application was not designed for large data transfers. Downloading a large number of series may affect performance.
- One frequency per download
To limit download time and ensure usable output formats, the application will only allow users to download data of a single frequency (daily, monthly, quarterly, etc.) in a single output file.
- Data are only available as currently published
There are no reporting, graphing, or analytical tools available in the application. All data are reported as currently defined. Pre-revision or real time data are not available.
- Large files may cause problems for Excel
Excel has a limit of 256 columns. If a file downloaded in either the Excel 2003 or CSV (comma-separated values) file type exceeds 256 columns, it may not open correctly in Excel.
- Package creation may take time
The application may require several minutes to create custom data packages. In general, the more data you request, the longer it will take the application to create your package.
- RSS feeds are available for announcements about the Data Download Program
Data are not being distributed via RSS but announcements about data and the DDP application are available in RSS 1.0 feeds for subscribers. To subscribe to a feed, please visit the main RSS feeds page. The phrase "To subscribe to a feed" should be a link to the feeds page.
- Accessibility
The application is designed to be compatible with screen readers and includes navigation that does not require the use of a mouse or monitor.
Oh My! This is really nice! Thanks to Hugh who posted this on CivicAccess List.
