What it returns
Four Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia datasets in one consistent format, read from the bank's published data files on every run: - **ads**: the Aruoba-Diebold-Scotti business conditions index, daily since 1960, with the bank's recession flag - **manufacturing**: the Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey ("Philly Fed index"), seasonally adjusted diffusion indexes since 1968, current and six months ahead - **nonmanufacturing**: the Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey, seasonally adjusted diffusion indexes since 2011 - **spf**: Survey of Professional Forecasters median forecasts (GDP, unemployment, CPI and PCE inflation, payrolls, Treasury yields, 10-year averages...) for every survey since 1968, by horizon and target period
| field | meaning |. |---|---|. | `dataset`, `indicator`, `code` | which series |. | `date` | observation date (ADS daily; surveys monthly, first of the month) |. | `value`, `change` | the reading and the change from the previous one |. | `horizon` | surveys: `current` or `future` (six months ahead); SPF: previous quarter, current quarter, 1-4 quarters ahead, current year, next year.. |. | `survey`, `target`, `measure` | SPF only: survey quarter, the period forecast, level or growth |. | `recession` | ADS only |. | `source` | the bank's page |. A diffusion index is the share of firms reporting an increase minus the share reporting a decrease.
Request
POST https://api.pushbuild.com/philly-fed-indexes/run with a JSON body. Send your key in the X-API-Key header.
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
datasets | list of strings | Any of: ads (daily business conditions index), manufacturing (Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey), nonmanufacturing (Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey), spf (Survey of Professional Forecasters medians). Default: all four. |
codes | list of strings | Optional filter. Manufacturing: GAC, NOC, PPC, GAF... or a two-letter prefix (GA, NO, PP). Nonmanufacturing: gabndif_sa, garbndif_sa... SPF variables: RGDP, UNEMP, CPI, CORECPI, PCE, TBOND, EMP... Empty: everything. |
startDate | string | YYYY-MM-DD. Overrides lookbackDays. ADS starts 1960, manufacturing 1968, nonmanufacturing 2011, SPF 1968. |
lookbackDays | integer | Used when startDate is empty. Default: 730. |
latestOnly | boolean | Only the most recent date (or SPF survey) of each dataset. Default: false. |
spfMeasure | string: level, growth | level: median forecast levels as published. growth: the bank's median growth-rate file. Default: "level". |
maxItems | integer | Maximum items to return (1-500). Default: 100. |
Example
curl -X POST https://api.pushbuild.com/philly-fed-indexes/run \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"datasets": ["ads", "manufacturing"], "maxItems": 20}'Response
{"count": 20, "truncated": false, "seconds": 1.4, "items": [ { ... } ]}Each call returns up to 500 items. Records that fail validation or are not found are flagged in the items and not charged.
Pricing
Pay only for results returned: $0.16 per 1,000 values. No charge for errors or empty searches.
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