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March 09, 2023
Federal Reserve Board to make formatting changes to DDP XML files
On March 26, 2023, the Federal Reserve will make minor changes to the format of all XML files released through the Data Download Program (DDP). The changes include
-adding line breaks in message headers to improve readability;
-removing extra spaces before closing tags of observations;
-and some long description text that was previously truncated will no longer be truncated.
To see a sample file for this data release, click here: https://www.federalreserve.gov/data/sampleDDP/h10_data.zip
These changes will help expedite the release of some public DDP releases and lay the groundwork for continued improvements in the future.
August 15, 2022
Federal Reserve Board seeks DDP users for online survey
The Federal Reserve Board is conducting an online survey tocollect data on online usage and consumption preferences of users of theBoard's Data Download Program (DDP) website.
Visit our website to take the survey: https://boardofgovernors.gov1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1I95KuU02McZSwS
May 19, 2022
Federal Reserve Board seeks DDP users for focus groups
The Federal Reserve Board is conducting focus groups to collect data on online usage and consumption preferences of users of the Board's Data Download Program (DDP) website.
Visit our Contact Us page, enter your information, and write "volunteer" in the comment box to sign up: https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/ContactUs/feedback.aspx?refurl=/ddpfeedback/
April 12, 2021
Foreign Exchange Rates – Revision of Broad and EME dollar indexes for H.10/G.5/G.5A
Data for the Broad, AFE, and EME dollar indexes series from February 2019 to present has been slightly revised due to a minor technical issue recently discovered. The issue has been corrected on April 12, 2021.
June 03, 2019
DDP Publishing delay for H.10 & G.5 release for June 3, 2019
Due to technical issues, the June 3, 2019 H.10/G.5 releases are temporarily unavailable in the Data Download Program (DDP). Current data is still available at https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/current/. The DDP will be updated as soon as possible.
January 15, 2019
Changes to Foreign Exchange Rates - H.10/G.5
Effective on February 4, 2019, the Federal Reserve Board staff will make major changes to the methodology used to construct the trade-weighted dollar indexes in the H.10, G.5, and G.5A releases. These changes will affect the calculation of index weights and country composition. The new dollar indexes will go back to (and be indexed to) January 2006. For more information, see "Revisions to the Federal Reserve Dollar Indexes" and ""
January 08, 2019
Foreign Exchange Rates -- H.10/G.5A
For the G5A annual release, the averageannual exchange rate for the Venezuelan bolivar in 2018 was calculated using the "bolivar fuerte" rate through Friday, August 17 and the"bolivar soberano" rate multiplied by 100,000 beginning Monday,August 20.
January 07, 2019
H.10 Foreign Exchange Rates in DDP
Due to technical difficulties, the January 7, 2019 H.10 release is temporarily unavailable in the Data Download Program (DDP).
The current release is still available at https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/current/. The DDP will be posted as soon as possible.
July 31, 2018
Revisions of H.10 information for July 19 and 20
Data for the following exchange rate indexes in the daily files and the Data Download Program (DDP) were corrected on July 31, 2018: The Broad index on July 19 and July 20; the OITP index on July 19 and July 20; the Major Currency index on July 20.
February 12, 2018
Change to exchange rate for Venezuela
Venezuela's government recently changed its official exchange rate system. The changes in the exchange value of the Venezuelan Bolivar against the U.S. dollar on February 5 and 7 reflect this adjustment. The February 5 change accounts for a significant portion of the rise in the OITP and Broad dollar indexes that day.
January 17, 2018
Foreign Exchange Rates - H.10 DDP data corrected
The values for the following exchange rates were corrected in the Data Download Program (DDP) on January 17, 2018: Chinese Yuan for January 8-10, 2018; South Korean Won for January 8-11, 2018; Sri Lankan Rupee for January 8-9, 2018; Malaysian Ringgit for January 10-11, 2018; Thai Baht for January 8-January 11, 2018; Taiwanese Dollar for January 8-11, 2018.
February 17, 2015
Due to inclement weather, federal offices in Washington, D.C. are closed on Tuesday, February 17, 2015. The weekly release of the Foreign Exchange Rates - H.10 will be published on the first business day that federal offices in the Washington, D.C. area reopen.
March 03, 2014
Due to inclement weather, federal offices in Washington, D.C. are closed on Monday March 3, 2014. The weekly release of the H.10 and the monthly release of the G.5 will be published on the first business day that federal offices in the Washington, D.C. area reopen.
January 21, 2014
Due to expected severe weather, the Federal Reserve Board is closed on Tuesday, January, 21, 2014. The Board's daily and weekly statistical releases scheduled for Tuesday will be published on the first business day that federal offices in the Washington, D.C. area reopen.
October 16, 2013
Updated weight tables go into effect on Monday, October 21, 2013
Updated weight tables will go into effect on Monday, October 21, 2013. The current weights are available at the following link. Once the new weights go into effect, this link will contain the new weights tables. View tables.
July 26, 2013
Correction to H.10 Foreign Exchange Rates released July 22, 2013
The HTML version of the July 22 H.10 statistical release was inadvertently published with missing data. Additionally, certain historical data were unavailable on the historical pages for the release. These pages have been updated. The data were available through the Data Download Program.
October 29, 2012
Federal Reserve Board Closure, October 30, 2012
Due to expected severe weather, federal offices in the Washington, D.C., area, are closed to the public on Tuesday, October 30, 2012. The Board's daily and weekly statistical releases scheduled for Tuesday will be published on the first business day that federal offices in the Washington, D.C., area reopen.
October 29, 2012
Due to expected severe weather, federal offices in the Washington, D.C., area, are closed to the public on Monday, October 29, 2012. The Board's daily and weekly statistical releases scheduled for Monday will be published on the first business day that federal offices in the Washington, D.C., area reopen.
October 02, 2012
Updated weight tables will go into effect on Wednesday October 10, 2012
Updated weight tables will go into effect on Wednesday October 10, 2012. The current weights are available at the following link. Once the new weights go into effect, this link will contain the new weights tables. View tables.
August 03, 2012
G5/H.10 Foreign Exchange Rates in DDP
July data for the G.5 (Foreign Exchange Rates) are temporarily unavailable in the Data Download Program (DDP) due to technical difficulties. July data are still available at http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g5/current/default.htm. Corrected data will be published in the DDP as soon as possible.
August 02, 2012
G5/H.10 Foreign Exchange Rates DDP and data correction
The monthly series for nominal and real monthly broad and OITP (Other Important Trading Partners) indexes released on August 1, 2012 contained an error due to data processing. Updates to the files and to the Data Download Program (DDP) are now available.
October 04, 2011
Correction to H.10 and G.5 released October 3, 2011
October 4, 2011
Correction to H.10 and G.5 released October 3, 2011
The data for the H.10 exchange rates did not include data for September 28. Subsequently, the calculation of the G.5 rates were affected because of the missing data. Updated data for H.10 and G.5 are now available.
http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/current/
http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g5/current/
September 20, 2011
Correction to H.10 Real Monthly Indexes released September 1, 2011
The H.10 Real Monthly Indexes published on September 1 did not include the August 2011 data. Updated data for August Real Monthly Indexes are now available. http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/summary/default.htm
September 07, 2011
Correction to the H.10 weekly released September 6, 2011
The data for the H.10 weekly statistical release published on September 6 republished data from the August 29 release. Updated data for the September 6 release are now available.
http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/current/
December 02, 2010
New interactive graphics feature of Data Download Program (DDP)
Users will now be able to create and view interactive graphics of data packages from the program before downloading the underlying data and charts. The charting feature allows users to view multiple data series on a single chart as well as to display individual data points. The charts can be saved as PDFs or in a standard image file format (PNG) for publication and redistribution.
"Graphics play an important role in identifying data trends and relationships," said Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet L. Yellen. "With the help of this intuitive new user interface, it's now possible to create customized charts directly from Federal Reserve statistical data."
May 10, 2010
Foreign exchange rate data are now available through interactive Data Download Program
The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced that data from its G.5 and H.10 statistical releases, "Foreign Exchange Rates," are now available through the Data Download Program. The program provides interactive access to Federal Reserve statistical data in a variety of formats and is available at http://www.federalreserve.gov/datadownload/.
The Data Download Program allows users to create customized data sets or download pre-formatted packages in multiple formats, including XML. More information about how to use the program is available at http://www.federalreserve.gov/datadownload/help/default.htm.
The H.10 release is typically published on Monday, generally at 4:15 p.m. ET. Data from the release will be available for download in the Data Download Program at the same time. The G.5 is published at the beginning of every month and monthly exchange rates will be updated in the Data Download Program when the release is published.
In addition, the Federal Reserve Board will also publish data from the Foreign Exchange Rates releases via RSS. RSS feeds for daily exchange rate data for the prior week will be published on Monday immediately following the publication of the weekly H.10 statistical release at 4:15 p.m. To subscribe, please visit the RSS feeds page.
Last update: December 18, 2023