Data and Indicators
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Around the District: Kern County Rooted in California Agriculture Heartland
Qiana Charles, Regional Executive of the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, Los Angeles Branch, learned about the agricultural landscape in Kern County.
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Charting Their Course in 2025: Research Associates Begin Next Steps for New Paths and Opportunities
Our research associates who have been working with professional economists in Economic Research over the past two years are preparing to take their next steps, pursuing new paths and opportunities.
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Economic Letter Video: The Changing Disparity in Prices Across States
Price differences across U.S. states and regions widened during the pandemic years. In our Economic Letter, “The Changing Disparity in Prices Across States,” we find that states with above average price levels before the pandemic generally saw higher inflation from 2019 to 2022 than states that had below average price levels. Watch our Economic Letter […]
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Around the District: Exploring Key Industries in the Inland Empire
Qiana Charles, Vice President and Regional Executive of the SF Fed’s Los Angeles branch, learned more about the Inland Empire’s key industries during a recent outreach visit.
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Roundtable on AI and Product Development
How are generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools being integrated into consumer product companies? Do they improve product development, marketing strategies, and customer service? How do they impact labor productivity? And what other functional enhancements can GenAI provide across an organization? To address these and other business questions, we recently convened a roundtable of executives within […]
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Around the District: Examples of San Diego’s Tech-Driven Innovations
Chi Elder, Regional Engagement Officer – Southern California of the SF Fed’s Los Angeles Branch, visited San Diego to learn more about how technology impacts the regional economy and landscape with her colleagues, Mike Fernandez and Qiana Charles.
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Advisory Council Observations: February 2025
The members of the SF Fed’s Advisory Councils provide valuable perspectives from around the Twelfth District. In this edition of Advisory Council Observations, we share what we learned at our most recent council meetings.
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Around the District: Exploring Grain Exports in Oregon
Executive Vice President of Public Engagement, Laura Choi, recently visited Columbia Grain International, a global company that sources, processes, and distributes agricultural products based in Oregon.
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Economic Letter Video: Pandemic-Era Demand Squeezed Housing Inventories
Housing prices surged as housing inventories dropped to historically low levels in the first two years following the onset of the pandemic. In our Economic Letter, “Pandemic-Era Demand Squeezed Housing Inventories”, we find that the decline in housing inventories during these years was driven by an exceptionally high demand for housing rather than a low […]
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Regional Data Page Shows How Economy Varies Across the U.S.
How much variation in labor market conditions and inflation rates is there at the sub-national level? Our Regional Indicators page maps out labor market, price, and earnings data across the country.