That’s due to a new collaboration between the Commerce Department (which oversees the U.S. Census Bureau’s vital statistics for businesses) and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Using the Fed’s mobile app FRED, you can obtain economic data on mobile devices. For example, you can view various economic indicators, such as Advance Monthly Sales for Retail Trade.

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