This Python script downloads key economic indicators, such as GDP, Unemployment Rate, Consumer Price Index, and Federal Funds Rate, from the FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) database using the pandas-datareader library. The data is then exported to an Excel file named 'economic_calendar.xlsx'. The user can customize the date range and econom…

economic_calendar.py

import pandas_datareader as pdr  # pip install pandas-datareader
import pandas as pd

start = "2020-01-01"
end = "2020-07-31"

# List of FRED codes for economic indicators
economic_indicators = {
    "GDP": "GDP",
    "Unemployment Rate": "UNRATE",
    "Consumer Price Index": "CPIAUCSL",
    "Federal Funds Rate": "FEDFUNDS",
}

# Download economic indicator data
df_economic = pd.DataFrame()
for name, code in economic_indicators.items():
    df_economic[name] = pdr.get_data_fred(code, start, end)

# Export to Excel
df_economic.to_excel('economic_calendar.xlsx')