Quick! Identify the ratio shown in the highlighted cell

Because I need the User-defined line settings

Created a simple ratio graph at FRED and put a user-defined line on it:

Then I created a link to the Page Short URL. Then I said Oh, my trend line is gonna be messed up. So I looked at it, to see:

Sure enough. The user-defined line put my end-value at 2016, not at 2009 where I had it. Obviously they saved the value I specified for the end of the user-defined line, but they didn't save the date. Great.

(Or maybe they save the date, but don't apply it when they reconstruct the graph. That would be a much easier fix!!)

For the record, here's the data I specified for the user-defined line:

And here's the data as returned by FRED c4Kd:

I didn't check, but FRED probably doesn't save (or apply) the start-date for the user-defined line, either.

"Create user-defined line? Create user-defined line? Create line"

Unbelievably, FRED lets you create a line by specifying the endpoints, but does not let you put the line on the right-hand axis.

(Also, it seems not to remember the end-date you specify, when you save a link to your graph.)

418,000 US and international time series from 79 sources ...

418,000 US and international time series from 79 sources, but nothing on Gross Federal Debt before 1939:

Why why why why why?

I go to FRED to look for data and to look at data. Sometimes I have to hunt. Sometimes I know what I'm looking for. When I know what I'm looking for I can just type the name into the search box and get the graph. Sometimes.

Sometimes not. Sometimes I get this:

Why? Why give me a list with one thing on it? Why not just give me the thing?

This problem comes up a lot. I've noted it here and here, for example. Well, it's not a "problem" I guess. But it's annoying.

Real GDP per Capita is now over 50 Trillion dollars!

If you don't believe me, check out the vertical scale units.

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Don't you want to fix that?