Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) vs U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) comparison

Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) focuses on Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Interest Rates while U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) specializes in GDP, Inflation Rates, and Calendar. They overlap in 3 categories, so choose based on your preferred workflow and pricing.

Good news—both Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) offer free plans. You can try each platform without commitment and only pay when you need premium features.

Yes, both platforms offer API access for developers and quants who want to build custom integrations or automate their workflows.

Choose Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) if you need Short‑term Funding Monitor (STFM): curated repo/CP/CD/FF market charts plus **open REST API** (JSON, HTTPS) with series search, metadata, and spread endpoints; no tokens required., and U.S. Money Market Fund Monitor: interactive holdings transparency by asset type, counterparty, country; per‑chart **CSV download**.. Go with U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) if Interactive Data Application for national, international, regional, and industry statistics; supports customized charts plus downloads as CSV, spreadsheets, or PDF., and Open Data hub with a public data listing file (JSON) and downloadable datasets in CSV, XLS, and/or ZIP formats. better fits how you invest.

Both cover common asset types. Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) also includes Bonds, Mutual Funds, and Hedge Funds. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) adds coverage for Other.

Both platforms let you export data to spreadsheets (CSV, and JSON). This is useful for custom analysis or record-keeping.