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  "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/bea-gov-vs-fred-stlouisfed/",
  "summary": "BEA primary GDP+income series vs FRED federated economic database — original publisher vs aggregated reader-tool.",
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        "rationale": "A — primary US economic-statistics authority with open-data API.",
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            "label": "Composite",
            "detail": "Discipline 92 + Modern Reference 88 + Velocity 78."
          }
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      },
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        "rationale": "Methodology + revisions transparent; tracks vintage of every release; OMB Statistical Policy compliant.",
        "signals": [
          {
            "label": "Vintage tracking",
            "detail": "Every data release versioned; revisions traceable across decades."
          }
        ]
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        "value": 88,
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          {
            "label": "BEA Data API",
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        "grade": "B",
        "rationale": "Default US GDP citation in financial press; heavy academic + policy use.",
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          {
            "label": "US-GDP default",
            "detail": "Primary source for US national accounts, personal income, trade balance."
          }
        ]
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    "name": "FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)",
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        "value": 91,
        "grade": "A",
        "rationale": "A+ — economic-data infrastructure; default for US + global economic-stat citations.",
        "signals": [
          {
            "label": "Composite",
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          {
            "label": "FRED API",
            "detail": "Free public REST API for ~800k economic series."
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        "value": 88,
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        "rationale": "Cited daily by economists + financial press + AI engines; default for econ-stat citation.",
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          {
            "label": "Default citation",
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          }
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