Using latest, some series that have gaps would not be loaded properly because upon encountering the first gap value, denoted in Fred by a period, the textscan in latest_ would stop scanning. This fixes the issue by loading the entire column of values as a string and then converting it to a number.
Using
latest, some series that have gaps would not be loaded properly because upon encountering the first gap value, denoted in Fred by a period, thetextscaninlatest_would stop scanning. This fixes the issue by loading the entire column of values as a string and then converting it to a number.Example Series: CUUR0000SEHA