diff --git a/openbb_sdk/providers/fred/openbb_fred/fred_helpers.py b/openbb_sdk/providers/fred/openbb_fred/fred_helpers.py
index 139ed24543d..3d9cf9f9709 100644
--- a/openbb_sdk/providers/fred/openbb_fred/fred_helpers.py
+++ b/openbb_sdk/providers/fred/openbb_fred/fred_helpers.py
@@ -6,8 +6,16 @@ from typing import List, Literal
 # IMPORT THIRD-PARTY
 # IMPORT INTERNAL
 
-harmonized_cpi_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / "datasets" / "harmonized_cpi.csv"
-cpi_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / "datasets" / "cpi.csv"
+
+BASE_DIR = (
+    pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent.parent
+    / "openbb_terminal"
+    / "economy"
+    / "datasets"
+)
+
+harmonized_cpi_path = BASE_DIR / "harmonized_cpi.csv"
+cpi_path = BASE_DIR / "cpi.csv"
 
 
 CPI_COUNTRIES = Literal[
diff --git a/openbb_sdk/sdk/provider/openbb_provider/models/cpi.py b/openbb_sdk/sdk/provider/openbb_provider/models/cpi.py
index 0ee7803b458..9c2bf253ac1 100644
--- a/openbb_sdk/sdk/provider/openbb_provider/models/cpi.py
+++ b/openbb_sdk/sdk/provider/openbb_provider/models/cpi.py
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 from datetime import date as dateType
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional
 
-from openbb_fred.fred_helpers import CPI_COUNTRIES, CPI_FREQUENCY, CPI_UNITS
 from pydantic import BaseModel, validator
 
 from openbb_provider.abstract.data import Data, QueryParams
+from openbb_sdk.providers.fred.openbb_fred.fred_helpers import (
+    CPI_COUNTRIES,
+    CPI_FREQUENCY,
+    CPI_UNITS,
+)
 
 
 class CPIQueryParams(QueryParams):
diff --git a/openbb_terminal/economy/fred_model.py b/openbb_terminal/economy/fred_model.py
index 597c3d8f2fb..b2110488ab5 100644
--- a/openbb_terminal/economy/fred_model.py
+++ b/openbb_terminal/economy/fred_model.py
@@ -20,8 +20,15 @@ from openbb_terminal.rich_config import console
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-harmonized_cpi_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / "datasets" / "harmonized_cpi.csv"
-cpi_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / "datasets" / "cpi.csv"
+BASE_DIR = (
+    pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent.parent
+    / "openbb_terminal"
+    / "economy"
+    / "datasets"
+)
+
+harmonized_cpi_path = BASE_DIR / "harmonized_cpi.csv"
+cpi_path = BASE_DIR / "cpi.csv"
 
 CPI_COUNTRIES = [
     "australia",