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Economic Statistics Guide     

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U.S. Economic Statistics

  • Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) (U.S. Department of Commerce)
    • Key national, regional and American-international economic statistics.
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) (U.S. Department of Labor)
    • National and regional labor, prices, and productivity data.
  • CenStats Databases (U.S. Census Bureau)
    • Includes Annual Survey of Manufactures; Building Permits; Census Tract Street Locator; Consolidated Federal Funds Report; County Business Patterns; International Trade Data; Occupation by Race and Sex; USA Counties; and Zip Business Patterns.
  • Census Bureau (U.S. Department of Commerce)
  • Economic Statistics Briefing Room (ESBR) (U.S. White House)
    • Current national economic indicators produced by federal agencies.
  • NBER Data (National Bureau of Economic Research)
    • Macro data, industry data, etc.
  • STAT-USA (U.S. Dept. of Commerce)
    • Financial, economic, business, and international trade information produced by the U.S. Government. Searchable. Please ask a librarian to access this service. Limit of one user at a time, but access is free. Excellent site.
  • Tax Stats (Internal Revenue Service)
    • Most files in Excel format.
  • USDA Economics and Statistics System (ERS)
    • Reports and datasets on U.S. and international agriculture from economics agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
  • WebEc: Economics Data
    • Many links with a brief description of each site. Searchable. Excellent site.

Economic Indicators
"A set of data that serves as a tool for analyzing current economic conditions and future prospects." (Ammer, Christine and Dean S. Ammer. Dictionary of Business and Economics. Revised and expanded edition. New York: Free Press, 1984. 224)

  • Economic Indicators (Council of Economic Advisors)
    • Monthly data from 1995 onwards on total output, income, spending, employment, unemployment, wages, production, business activity, prices, money, credit, security markets, federal finance, and some international statistics.
    Economic Indicators.
    • Monthly publication. Text. Located on the 2nd floor.
      Hoover Library has Dec. 1978-Dec. 1995; Mar. 1996 to present.
  • Guide to Economic Indicators. Norman Frumkin. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, 1990.
    • (Call number: R 330.9730021 F944)

Maryland Economic Statistics

International Economic Statistics