Research Guides: Economics and Business: Data & Statistics

General Data Sources

Business statistics of the United States
HC101.A13122, latest in reference
Statistical Abstract of the United States
- socio-economic and demographic indicators data tables
{paper editions at Tutt go back to 1893}

Historical Statistics of the United States: Earliest Times to the Present This link opens in a new window
- annual time series of population, economic indicators, social conditions, and government
ICPSR: International Consortium for Political and Social Research This link opens in a new window
Coverage: N/A. Provides large data sets such as public opinion polls, attitude surveys, health information, results of research projects. Data may require use of specialized software such as SPSS or SAS.

Data.gov - download and mine datasets
Bureau of Economic Analysis - national and state-local level data: GDP, consumption expenditure, personal income, investment, and international transactions; also data on various topics
Bureau of Labor Statistics - data on employment & unemployment, wages, and prices, at both the national and sub-national levels also there - the Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web
Census Bureau Economic Information - economic census and economic indicators
Economic Report of the President - access to:
1) current and foreseeable trends, annual numeric goals concerning employment, unemployment, production, real income, and the labor force
2) annual numeric goals
3) a program for carrying out program objectives.
Population Reference Bureau
County Business Patterns - county-level data on employees and establishments by industry

Energy Information Administration - energy statistics including nuclear energy, oil, electricity, and gas prices; some international data
Internal Revenue Service Tax Statistics - reports and spreadsheets for taxes and income.
Business and Industrial R&D - R&D expenditures and trends in US industries
Federal Housing Finance Agency Housing Price Index - a quarterly index of prices for single-family houses since 1975; date for U.S., individual states, and regions.

ALFRED (ArchivaL Federal Reserve Economic Data)
Chicago Fed National Activity Index - a "85 existing monthly indicators of national economic activity ... in 4 catagories:
   production and income;
   employment, unemployment, and hours;
   personal consumption and housing;
   and sales, orders, and inventories."
Data from a precursor are available at this site.
Fed In Print - Federal Reserve Economic Research
Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED II) - time-series data for variables such as
monetary aggregates, interest rates, exchange rates, banking, GDP, and consumer prices;
1950's onwards with some prior to WWII