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Bureau of Economic Analysis
http://www.bea.doc.gov/ "The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is an
agency of the Department of Commerce. Along
with the Census Bureau and STAT-USA, BEA is
part of the Department's Economics and
Statistics Administration.
The mission of BEA is to
produce and disseminate accurate, timely,
relevant, and cost-effective economic
accounts statistics that provide government,
businesses, households, and individuals with
a comprehensive, up-to-date picture of
economic activity. BEA's national, regional,
and international economic accounts present
basic information on such key issues as U.S.
economic growth, regional economic
development, and the Nation's position in
the world economy."
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Data
http://www.bls.gov/data/home.htm Bureau of Labor Statistics timeseries data
that can be viewed in several formats. Data
covers employment, prices and living
conditions, compensation and living
conditions, and productivity and technology.
Census Bureau Economic
Information
http://www.census.gov/econ/www/ "Highlights from the latest U.S. Economic
Indicators, Agriculture, Manufacturing and
Construction, County and City Data Book,
County Business Patterns, Statistics of U.S.
Businesses, Current Industrial Reports,
Economic Data Programs Overview, Economic
Census and Surveys, Governments, Income and
Poverty, International trade, Research,
Statistical Abstract of the United States,
Data Access Tools, Browse our FTP site for
Economic Data."
County Business Patterns
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/socsci/cbp/cbp.html "The County Business Patterns data base
provides county, state, and national level
business data for 1977-1995. Statistics
include number of establishments, payroll
(annual and 1st quarter), number of
employees, and number of establishments by
size class for 2 digit SIC industry
groupings. The data is collected annually by
the Bureau of the Census."
EconData.Net
http://www.econdata.net/ "Your guide to regional economic activity on
the Web. We have more than 350 links to
socioeconomic data sources, arranged by
subject and provider, pointers to the Web's
premiere data collections, and our own list
of the ten best sites for finding regional
economic data." This site is well organized
and provides links to information provided
by the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, as well as other reputable
sources. Some of the sites it links to
charge for their information, but this is
clearly indicated next to the link.
Economic Indicators
http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong002.html Compilations of economic indicators for the
United States. Includes such indicators as
Gross Domestic Project, emplyment and wage
statistics, productivity measures, prices,
money and security markets. Also includes
some international economic statistics.
Indicators are available monthly from 1998
to the present. Searchable.
Economic Statistics Briefing
Room
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html "The purpose of this service is to provide
easy access to current Federal economic
indicators. It provides links to information
produced by a number of Federal agencies.
All of the information included in the
Economic Statistics Briefing Room is
maintained and updated by the statistical
units of those agencies."
FAOSTAT Statistics Database
http://apps.fao.org/ "FAOSTAT is an on-line and multilingual
database currently containing over 1 million
time-series records covering international
statistics in the following areas:
production, trade, food balance sheets, food
aid shipments, fertilizer and pesticides,
land use and irrigation, forest products,
fishery products, population, and
agricultural machinery."
Federal Reserve Board
http://www.federalreserve.gov/ This is the Web site for the Federal Reserve
Board (the Fed), which governs the twelve
Federal reserve banking districts. This site
includes links to all the federal reserve
banks and other related federal agencies.
Most helpful are the current interest rate
statistics, some of which are released
almost daily, others monthly or quarterly.
They include bank prime rates, foreign
exchange rates, U.S. government securities
rates, conventional mortgage rates.
FedStats: One Stop Shopping
for Federal Statistics
http://www.fedstats.gov/ "More than 70 agencies in the United States
Federal Government produce statistics of
interest to the public. The Federal
Interagency Council on Statistical Policy
maintains this site to provide easy access
to the full range of statistics and
information produced by these agencies for
public use. FedStats' major features
include: An 'A to Z' index that provides
direct access to detailed data listings in
275 categories; A keyword search capability
that enables users to search Web sites
linked to FedStats; 'Fast Facts' links,
which allow users to visit either the
Federal Statistics Briefing Rooms or an
on-line version of the most frequently
requested tables from the Statistical
Abstract of the United States; An 'Agencies'
heading that allows users to link to the Web
sites of Federal statistical agencies, or
select from a menu of predetermined key
words for those agencies; A 'Programs'
heading that offers 14 groups of agency data
program summaries, in areas ranging from
agriculture to transportation; A 'Regional
Statistics' heading that offers data that is
broken down into geographic areas --
frequently at State or county levels; and
Links to agency contacts, press releases,
and government statistical agencies outside
the United States.
The Gallup Organization
http://www.gallup.com/ This site contains links to various polls,
reports, trends and audits of public opinion
conducted by The Gallup Organization. The
main page and the "Poll" link contain the
majority of useful free information. The
site contains a search function.
Infonation
http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/info.asp "InfoNation is an easy-to-use, two-step
database that allows you to view and compare
the most up-to-date statistical data for the
Member States of the United Nations. In this
first menu, you can select up to seven
countries. Then, you can proceed to the data
menu where you will be able to select
statistics and other data fields." You can
get statistics on geography, economy,
population, and social indicators.
International
Telecommunication Union
http://www.itu.int/home/index.html The ITU is an international organization
dedicated to helping coordinate the
government and private sectors in developing
and operating telecommunications technology.
The website provides free electronic copies
of its reports and free statistics such as
telephone lines by country, number of PCs
per country, and telecommunications
indicators.
National Center for Health
Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ NCHS is the Federal Government's principal
vital and health statistics agency.
National Income and Product
Accounts
http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/index.asp "This site provides selective access to the
full set of National Income and Product
Accounts (NIPA) tables. These are the same
tables that were provided on the CD-ROM that
was released after the 2001 annual revision.
However, the tables on this site are more
current, in that they also include estimates
for time periods occurring after the annual
revision"
National Statistics: The
Official United Kingdom Statistics Site
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/ "This site contains the latest comprehensive
range of official UK statistics and
information about statistics as well
providing free access to a selection of
recently released publications in
downloadable pdf format. Our site is
organised around themes to help you find
things more easily. Themes are a simple way
of classifying the huge variety of official
statistics produced. They resemble chapters
in a book. There are 13 separate themes, and
each theme deals with a distinct and easily
recognisable area of national life. The site
also includes a soon-to-be-expanded
selection of the latest economic indicators.
This table will be refreshed as soon as
possible after the release of new figures."
Includes basic and advanced search features.
NationMaster
http://www.nationmaster.com/ This website compiles statistical
information from reliable sources such as
the CIA World Fact Book, the World Health
Organization, and UNESCO. Using a series of
drop down menus, you can create graphs and
tables to create your choice of statistical
analyses. New features and data are added
monthly.
North American Industry
Classification System
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html "The North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) is replacing the U.S.
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
system. NAICS will reshape the way we view
our changing economy." The site explains how
NAICS will affect data users with
correspondence tables that can take you from
SIC to NAICS or vice versa. There are also
sections on the development and
implementation of NAICS.
Salary.com
http://www.salary.com/ This web site contains all kinds of
information relating to compensation. Their
"Salary Wizard" lists salary statistics for
hundreds of positions.
Social Statistics Briefing
Room
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/ssbr.html "The purpose of this service is to provide
easy access to current Federal social
statistics. It provides links to information
produced by a number of Federal agencies.
All of the information included in the
Social Statistics Briefing Room is
maintained and updated by the statistical
units of those agencies." Includes
crime,
demographic,
education and
health statistics.
Statistical Resources on the
Web
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html "Meta-index to statistical web sites and
individual statistical publications arranged
by broad subject category from the
University of Michigan Documents Center."
Subjects covered include: agriculture;
business and industry; consumer; cost of
living; demographics; economics; education;
energy; environment; finance and currency;
foreign economics; foreign governments;
foreign trade; U.S. government finances;
health; housing; labor; military; politics;
science; sociology; transportation; weather.
Nicely annotated.
Statistical Sites on the
World Wide Web
http://www.bls.gov/bls/other.htm Links to government statistical agencies in
the United States and in several dozen
countries around the world.
Statistics in Japan
http://web-jpn.org/stat/index.html Offers comprehensive statistical data on
Japan and also links to other statistics
Websites. Includes demographic, health,
political and social statistics.
U.S. International Trade
Statistics
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/ The Foreign Trade Division formulates and
develops overall plans and programs for the
collection, processing, review, linkage with
other economic data, and dissemination of
statistical data regarding various aspects
of the export and import trade of the United
States and foreign trade shipping. Includes
Schedule B Commodity Classification,
Schedule C Country and Territory
Designations, Schedule D U.S. Customs
Districts and Schedule K Foreign Ports.
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