Research Guides: Economics: Statistics

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Economic Statistics

Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. Commerce Dept. agency featuring statistics and analysis of U.S. economic conditions and trends including Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Bureau of Justice Statistics
U.S. Justice Department entity producing criminal justice statistics.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
U.S. Transportation Department entity producing statistics on transportation and transportation modes.
National Center for Education Statistics
Government data sets related to education, including crime rates, literacy, and more.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) collects, analyzes, and disseminates timely, relevant, and accurate health data and statistics. Our products and services inform the public and guide program and policy decisions to improve our nation’s health.
Panel Database on Incentives and Taxes
Upjohn Institute resource on state and local government incentives for U.S. business and economic development. Includes 33 states.
STATS Indiana
Provides federal, state, and local statistics for Indiana entities
Vizala
Provides economic and demographic data with various sources and includes visual analytics.
CPI Detailed Report
Dr. Ed Yardeni's Economics Network
The Chief Investment Strategist at Oak Associates, Ltd. provides trends on the economy and financial markets.
EconData.net
Guide to regional economic activity. Features links to nearly 600 socioeconomic data sources, arranged by subject and provider, pointers to the Web's premiere data collections, and a list of ten recommended sites for finding regional economic data.
Economagic
Economic data sets
Economic Census
Conducted every five years for years ending in 2 and 7, this resource provides detailed information on U.S. businesses.
Federal Reserve

Sage Data Economic statistics and data from nongovernmental, U.S. Government, and international government organizations
International Financial Statistics
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Data gathered by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on exchange rates, money and banking, interest rates, prices, production, international transactions, government finance, and national accounts for most countries.

Coverage current month and historic data going back 15 years.

Primary Use: Searching and downloading financial data on countries of international and domestic finance

Statistical Abstract
The Statistical Compendia program is comprised of the Statistical Abstract of the United States and its supplemental products—the State and Metropolitan Area Data Book and the County and City Data Book. (The U.S. Census Bureau terminated the collection of data for the Statistical Compendia program effective October 1, 2011.)
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2013-
Commercially published version of this iconic resource, continued after its cancellation by the Census Bureau.
U.S.A. Counties
Census Bureau resource featuring U.S. data items with coverage including counties and equivalent areas. Topics covered include: age, agriculture, ancestry, banking, building permits, business patterns, crime, earnings, housing, income, labor force and employment, population, poverty and various trade and industry statistics.
U.S. Building Permits
Census Bureau application providing building permit statistics on new residential and non-residential construction; additions, alterations, and conversions; and demolitions.
U.S. Government Budget
Current and historical U.S. Government budgets.
Zip Code Business Patterns
Data on the total number of establishments, employment and payrollby ZIP Code.
County Business Patterns (also on CD-ROM) C 3.204/4:

OECD iLibrary
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Produced by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, this resource includes books, papers, and statistics providing access to OECD analysis and data. Includes content published by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), the OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and the International Transport Forum (ITF).

Coverage 1998-present.
Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS)
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Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) was developed by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for data management and research. Provides single-point access to over 350 terabytes of data across multiple disciplines, including Finance, Marketing, and Economics.

Purdue's WRDS instance includes access to the following databases and datasets: Bank Regulatory BoardEx Academic Research Data; CBOE Indexes; Compustat Capital IQ; Contributed Data; CRSP; DMEF Academic Data; Dow Jones ; FactSet; FAMA French & Liquidity Factors; IBES; IRI; Macro Finance Society; MFLINKS; MSRB; Nastraq; OTC Markets; Penn World Tables; Peters & Taylor Total Q; PHLX; Research Quotient; SAS Visual Analytics; SEC Order Execution; TAQ; Thomoson Reuters; TRACE; Zacks

*Undergrad access may be approved on a case by case basis, but cannot be guaranteed.

Note: An Individual User Account must be created to use this resource.