WebEc
Economic Data
Part of the WebEc index of economics resources, this site
provides an extensive set of links to U.S. and international economic data.
Statistical Data Locators
A large selection of links to material on international
economics, finance, banking, and stock exchanges.
FedStats
This site provides a central location to find statistical
data from more than 100 agencies in the U.S. Federal Government.
Econ Data and Links
John Shaw of Cal State-Fresno has compiled a large list of
current and historical economic statistics.
Social
Science Data on the Internet
A collection of 850 Internet sites of numeric Social
Science statistical data, data catalogs, data libraries, social science gateways,
addresses and more. This site from the Univ. of California, San Diego, allows you to
search the directory or browse through the various annotated lists of data sources.
EconoMagic
This is a comprehensive site of free economic time series
data that can be transformed, graphed, and saved. At this time, there are more than
100,000 time series for which data and custom charts can be retrieved. A great site
for viewing a wide variety of historical macroeconomic time series over a number of time
periods.
Economic
Report of the President (Data Tables)
From this site you can view the entire Economic
Report of the President from 1995 forward and access the statistical tables from Appendix
B of the Economic Report of the President as spreadsheet files (1997-forward). The
statistical tables include annual data on national income, prices, employment, population,
productivity, international trade, the federal budget, and much more.
Bureau
of Labor Statistics Data
The BLS site allows you to quickly obtain BLS time series
data by selecting from lists of the most commonly requested time series. The data
are collected from various BLS surveys, programs, BLS regional offices, and the BLS
national office. Within each list, you can select any one or all of the time series shown
and choose desired date ranges and output options prior to executing the query.
Federal
Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis provides access to
its massive historical database of macroeconomic, financial, and monetary information. A
great source for a wide variety of macroeconomic data.
Census Bureau
Statistics
As the "Factfinder for the Nation," the Census
Bureau collects data about the people and economy of the United States and produces a wide
variety of statistical data. Included at their site is a variety of economic, geographic,
and socioeconomic information.
Statistical
Abstract of the U. S.
Current and recent versions of The Statistical Abstract
of the U.S. are available on the Web. Includes data on a wide variety of
economic statistics at the national, state, and county level.
Penn World Tables
The Penn World Tables is a set of international economic
data for 152 countries and 29 subjects, covering the period 1950-1998. The data can
be used to conveniently make international economic comparisons across countries.
Economic
Indicators Monthly
Economic Indicators Monthly is published for the Joint
Economic Committee by the Council of Economic Advisors and contains data on a wide variety
of macroeconomic variables, including GDP, national income, prices, credit, and interest
rates.
NBER MacroHistory
Database
The NBER Database includes extensive economic data
(including production, construction, employment, money, prices, asset market transactions,
foreign trade, and government activity) collected by the NBER from the pre-WWI and
interwar economies.
Economic
Policy Institute Datazone
A selective list of data, primarily covering wages and
income, broken down by gender, race, education, etc. The focus is on trends in the
distribution of wages and income.
USDA
Agricultural and Economic Statistics
"The USDA Economics and Statistics System contains
nearly 300 reports and datasets from the economics agencies of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture. These materials cover U.S. and international agriculture and related
topics."
"The REIS database provides local area economic
data for states, counties, and metropolitan areas for 1969-1998. Statistics in the data
base include: personal income and earning variables, full and part employment variables,
transfer payments variables, and farm income and expenses variables."
County
and City Databooks
This resource provides Web access to the electronic
versions of the 1988 and 1994 County and City Data Books. A wide variety of state,
county, and city-level data is available.
