View the upcoming release
schedule for important economic variables, as well as summaries of past reports on major
economic indicators.
GDP,
Personal Income, International Trade
(Bureau of Economic Analysis News Releases)
BEA News Releases on GDP, Personal Income,
and International Trade are indexed by date of release at the BEA site; simply scroll down
the page until you find the latest release of the economic statistic you are looking for.
There is also a schedule of release dates at this site for the BEA's monthly and quarterly
economic indicators.
Employment,
Prices (Inflation), and Productivity
(Bureau of Labor Statistics News Releases)
- Latest Employment Situation
News Release (text, pdf)
- Latest Consumer Price Index News Release (text, pdf)
- Latest Producer Price Index News Release (text, pdf)
- Latest Productivity News Release (text, pdf)
Interest Rates
Exchange Rates
Dr. Ed Yardeni's
Economics Network
An extensive collection of information on U.S. and
international economic conditions, financial markets, and specific economic topics.
FreeLunch.com
Over 1 million series of free economic,
financial, and industry data. Users can browse comprehensive data
dictionary, search via databases, and download data directly into
Microsoft Excel. (requires free registration)
Economic
Statistics Briefing Room
The White House has provided easy access to a variety of
current Federal economic indicators at this site. The information is compiled from a
number of Federal agencies and is maintained and updated by those agencies.
Bureau of
Economic Analysis
The Bureau of Economic Analysis, part of the U.S.
Department of Commerce, "is the nation's economic accountant," collecting
information on GDP and income at the national and regional level, as well as
statistics on international trade.
BLS
Economy at a Glance
The Bureau of Labor Statistics presents current and
historical data (charts and numerical data) on the labor force, unemployment rates,
employment, worker earnings, productivity, producer and consumer price indexes.
Current
Economic Conditions - The Federal
Reserve’s Beige Book
Provides a summary of economic conditions in each of the 12
Federal Reserve Districts, along with a summary of the national economy. Updated before
each FOMC meeting.
