Developed & Maintained by Lloyd C.
Russow
Philadelphia University
INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES (data by country, arranged alphabetically with
official national sites listed first).
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National
Statistical Agencies and other resources: (to
find a country, use Ctrl+F)
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US Census Bureau {Official statistical
agencies of the following countries: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Anguilla,
Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia,
Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia,
Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, European Union [Community], Fiji Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman,
Palestinian Authority, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saint Lucia,
Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri
Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab
Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, and Yugoslavia.
Note that since these are different sources, the data is not directly
comparable; US Census Bureau}. |
| US Commercial
Service
{Global Business Partners; US DOC, Commercial Service}.
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| US Library of
Congress {Multiple
resources for the following countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Antarctica,
Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria,
Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma,
Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoro Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Easter Island,
Ecuador, Estonia, Falkland Islands, France, Galapagos Islands, Gambia,
Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras,
Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Japan,
Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, North, Korea, South, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan,
Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Mali, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Moldova,
Montserrat, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Pakistan,
Panama, Panama Canal, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar,
Reunion, Romania, Russia, São Tomé e Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Singapore, Slovakia, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname,
Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tibet, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia,
Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay,
United States, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands, and
Yugoslavia; Library of Congress}. |
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World Trade Organization {National
resources for the following countries: Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria,
Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada,
China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan,
Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Lithuania, Macau,
Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Palestinian
Authority, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russia,
Saudi Arabia,
Seychelles, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Swaziland, Switzerland, Taipei, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey,
Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela,
Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe; WTO}.
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| Governments on the
Web {Multiple
government offices and national resources for the following countries:
Afghanistan, Aland, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and
Barbuda, Antilles, Netherlands, Arab Emirates, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba,
Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados,
Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central Africa,
Chad, Chile, China (People's Republic), China (Republic), Colombia, Comoros,
Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Republic), Cook Islands, Costa Rica,
Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus (Republic), Cyprus (Turkish Republic),
Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, European
Union, Falkland Islands, Faroes, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia,
Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey,
Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea (Democratic People's Republic),
Korea (Republic), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Man, Marshall Islands,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco,
Mongolia, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal,
The Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria,
Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau,
Palestinian Authority,
Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands,
Poland, Polynesia [French], Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russian
Federation, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint-Pierre and
Miquelon, Samoa, Samoa, American, San Marino, Saudi-Arabia, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands,
Somalia, Somaliland, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname,
Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo,
Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos
Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United States of America, Uruguay,
Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands, British,
Virgin Islands [U.S.], Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, and
Zimbabwe; Worldwide Governments on the WWW;
Governments on the Web;
Gunnar Anzinger}. |
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Official
home pages {government
information, maps, and data as well as government offices, ministries, sources of statistics; 100+
countries; International Documents Task Force and
Northwestern University Library}.
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| U.S.
Missions (embassies) Online {select the country,
then search for business services - political, economic, sections or
commercial services;
Trade Specialist Directory
(use the "U.S. Office list" drop-down menu to locate nearest assistance center
and identify contact information by state);
USDOC,
ITA, (EAC)}.
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INDIVIDUAL COUNTRY DATA: (The
following are different from those listed in the US Census Bureau and the World
Trade Organization sites above
under "National Statistical
Agencies")
| Australia:
| Parliament of
Australia {Monthly Statistical Bulletin: provides monthly statistics on employment, prices,
wages, etc.}. |
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| Austria:
| Austrian Institute of
Economic Research {data on energy, government, income, labor,
national accounts, tourism, trade, and transport,
FREE, but
login/registration required. The tables are
updated continuously; Computing
Center for Economics and Social Services, and
Austrian
Institute of Economic Research/Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung}. |
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Canada:
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Canada {Official
web site. See especially the
Canadian economic
data, the "Doing
Business with Canada" in the "non-Canadians"
section, as well as the Canadian Government
departments and
agencies, and
government contact information;
Service Canada/The Chief Information Officer Branch}. |
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Canadian Embassy {Canadian businesses, banking, and regulatory
agencies; Canadian Embassy}. |
| Statistics Canada {data on economy,
government, land, people; Statistics Canada}. |
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Strategis
{see
"Economic
Analysis and Statistics;"
industry statistics at 2- and
3-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
level, information about contacts, industry analysis, financing, as well
as links to industry associations (if you don't know you're
NAICS code, refer to the Everything International Product
Classification page); see also
business
information by sector or industrial category information varies, but includes industry structure,
contacts, international
trade, sector performance, and benchmarking;
Strategis--Industry Canada Online}. |
| Transport Canada {news,
forecasts, and statistics; select a mode of transportation, such as rail by
'clicking' on the rail button, then select statistics & forecasts from the
left-hand frame; Canadian transportation policy boards; Transport Canada}. |
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| Chile:
| Central Bank of Chile {English
available. "Central Bank Regulations" includes foreign
exchange policies. "Economic Data" includes statistics
on employment, interest rates, national accounts, prices, and
wages. Statistics are updated twice monthly and are available in
HTML or Excel format; Central Bank of Chile}. |
| ProChile {includes
business news, general trade information (export and imports), bi-weekly
economic reports (includes a monthly summary of economic indicators),
general national statistics, and aggregate product category information on
agricultural, fishing, forestry, and mining industries, as well as
manufactured goods in the areas of chemicals, metals manufacturing,
plastics, and textiles; Chilean Export Promotion Bureau, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs}. |
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| China:
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| Denmark:
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| Estonia:
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| Finland:
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| France:
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| Germany:
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| Hong Kong:
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| India:
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| Ireland:
| FinFacts {scroll
down the page to "economic Indicators"; also news,
reports, trade statistics, and more; FinFacts}. |
| Government of Ireland {See in
particular the
State Organizations (central government, education, health, etc.) and
Government
Departments (including agriculture; enterprise, trade and employment;
finance; health; justice; and tourism);
links to
statistical agencies; Irish State Information}. |
| Ireland Industrial Development
Agency {vital
statistics, including economy, demographics, education, labor costs,
telecommunications, and utilities. Also, investment information on
a variety of industries/sectors
including consumer products, electronics, and software; Industrial
Development Agency}. |
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| Japan:
| Bank of Japan {current financial and economic reports;
Bank of Japan}. |
| Jetro {Also,
"Statistics and Surveys";
market reports, and
Investing in Japan. Japanese External Trade Organization (JETRO)}.
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| Ministry of
Internal Affairs and Communications {employment,
income, population, and other statistics; Statistics
Bureau & Statistics Center, Management & Coordination Agency
of Japan}. |
| Web Japan {See,
in particular the Governmental Structure
(PDF document) and links to the
Prime Minister's
web site which includes information on the offices of the Prime Minister, Cabinet, Ministries of Agriculture,
Finance, Foreign
Affairs, Industry and Trade, and Justice. See also the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Web Japan. See also list of links
to main Japanese private and public institutions; Chambers
Information Network. See also the Japanese
Patent Office and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
(formerly, Ministry
of Industry & Trade (MITI) -- especially the "related
websites" page}. |
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| Macau:
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| Malaysia:
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| Mauritius:
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| Mexico:
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| Netherlands:
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| New Zealand:
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| Poland:
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| Russia:
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| Singapore:
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| Spain:
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| Thailand:
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| Turkey:
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| United
Kingdom:
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Bank of England {current
monetary statistics, deposits, derivatives, exchange and interest rates,
lending, money markets, money supply;
Bank of England, Monetary and Financial Statistics Division}.
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| British Embassy {business
information on trade and investment opportunities, web site listings for
government offices, as well as tourist information. See especially "Britain's
Economy"}. |
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Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform {Trade and investment statistics, as well as
information on
employment,
energy,
regional economic
development, and
small and medium enterprises
(SMEs); see also
consumer
factsheets on a variety of issues and the
site
index; BERR}. |
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HM Treasury {latest economic information. See also
budget
information. Note that some tables are in PDF format; Her
Majesty's Treasury -
HM Treasury}. |
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National
Statistics {StatBase;
National Statistics}.
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| The United States: All agencies: Fedstats {Statistics from over 70 United States
federal agencies,
including Bureaus of Economic Analysis, Environmental Protection Agency, Labor Statistics,
Internal Revenue Service, Justice Statistics, and Transportation Statistics. Also
provides contact information for all agencies}. See
also the Buy USA network {marketing advice about selling in the United
States; U.S. Commercial Service}; and the US
Government Printing Office {select "U.S.
Government Online Bookstore" and browse by topic}.
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Agricultural
Statistics {See especially the
statistical
highlights;
and the Economic Research Service.
See also the
U.S. Department of Agriculture data and statistics site. For a
historical perspective, the
Agriculture Fact Book,
which is typically a few years old, provides some information, and earlier years are also available:
2000,
1999,
1998,
1997, and
1996
editions;
US
Department of Agriculture (USDA)}. |
| Census: {2000;
1990;
FactFinder;
historical -- 1790
- 1960}. |
| Crime:
[click here to go back to "Law"
on Country page]
 | Bureau of Justice {most are in spreadsheets that can be manipulated in Lotus or Excel (*.wk1 format). Statistics are arranged by topic and by area;
US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics}. |
| Bureau of Justice:
Sourcebook {criminal justice agencies and employees, criminal justice expenditures, opinion polls on such matters as fear of victimization, the death penalty, gun control, arrestees by age, sex, race, and geographic area, number of juveniles and adults processed through the courts and on the characteristics, dispositions, and sentences of defendants, data about persons on probation and parole, juveniles in custody, persons in local jails, population and movement of inmates.
Scroll down to see listings and types of data available. The data is very
comprehensive. Most tables require
Adobe Acrobat Reader* -- get reader,
The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online; State University of New York, Albany}. |
| Bureau of Justice:
Key Crime & Justice Facts at a Glance {key crime and justice facts.
See also statistics on drugs,
homicides,
or download data files for use with
spreadsheets and analytical software that contain national, state, and local data on crime, arrests, demographics and other key variables;
US Department of Justice}. |
| White House Social
Statistics Briefing Room (violent crime, homicide by
age, violent crime by gender, property crime rates, arrests for drug
abuse, national correctional populations);
WHBR, Social Statistics}. |
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| Demographics: (see also "Census")
| Statistical Abstract of the United States {see
also the
State
Statistical Abstracts - statistics by state, and the main US Census Bureau
site for economic, social, and trade statistics.
View
or purchase data on agriculture, business, construction, income &
poverty, manufacturing, population, retail trade, services,
transportation, wholesale trade}. |
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| Economic and
Financial Data:
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Economic Policy Institute {employment, income, trade,
etc. EPI collects data from other sources and 'massages'/analyzes it;
EPI}. |
| U.S. Bureau of Economics: {Bureau
of Economic Analysis (BEA),
USDOC}.
| International Accounts
{balance of payments, direct investment, etc.; BEA}. |
| National Accounts {gross
domestic product, personal income, fixed assets, etc.; BEA}. |
| Regional Accounts
{state-level data on personal income, per capita income,
etc.; see also State Product (GSP)
statistics -- download data
files, or as
interactive map -- state -by-state gross production data; and
gross state product
indices, personal income and other data; BEA}. |
| Industry Accounts {national,
international, and regional. Industry Accounts, including GDP by
industry, input-output (large, very detailed; download as
compressed/zipped MS Excel files);
industry accounts;
BEA}. |
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| U.S. Census Bureau
{2002 Economic Census
(released in 2006). For comparison, see also the
1997 Economic Census;
Guide to
Economic Census;
U.S. Census Bureau}. |
| U.S.
Federal Reserve statistics {daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, and historical
economic data; US Federal Reserve}. |
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Wachovia Bank monthly economic forecasts {economic outlook data. See
also the
consumer price index data bank;
analysis of U.S. economic indicators; and
International Economic Commentary; Wachovia Bank}. |
| Worth {measuring worth;
provides information on consumer price index; gross domestic product in
actual and real (inflation-adjusted) figures}. |
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| Education {see
especially "Ed Stats
by subject",
"Quick Tables and Figures",
"Ed Digest" and
build your own
tables by combining resources; National Center for Education Statistics}.
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Employment
{state, regional, and national data on earnings, income, and other labor statistics, time series, from as early as 1940s;
Quarterly Wage and Employment Series (QWES); Economic Policy Institute}.
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| Health
{Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics}.
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| Labor Statistics {custom
design data on compensation, employment, prices, and productivity --
through the "Most Requested Series," the "Selective
Access," and the "Series Report". See also, the "Economy
at a Glance" (monthly statistics); US Bureau
of Labor Statistics}. |
| Laws {Office
of the Law Revision Counsel}.
See also the
Internet
Law Library, or search the
Federal
Register {1994-present;
National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA)}.
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Patent and
Trademarks {select "SEARCH" from
frame on right side. The U.S. Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS)
replaced the original U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO)}. |
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| Population
{see also the archives: 2000s;
1990s;
1980s;
1900-1979.
See also
Population
abstracts 1878-present; US
Census Bureau}. |
| Production,
Employment, Income, Output and other statistics {Production
(housing starts, durable goods shipments and orders, etc.); Employment
(civilian labor force, unemployment, average weekly earnings, etc.); Income
(disposable income, per capita income, household income, etc.); Money
(money stock, aggregate reserves, bank credit, and interest rates); Output
(gross domestic product, fixed investment, personal saving rates,
corporate profits, personal consumption, etc); Prices
(consumer price index, producer price index, crude oil prices, etc.); Economic Statistics Briefing Room
(ESBR)}.
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| Small business
statistics {large PDF file -- see Appendix A - Small
Business Data}. |
| Social
Statistics {Crime
(violent crime, homicide by age, violent crime by gender, property crime
rates, arrests for drug abuse, national correctional populations), Demographics
(current U.S. and World population, household income, poverty, household
wealth, home ownership, housing values, education/field of training), Education
(international comparisons in science and math; reading achievement,
mathematics achievement, trends in academic progress, dropout rates, first
generation students in postsecondary education, trends in adult literacy,
etc.), and Health (vital statistics, health care coverage and utilization,
and health behaviors-smoking, obesity, leisure activities); Social Statistics
Briefing Room (SSBR)}. |
| Trade
Agreements and laws:
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| Trade Data:
| Bureau of Economic
Analysis (BEA) {trade
and investment data (large, very detailed; download as compressed/zipped
MS Excel files); (BEA),
USDOC}. |
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Census Bureau {monthly and historical FT900
report on goods and service trade. See also aggregate
trade data by SITC
from 1996 through present, by country (1-, 2-, and 3-digit level); US Census Bureau,
Foreign Trade Division}. |
| Economic
Statistics Briefing Room (ESBR) {international
trade statistics; White House ESBR}. |
| Export.gov {monthly reports on U.S. trade, as
well as by major trade partner. See also data on
services
(output, trade and sales, as well as links to other sites that collect
services data; USDOC,
ITA}. |
| Office of |
| International Trade Administration,
Office of Trade and Industry Information (ITA, OTII) {see
especially; USDOC,
ITA}. |
| Trade Statistics Express {national,
regional, and state level trade statistics;
Office of Trade and
Economic Analysis (OTEA),
USDOC,
ITA}. |
| Wiser Trade {select
"Free State Exports by NAICS" Login button in left frame. Note
that the HTML version contains hyperlinks which allows for more detailed
data (not available in the spreadsheet downloaded version). Trade data by
state, industry, and destination by NAICS, SIC, or HS classification.
Registration requested, or more detailed data via subscription. NAICS only
at three-digit level is free of charge. Available up to 6-digit level with
subscription and other classification systems. Use
concordances to identify NAICS if you have
SIC or HS.. World Institute for Strategic Economic Research,
Holyoke Community College}. |
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