Guides: Finance: Locating economic data and statistics

Statistical databases

International Financial Statistics
IFS is a standard source of international statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance. It reports current data needed in the analysis of problems of international payments and of inflation and deflation. Contains time series data since 1948.
Statista
Statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.
Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
The Statistical Abstract of the United States is a comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
UN Data
Search all publicly-available UN databases at a single entry point. Also includes International Financial Statistics, World Development Indicators, OECD data, LABORSTA, & Key Indicators of the Labour Market.
World Development Indicators
World Development Indicators Online is a database of statistics from the World Bank’s Data Group. It provides high quality national and international statistics for users worldwide and lets users assess what governments do by accessing reliable data.

Economic indicators

Guide to Economic Indicators, 4th ed. by Norman Frumkin
Call Number: ONLINE
Publication Date: 2006
Handbook of United States Economic and Financial Indicators by F. M. O'Hara
Call Number: ONLINE
Publication Date: 2007 rev. ed.
World Development Indicators 2016 by World Bank Staff
Publication Date: 2016
The Little Data Book 2016 by World Bank Staff
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9781464808340
Publication Date: 2016
The Little Green Data Book 2016 by World Bank Staff
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9781464809286
Publication Date: 2016
Working with Economic Indicators by Donald N. Stengel
ISBN: 9781606492833
Publication Date: 2011-12-30
The Trader's Guide to Key Economic Indicators by Richard Yamarone
ISBN: 9781118222508
Publication Date: 2012-06-19

Helpful Websites - U.S. Economy

Economic Census - U.S. Census Bureau
The Economic Census is the U.S. Government's official five-year measure of American business and the economy. It is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, and response is required by law.
Bureau of Economic Analysis - National Economic Accounts
Contains Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Personal Income and Outlays, Corporate Profits, Government Current Receipts and Expenditures.
About Economic Indicators
The Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) releases 12 monthly and quarterly Principal Federal Economic Indicators collected by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
Economic Indicators - U.S. Census Bureau
Contains current releases and historic time series for the following indicators: New Residential Construction, Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales, Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services, Monthly Wholesale Trade, U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, Manufacturers’ Shipments Inventories and Orders, Construction Spending, Advance U.S. International Trade in Goods, Homeownership Rate, Rental Vacancy Rate, Advance Report on Durable Goods, New Residential Sales, Quarterly Retail Trade Report, Quarterly Manufacturing Report, and Quarterly Services Survey.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Contains data on employment and unemployment, inflation and prices, pay and benefits, spending and time use, productivity and workplace injuries.
Federal Reserve Board
Contains information on monetary policy, banking regulations, financial information for consumers, and working papers on a broad range of topics in economics and finance.

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Helpful Websites - U.S. Economy