Economics
Economic Statistical Data
FedStats
Links to statistical data from U.S. federal government agencies
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Data Sources
Links to government departments and agencies, the Federal Reserve (including links to all branches), international organizations such as World Bank, and a variety of other sources for statistical data.
EconoMagic.com
Lots of long time series, especially from US government agencies (Federal Reserve Board, Bureau of Labor Statistics, etc.).
University of Michigan Library Statistical Resources on the Web
Links to U.S. federal government agency economic statistics as well as other sources.
International Financial Statistics (IFS)
Worldwide national-level macroeconomic data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
WDI Online (World Development Indicators)|
Worldwide national-level economic and social data from the World Bank.
OECD Statistical Variables
Topical aphabetical listing of frequently-requested variables compiled by the OECD.
Global Financial Database
Time series of macroeconomic and financial data.
Economic Indicators Handbook: Time Series, Conversions, Documentation. 1992-.
Perkins/Bostock Ref HB1 .E46
Frumkin, Norman. Guide to Economic Indicators. 2006.
Perkins/Bostock Ref. Desk HC103 .F9 2006
Provides information on more than 60 statistical measures of the performance of the American economy: who collects the data, how the indicator is calculated, how it is useful, etc.
Statistical Abstract of the United States. 1878- .
Perkins/Bostock Ref. Desk C 3.134: or Online.
Earlier editions also online, and older paper editions in Public Documents Stacks.
Published annually since 1878 by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, this is a standard national data book for United States statistics. The footnotes also provide an excellent guide to other statistical sources. Historical Statistics of the United States: Earliest Times to the Present (Perkins/Bostock Ref. Desk HA202 .H57 2006 or Online) summarizes important time series.
Statistical Yearbook. 1948- .
Perkins/Bostock Ref. UN ST/ESA/STAT/Ser.S/
Demographic Yearbook. 1948- .
Perkins/Bostock Ref. UN ST/ESA/STAT/Ser.R/ and Online.
These two major annual publications of the United Nations offer demographic and economic information for its member nations. Information is gathered by UN organizations or by the individual countries; reference is usually given to more detailed information from the source country. Earlier editions are in Public Documents UN Stacks. The Yearbooks are supplemented by the Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, in Current Periodicals or Online (earlier issues in Perkins Stacks HC57 .U66).
A wealth of UN data is searchable in the United Nations Common Database.
Blauvelt, Euan. Sources of African and Middle-Eastern Economic Information. 1982.
Perkins/Bostock Ref. HC800 .B538 1982
Annotated entries describe time series, government publications, and special reports.
Blauvelt, Euan. Sources of Asian/ Pacific Economic Information. 1981.
Perkins/Bostock Ref. HC460.5 .B538 1981
Annotated entries describe time series, government publications, and special reports.
Moore, Geoffrey Hoyt. International Economic Indicators: A Sourcebook. 1985.
Perkins/Bostock Ref. HC59 .M62 1985
Defines international economic indicators used in the U.S., U.K., Canada, West Germany, France, Italy, and Japan; concentrates on leading, coincident and lagging indicators and includes monthly data for 1948-82.
Derks, Scott, ed. The Value of a Dollar: Prices and Incomes in the United States, 1860-2004. 3d ed., 2004.
Perkins/Bostock Ref. HB235.U6 V35 2004 or Online
Divided into time periods which reflect major economic changes in America, then subdivided into following topics: historical snapshot, investments, selected income, standard jobs, food basket, selected prices, and standard prices.
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