UNITED STATES ECONOMY RESOURCES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FUTURE CONDITION OF THE ECONOMY (Forecasts)

PRESENT CONDITION OF THE ECONOMY

ARTICLES and BOOKS ABOUT THE U.S. ECONOMY

Full-text articles and books from the following databases:

ABI/INFORM Complete; Accounting and Tax; Banking Information Source; Business & Company Resource Center; Business Source Complete; EconLit; Factiva; Lexis/Nexis Academic; UC Library Catalog; Wilson Omni File Mega;

Can be searched individually or collectively at the following link: OneSearch--Busine

INDEXES TO STATISTICS

Economagic.com: Economic Time Series Page .

FEDSTATS (Index to U.S. Government Statistics )

Statistical Resources on the web

Statisitcal Universe
The most comprehensive index to statistical information available today. Langsam also has the retrospective disc for data prior to 1983 (Ask at the Reference Desk).

STATISTICAL AND DATA SOURCES

GENERAL ECONOMIC, POPULATION AND LABOR DATA

American FactFinder American Fact Finder provides demographic facts, maps, and information about your community, your economy, and your society. The system is based on the U.S Censuses.

Business Statistics of the United States (Langsam Library Latest Reference Shelf (Print) -- link to Library Catalog )
A biennial statistical supplement to the Survey of Current Business. Provides a historical record of statistical series appearing currently in the Survey. Monthly statistics cover the most recent 4 years. Yearly averages begin with 1939.

The Complete Economic and Demographic Data Source: CEDDS (Woods & Poole Economics)--(Langsam Library Latest Reference--(Print) link to Library Catalog)
CEDDS contains historical data from 1970 and projections to 2030 of population by age and race, employment by industry, earnings of employees by industry, personal income by source, households by income bracket and retail sales by kind of business. The data and projections are for all counties, states, MSAs, and regions in the U.S.

County and City Data Book
Also in: (Langsam Library Stacks (Print) -- link to Library Catalog . Ask at the Reference Desk Also available on CD-ROM)
Provides a variety of information on states, counties, cities, and places in the U.S. Data is presented on the following areas: Agriculture, area and population, banks, climate, crimes, elections, government finance and employment, health, households, housing, manufacturers, poverty, retail and wholesale trade, school enrollment and vital statistics.

County Business Patterns (Also Available in Reference CD-ROM)
Annual series of state and national publications presenting data on number of establishments, total employment and payroll on an establishment basis, with economic activity classification reflecting the principal activity at each individual location. Data is tabulated based on the SIC classification system.

CPI Detailed Report (Latest Reference Gov't Docs) (Current issues are available on Stat-USA)
Detailed monthly report of CPI component movements.

Current Industrial Reports
Monthly, quarterly, and annual measures of industrial activity. Data on production and shipments of many U.S. Products.

EconData
EconData.Net is designed to help practitioners, researchers, students, and other data users quickly gain access to relevant state and substate socioeconomic data. The site aims to be a convenient, comprehensive first stop for anyone searching among the vast, disparate array of public and private data sources on the Web

Econstats
Includes economic data on the U.S. economy; global stock markets; currency markets; spot, futures and options; and real estate (REITs). Some of the data is offered in spreadsheet format. Their global data contains data from 183 countries. Their stock market covers not on U.S., but most major foreign exchanges, while their foreign exchange market covers many major rates. Some data is available at a price.

Demographics USA. Zip Edition (Langsam Library Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)

Demographics USA. County Edition (Langsam Library Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Includes data and statistics of use to market researchers. The data includes county outline maps, population and detailed characteristics, the household income distribution, effective buying income, total retail sales and four buying power index series. It covers retail sales by twelve individual store groups and ten merchandise line categories for both the current year and the previous economic census. It also presents TV market data and metropolitan and county market projections, for population, effective buying income and retail sales.

Economic Censuses (Reference CD-ROM) (Some data is available on the Census web site)
Census of Retail Trade, Wholesale Trade, Transportation, Manufacturing, Construction, Financial, Insurance and Real Estate, enterprise statistics, surveys of Minority- and Women in Business, Minerals, and Service Industries.

Economic Indicators (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Statistical tables and charts of U.S. basic economic indicators including total output, income, and spending, employment, unemployment, and wages, production and business activity, prices, money, credit, and security markets, Federal finance, and a few item on international statistics. Annual data for the last 10 years and monthly data for the last year are presented.

Economic Report of the President (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Includes statistical tables on national income, population, employment, wages, productivity, production, business activity, prices, money stock, credit, finance, government finance, corporate profits, finance, agriculture and international statistics.

FRASER
The underlying purpose of FRASER is to provide complete data series presented in preliminary, revised and final releases. The documents included are limited to government documents focused on national banking and economic data, ranging from 1896 - 1955 Banking Statistics to 1948 - 2005 Economic Indicators.

FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)
FRED provides historical U.S. economic and financial data, including daily U.S. interest rates, monetary and business indicators, exchange rates, and regional economic data for Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee.

Global Insight (On the Web)
Global Insight includes Economic and financial time series going back to the 60's in the following areas: U.S. and Canadian Equities, Financial market indices, Commodities, Money Markets and Fixed Income, International economics, Country data, IMF statistics, OECD Statistics, U.S. Economic data, Economic Indicators, U.S. Prices, Flow of Funds, and U.S. Regional Data. The database is updated daily.

Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog) continues Handbook of Labor Statistics Govt. Docs L2.3/5:)
One volume makes available major series produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Each table begins with the earliest reliable data and ends with the most current. The BLS Handbook of Methods would be a good companion volume for technical references.

Historical Statistics of the United States
Historical Statistics of the United States Millennial Edition Online allows users to access data on social, behavioral, humanistic, and natural sciences including history, economics, government, finance, sociology, demography, education, law, natural resources, climate, religion, international migration, and trade - quantitative facts of American History. Data covers the period from colonial times to 2000.

MSA Profile (Woods & Poole Economics) (Langsam Library Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Current regional data, rankings and projections for all metro areas in the U.S.

Monthly Labor Review (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
One of the most respected labor journals. It contains articles and statistics for employment and unemployment, hours and earnings labor compensation and collective bargaining data, price data, productivity data, and some international comparisons.

National Bureau of Economic Research. NBER Macro History Database
Contains 3500 monthly, quarterly and annual economic time series.

National Economic Trends
National economic data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Presents a snapshot of the U.S. Economy.

Plunkett
Plunkett Research covers industry-specific research portals for several industry sectors from energy to e-commerce and retailing to financial services. Includes market research and trends analysis, glossaries, statistics, company profiles and contacts and industry associations and organizations.

REIS (Regional Economic Accounts)
Economic data for U.S. States, Counties and Metro areas. Data includes: Personal income by major source; Per capita personal income; Earning by SIC two-digit industry; Full and part-time employment by SIC one-digit industry; Regional economic profiles; Transfer payments by major program; Farm income and expenses.

Standard and Poor's Corporation. Statistical Service (Langsam Library Stacks (Print) -- link to Library Catalog) Current and basic statistics in the following areas: banking and finance, production and labor, price indexes, income and trade, building and building materials, transportation and communications, electric power and fuels, metals, autos, rubber and tires, textile, chemicals, paper, agricultural products, and security price indexes.

State Profile. Ohio (Langsam Library latest Reference (Print)--link to Library Catalog)
State Profile has data for all counties and Metropolitan Areas. It contains historical data from 1970 and projections to 2030 of population by age and race, employment by industry, earnings of employees by industry, personal income by source, households by income bracket and retail sales by kind of business.

STAT-USA
Excellent starting point for all forms of statistics on the U.S. Economy. The site includes all Government statistical releases--same day, NTDB, economic indicators, financial statistics, etc.

Statistical Abstract of the United States (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog. Ask at the Reference Desk) Also:
This statistical compendium provides a summary of various statistical publications of the U.S. An excellent starting point for any type of U.S. statistical information needs.

Survey of Current Business (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Monthly statistics on general business indicators, commodity prices, construction and real estate, domestic trade, labor force, employment and earnings, finance, foreign trade etc... Monthly statistics are cumulated in the biennial Business Statistics.

Tablebase
A database that specializes in tabular data dealing with companies, products, industries, and demographics. Tables cover market share, rankings, forecasts, shipments, output, consumption, users, exports, imports, capacity, etc. Tables are from a range of sources including trade and business publications, investment research, trade associations, statistical annuals, primary research, international organizations and government.

U.S. Macro and Regional Data
List of links to sources of data on the U.S. economy.

USA Trade Online
Detailed import and export statistics of the United States. Includes current and cumulative export and import data on more than 18,000 commodities that also can be limited by country. Has 2- through 10- digit Harmonized Tarif Schedule detail for commodities in the following data tables: Exports - current month & previous month; Exports - cumulative year to date, current year & prior year; Exports - annual two year, historical; Imports - current month & previous month; Imports - cumulative year to date, current year & prior year; Imports - annual two year, historical.

White House Economic Breifing room.
Access to current Federal economic indicators. It provides links to information produced by a number of Federal agencies.

WiserTrade
WiserTrade is a database of U.S. Trade statistics. The following are some of the series provided: US State Exports by HS, NAICS, SIC, Port; US Customs District Exports & Imports by HS; US Exports and Imports by Port by SITC; Japanese Exports and Imports by HS. Some of the annual data goes back to 1989.

MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS DATA SOURCES

AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING

Agriculture Fact Book (Government Documents A1.38/2 )

Agricultural Statistics
Also: (Langsam Library Stacks (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
A compendium of U.S. agricultural statistics from the Dept. of Agriculture.

Census of Agriculture
The Census of Agriculture, taken every five years, is a complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. The Census looks at land use and ownership, operator characteristics, production practices, income and expenditures and many other areas. For America’s farmers and ranchers, the Census of Agriculture is their voice, their future and their responsibility.

CRB Commodity Year Book (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Statistical and descriptive information on 100 commodities. Provides statistics on: supply and distribution, production, consumption, and prices. Ten years of annual statistics is provided.

Crop Production
Statistics on acreage, stocks, production, outlook, etc...

FAS Online
List of searchable databases from the Foreign Agricultural Service of the United States.

National Agricultural Statistics Service
NASS publishes U.S., state, and county level agricultural statistics for many commodities and data series.

CONSTRUCTION

Census of Construction Industries
Construction and housing data cover subjects as varied as masonry and mortgages, gas heating and street construction, and noise pollution and trash collection. Federal, State, and local administrators use the data in determing housing policies, rent subsidies, and transportation and employment-related needs. The data help in designing lumber, water, and fuel policies and contribute to estimates of the gross domestic product (GDP).

New Residential Construction
Covers the areas of: Building Permits, Housing Starts, and Housing Completions

FINANCE, INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE

Census of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (Part of the Economic Census on CD-ROM).
All domestic establishments that provide financial, insurance, or real estate services.

Federal Reserve Banks on the WEB
All FRB banks maintain web sites with financial and economic statistics

Federal Reserve Board Statistical Releases and Historical Data.
Data includes: Principle economic indicators, bank asset quality, bank assets and liabilities, bank structure data, business finance, exchange rates and international data, flow of funds accounts, household finance, industrial activity, interest rates, and money stock and reserve balances,

Federal Reserve Bulletin
Also: (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Financial and business statistics for the U.S. and also for some international financial statistics.

Historical Statistics on banking
The Historical Statistics on Banking (HSOB) provides annual statistical information on the banking industry beginning in 1934. The HSOB contains aggregated data from individual financial reports filed by FDIC-insured commercial banks and savings institutions.

U.S. Treasury Bulletin
Also: (Langsam Library Stacks (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Contains a mix of narrative, tables, and charts related to: Treasury issues, federal financial operations, international statistics, liabilities, and financial commitments of the U.S. government

GOVERNMENT FINANCE

Budget of the United States
Also: (Langsam Library Stacks (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)

Census of Governments
Also: (Langsam Library Stacks (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)

Facts and figures on Government Finance
Facts and Figures on Government Finance is the Tax Foundation's one-volume resource on government taxing and spending. Published regularly since 1941, Facts and Figures brings together data on public finance at all levels of government, with comparisons of taxing and spending levels spanning a half century.

Government Finance Statistical Yearbook (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook contains statistical data on government financial operations for IMF member countries. Detailed annual data are presented on revenue, expenditure, and financing transactions.

Municipal Yearbook (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
10 Directories with names and phone numbers of key staff in more than 10,000 local governments. Special directory of 80 professional, special assistance, and educational organizations serving local and state governments. Salary survey data for 26 municipal and 29 county officials by population group, geographic region, form of government, and metro status. Salaries, wages, and benefits for police and fire department personnel. The most recent police and fire expenditure information reported by 1,407 local governments

LABOR MARKET DATA

Data on the labor market is contained in the reference guide Industrial and Labor relation sources.

MANUFACTURING

Census of Manufacturers
Also: (Langsam Library Stacks (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Data include employment, payroll, supplementary labor costs, assets, capital expenditures, rents, depreciation, inventories, cost of materials, cost and quantity of fuels consumed, value of shipments and value added by manufacture. The Annual Survey of Manufacturers and Current Industrial Reports up-date part of the information provided in the census of manufacturing.

Manufacturing and Distribution USA. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Manufacturing & Distribution USA presents statistics on more than 500 SIC and NIACS classifications in the manufacturing, wholesaling and retail industries. Information is compiled from the most recent government publications and includes projections, maps and graphics. Classification of leading public and private corporations in each industry is also included. Manufacturing & Distribution USA is published biannually.

MINING

Census of Mineral Industries (Government Documents C3.216/...) and on CD-ROM as part of the economic census)

RETAIL TRADE

Census of Retail Trade
Enumerates retail establishments in the U.S. The data includes number of establishments, sales, payroll, and employment. The data appears in reports by geographic areas, by industry and by major retail centers in the U.S.

SERVICES

Census of Service Industries
Includes: Lodging, personal service, business services, automotive repair, motion pictures, amusement, health, legal, educational, social, museum, engineering, accounting, research, management, etc. Data is given by geographic areas and by industry.

TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRIC, GAS AND SANITARY SERVICES

Census of Transportation
Comprised of a truck inventory and use survey and a commodity transportation survey. Data includes physical and operational characteristics of the Nation's trucks, other than vehicles owned by Federal, State, and local government agencies. Also, tons, ton-miles, and value of commodities shipped by manufacturers classified by commodity, means of transport, length of haul, weight, and destination of shipments.

Domestic Travel Market Report. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
This annual report will give you an overview of the size and composition of the 2 billion person-trips taken domestically by U.S. residents. It includes trip characteristics and traveler demographics for overall U.S. domestic travel and for several key market segments over the past ten years. Travel segments profiled include: business & leisure; air & auto; travel parties; eco-travel; and trips that include shopping, theme/amusement parks, or beach/waterfront activities. Also profiled are four income groups and three age groups

National Transport Statistics
National Transportation Statistics presents statistics on the U.S. transportation system, including its physical components, safety record, economic performance, the human and natural environment, and national security.

Highway Statistics
Links to government databases that deal with highway statistics

FAA Statistical Handbook of Aviation
FAA aviation data and statistics

Transportation Statistics Databases from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics
A database directory of U.S. government databases covering all areas of transportation

WHOLESALE TRADE

Census of Wholesale Trade
Data includes number of establishments, sales, payroll, employment, operating expenses, and end-of-year inventories for all wholesale establishments with payroll. Separate tabulations for merchant wholesalers, manufacturer's sales branches and offices, and merchandize agents and brokers. Data is presented by geographic areas and by industries.

FUTURE CONDITION OF THE ECONOMY

ARTICLES FROM BUSINESS PERIODICALS

Full-text articles and books from the following databases:

Can be searched individually or collectively at the following link: OneSearch--Busines

SOURCES OF ECONOMIC FORECASTS

The Complete Economic and Demographic Data Source: CEDDS (Woods & Poole Economics)--(Langsam Library Latest Reference--(Print) link to Library Catalog)
CEDDS contains historical data from 1970 and projections to 2030 of population by age and race, employment by industry, earnings of employees by industry, personal income by source, households by income bracket and retail sales by kind of business. The data and projections are for all counties, states, MSAs, and regions in the U.S.

Economic Outlook (Conference Board)
On the left side, click on Economic Research, then choose the study that reflects outlook. Normally it is titled: (The U.S. Economy)

Indiana Business Review. (Winter Issue of Each Year)
Includes outlook for the national economy and the Indiana Economy. Features forecasts for major cities in Indiana.

Livingston Survey
Provides summaries of forecasts from industry, government and academia.

Occupational Outlook Handbook (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
Job forecasts and salary information. Updated by: Occupational Outlook Quarterly.

Standard and Poor's Corporation. The Outlook
The annual forecast is published in December of each year. The forecast covers such areas as: key economic indicators, best industries for the coming year, best stocks for the coming year, IRA opportunities, high yielding stocks and bonds, rapid growth stocks, best performing mutual funds, speculations for aggressive investors.

Standard and Poor's Industry Surveys. Trends and Projections
On the left side, click on "Trends and Projections".
This is section 1 of the Industry Surveys published on a weekly basis. Provides a discussion of the current economic conditions and forecasts for major economic indicators with statistics and charts. Each issue provides a regular forecasts section on the major indicators plus many special features on issues of current interest.

Survey of Professional Forecasters
Quarterly Survey of Macroeconomic forecasts. The survey began in 1968 and was conducted by the American Statistical Association and the National Bureau of Economic Research. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia took over the survey in 1990. The Survey offers the actual releases, documentation, mean and median forecasts of all the respondents as well as the individual responses from each economist.

The UCLA Anderson Forecast for the Nation and California. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Proceedings of the annual UCLA business forecasting conference. Forecasts cover a wide range of economic indicators i.e. national income, consumer expenditures, employment, prices, corporate profits, money, industrial production, energy, etc. Also includes outlook for particular industries.

Value Line Investment Survey.
The Value Line quarterly economic review provides forecasts for the next five years in the areas of: GNP and its components prices and wages, production, housing, retail unit car sales, unemployment, federal budget surplus, money and interest rates, and income.

VALUE OF A DOLLAR

What is a Dollar Worth?

EH.net The Value of Money

Inflation Conversion Factors