Business
Business and Economic Statistics

• 2000 Census of Population and Housing--select your state and county of choice, and choose from the various tables you can display. There is an official census only every ten years. The next one takes place in 2010.
• AMA Research Summaries -- summaries of research studies done by the American Management Association; includes topics like employee monitoring, medical testing, skills testing, etc.
• American Fact Finder -- create your own custom data sets from census bureau data. A fabulous site!! (Click on 'data sets' on left menu bar) Site includes economic data as well.
• Beige Book-- The Federal Reserve Board's summary of current economic conditions, by Federal Reserve District.
• Bi-State Regional Commission -- statistics, surveys, construction information about the Quad City area.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics--source of consumer price index, producer price index, and other basic measures of the economy and labor conditions.
• Business Cycle Indicators -- through 1994
• Business Cycle Indicators from The Conference Board -- picks up where "Business Cycle Indicators" left off. 1995-present.
• Census Scope -- presents census data in graphic format such as maps, charts and graphs.  Allows you to zoom in from a national map to obtain regional information.  Includes data on population growth, age distribution, racial distribution, etc.
• Consumer Price Index -- month by month from 1913-present.
• County City Data Book --Includes 1988 and 1994. Choose your state, choose data by state, city or county level, select data type, and how you want the data organized and delivered to you.
• County Business Patterns -- as they become available.
• Current Industrial Reports -- "providing monthly, quarterly, and annual measures of industrial activity. The primary objective of the CIR program is to produce timely, accurate data on production and shipments of selected products. The data are used to satisfy economic policy needs and for market analysis, forecasting, and decision-making in the private sector. These surveys measure manufacturing activity in important commodity areas such as textiles and apparel, chemicals, primary metals, computer and electronic components, industrial equipment, aerospace equipment, and consumer goods."
• EconData -- a federally-funded resource for accessing online regional socioeconomic data.  Contains links to federal, state and regional statistical sources.
• Economic Indicators--CEA--this monthly magazine offers an economic pulse of the nation via over 40 time series tables and graphs in the areas of output, employment, production, prices, money, federal finance, and international statistics.  The newest information is at the bottom of the screen.
• Economic Time Series--a goldmine of federal statistical data sets--leading economic indicators, money stock, personal consumption, consumer price index, bank prime loan rate, unemployment, and lots more.
• Extreme Weather Sourcebook -- provides economic statistics on damage done by floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, etc.
• FDIC Banking Statistics
• FedStats--One Stop Shopping--the easiest way yet to search through government statistical series.
• FRED [Federal Reserve Economic Data]-- Data on CPI, unemployment, money supply, regional economic data, much more.
• Frequently Requested Government Statistics by Agency -- Cornell University's excellent guide.
• Financial Data Finder from Ohio State University
• Finding Statistics Online--a nice subject index to statistical sources by Paula Berinstein.
• Fortune Lists -- lists from Fortune Magazine, including Fortune 500, Global 500, Fortune e-50, and the 100 Fastest Growing Companies.
• GeoHive -- "a site with geopolitical data, statistics on the human population, Earth and more. The main kind of data you can find here is population statistics of regions, countries, provinces and cities. Next to that there are some statistics on economic factors like wealth, infrastructure; statistics on natural phenomena; ... and yet, even more."
• Government Information Sharing Project (GovStats)-- Very easy-to-use data on census, school district profiles, agriculture, exports/imports, and more. This site may be short-lived.
• Guide to the Web for Statisticians--includes data sets, software, employment opportunities, conference announcements, links to statistics departments and other sources.
• How much is that? -- "Have you ever wondered what the value of a dollar was in 1895? Or what the GDP was in 1929? Here is a place where you can ask questions of comparative value covering purchasing power, exchange rates, and other variables between the past and today."
• Inflation Conversion Tables--Conversion scale available from 1800s to estimated 2013.
• International Database--from the Bureau of the Census, international demographic and socio-economic data, with trends and projections.
• International Financial Statistics -- from the IMF

• Internet Crime Complaint Center -- a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). Annual reports by state.

• Iowa Census Data Sets--The new figures for the 2000 census presented by the State Library of Iowa.
• Iowa Government: Finance and Taxes -- from the Iowa State Data Center.
• Iowa Economic Trends
• Iowa PROfiles-- Iowa Public Resource Online contains economic and labor data for Iowa counties and cities.
• Iowa Workforce Development -- provides statistics about employment/unemployment in Iowa.
• JEC This Week in Economics--from the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, a weekly roundup of economic indicators, research reports, news stories, and the stock market week.
• Local Business Resources -- choose from the list of states to find demographics, government agencies, and other business information for that state.
• National Income and Product Accounts--you can tailor the data by industry, range of years, etc.
• Producer Price Index -- from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, includes current and historical figures.
• Statistical Abstract of the U.S.--selected tables
• Statistical Resources on the Web: Foreign and International Economics
• Statistics Every Writer Should Know--clear explanations for the statistically challenged of the mean, the median, standard deviation, and a few others.
• Stat-USA--domestic economic news and data, and foreign marketing information. Must be a subscriber to obtain info.
• Survey of Current Business--the monthly publication of statistics about the entire American economy is now available online.
• USDA Economic Research Service -- provides access to information on economic and policy issues related to agriculture, food, natural resources, and rural development.  Includes information on individual states.
• U.S. Economy at a Glance -- from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, includes the past 6 months' data on employment information, consumer price index, producer price index, etc.

• Please note that there is a U.S. census only every ten years. The next hard data for U.S. population counts is 2010, then 2020, etc....