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Economics - United States Resources

*See also Federal Govt Resources for the Economy and Statistical Sources Research Guides.

  • Academic(LexisNexis)
    CSU Database
    Statistical tables and abstracts covering a variety of subjects.
  • Beige Book: Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions
    http://www.federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2006
    Published 8 times a year. A compilation of anecdotal information on current economic conditions from each Federal Reserve Bank districts.
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics
    http://www.bls.gov/
    Labor economics and statistics includes topics of inflation, consumer spending, occupations, employment, and industires
  • Census Bureau
    http://www.census.gov
    Follow "Business & Industry" link for economic census, indicators, e-commerce stats, NAICS, etc.
  • CRB Commodity Yearbook
    HC14 .C6 Ref
    Information about commodities including supply/demand, world production, consumption, stocks, average wholesale price, volume trading, exports, etc.
  • Economic Indictors.gov
    http://www.economicindicators.gov/
    Provided by the Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA).
  • Fed in Print
    http://www.frbsf.org/publications/fedinprint/
    Operated through the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, this is a comprehensive index to Federal Reserve economic research. Basic and advanced searching capabilities by title, author, bank, publication year, etc.
  • FedStats
    http://www.fedstats.gov
    Gateway to statistics from U.S. federal agencies.
  • Fraser
    http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/
    Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research. Links to scanned historical economic statistical publications, releases, and documents.
  • FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)
    http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/
    Database of over 3000 U.S. economic time series.
  • Statistical Abstract of the United States
    http://www.census.gov/statab/wwwS
    Summary of statistics covering social, political, and economic conditions in the U.S.
  • Survey of Current Business
    http://bea.gov/scb/index.htm
    Monthly economic estimates and articles from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
  • Treasury Bulletin
    http://www.fms.treas.gov/bulletin/index.html
    Narrative, tables, and charts related to treasury issues, statistics, and finance.