Business / Economics

Here you will find sources that aggregate statistics related to the U.S. economy or sources that give a statistical picture of the state of business or industry. If you are concentrating on a specific industry, go to Statistical Resources page to determine if the industry may also be listed as a separate subject. (e.g Agriculture or Transportation)

Some sources classify business and industries by codes. Learn more a bout NAICS , the codes that replaced SIC.

If you are looking for numeric information on individual U.S companies, (financial reports, stock quotes, etc.) see Guide to Company Research or List of Business Databases. Map businesses by location using Arc View GIS software.

Main Agencies:

• Bureau of Economic Analysis  
  Features  the estimates of GDP, which is one of the most closely watched of all economic statistics. Main program areas include National Accounts, Regional Accounts and Industry Account activities. Use the National Income Product Accounts (NIPA) tables, Overview of the Economy and more.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Census Bureau Economic Programs
  Here are listed this agency's major programs, surveys and censuses that give a picture of the economy by sectors such as retail trade, services, government  and more.  Some data are annual, monthly or quarterly.
• Internal Revenue Service  - Tax Stats
• Selected International Business/Economic Sources

Selected Sources:

• Budget of the United States Government : Prior years also available
• Consolidated Federal Funds Report
  Reports Federal Government expenditures or obligations for the following categories: grants, salaries and wages, procurement contracts, direct payments for individuals, other direct payments, direct loans, guaranteed or insured loans, and insurance. Dollar amounts reported represent either actual expenditures or obligations.
• Consumer Expenditure Surveys
• Consumer Price Index
  Most widely used measure of inflation. CPI represents changes in prices of all goods & services purchased for consumption by urban households. What is the average price of a dozen eggs? Includes Inflation Calculator.
• County Business Patterns
• Current Industrial Reports
• Economic Census at Census Bureau
  The Economic Census, conducted every 5 years for years ending in 2 and 7, presents results from surveys of retail, wholesale, service industry trades and data from the census of manufactures and census of transportation. Statistics such as the number and kinds of business, sales, payroll, operating expenses, value of shipments are reported for the United States, each State, metropolitan areas, counties, and 5-digit zip codes.
• Economic Indicators via GPO (scroll down to appropriate file name)
• Economic Report of the President  (scroll down to appropriate file name)
• EDGAR  (Securities and Exchange Commission) - Corporate Annual Reports
• Federal Reserve Board of Governors  statistics, forecasts, regulation and policy information.
  Including the Beige Book -Informal survey by the Federal Reserve Banks of current economic conditions in their Districts
• National Accounts from BEA
  quantitative data on US domestic production, consumption, and investment, of exports and imports, and of national and domestic income and saving.
• Money Income in the United States
• Poverty in the United States: ...State Poverty Estimates (HHS) Poverty Guides
• Producer Price indexes
• Stat USA 
  State of the Nation section contains historical and current economic data such as basic economic indicators, CPI, PPI, GDP, NIPA, Housing and construction stats, employment figures, monetary statistics and more.
• Statistics of U.S. Businesses - Census Bureau
  Annual series that provides national and subnational data on the distribution of economic data by size and industry. SUSB tabulates the following key economic data items: Companies, Establishments, Employment, and Annual Payroll.
• Survey of Current Business
  Full text monthly periodical covering current and historical economic indicators (Gross Domestic Product, income, consumer price indexes, production).  Interactive tables are also included. 
• U.S. Industrial Outlook
  • Ceased 1995-97; data for 1994-96 only appears in Chapter 31 of Statistical Abstract of the United States and on Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration (ITA) website .
  • Issued under the title U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook beginning 1998
    Not available on the web
    Print copy can be found at Doc. Ref. C61:4
• White House - Economics Statistics Briefing Room

Additional Resources:
 
Additional information on the Library's web site:
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Other sources of additional information:
| Economic Policy Institute Datazone | Business & Economics Numeric Data-Subject Guide  Mansfield University |