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Statistics Web Sites
- Bureau of Labor Statistics provides data and information on consumer and producer prices, employment and unemployment, occupational
compensation, workplace injuries and illness, employee benefits, and productivity.
- Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek provides demographic & socioeconomic data for the Netherlands. The site is primarily in Dutch, however English summary is available.
- Dentsu Online Gateway provides data on Japanese advertising expenditures. Click on Database to retrieve data.
- The Euro: Our Currency is the European Commission's web site for the Euro.
- FedStats provides statistical data
generated by many different U.S. Government agencies. Statistics on interest
rates, inflation rates, and wages are available as are those on breastfeeding,
education, consumer credit, and many more. Key agencies included are BEA, BLS, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Bureau of Transportation, Bureau of the Census, EIA, OMB, and more.
- FRED provides historical U.S. economic and financial data, including daily and monthly U.S. interest rates, T-bill rates, monetary and business indicators, historical exchange rates for over 30 currencies, and regional economic data for Arkansas,
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Also includes online publications: U.S. Financial Data & National Economics Trends.
- Governments on the WWW is a meta site linking to official government web sites for over 200 countries. Many of the sites it links to are in local languages.
- ICPSR, the Inter-university Consortium for
Political and Social Research, located within the Institute for Social Research at the
University of Michigan provides: access to an archive of computerized social science data, training facilities for the
study of quantitative social analysis techniques, and resources for social scientists using advanced computer technologies. The data holdings cover a broad range of desciplines, including political science, sociology, demography, economics, history, education, gerontology, criminal justice, foreign policy and law.
- IMF Staff Country Reports in Full-Text are statistical reports covering IMF member countries. Coverage is 1997 - present. Data is extensive in fiscal and economic areas and textual analysis of country economic developments is sometimes available. The IMF main site also provides access to quarterly and weekly reports, as well as working papers, on the IMF's efforts and the status of the global economy.
- Infonation is a statistical service provided by the UN. Includes about 50 demographic, economic, and social indicators for member nations. Does not include time series data, but rather the most recent data published by the UN.
- Information by Country and Region.
- Internet Data Sources is a meta-site provided by CISER at Cornell University. It links to a variety of U.S. and international governmental and non-governmental sites providing data useful to those in the social sciences. Also contains links to data archives at other universities and institutees.
- Macroeconomic Time Series Data Source Locator identifies macroeconomic data sources available at the University of Chicago based on year, geographic location and subject-based criteria. Types of sources include books, journals, yearbooks, CD-ROMs and Internet resources.Many of these resources are also available at Cornell; you can search the Cornell Library Catalog to find Cornell holdings information.
- NAA.org, the web site of the Newspaper Association of America, provides historical quarterly newspaper advertising expenditures and ad volume. It also provides readership information, average newspaper prices, and circulation data. Click a category for links to data in that category.
- The Securities Industry Association (SIA), established in 1972, brings together more that 600 securities firms to accomplish common goals. Their website includes several of the association's publications, including securities industry trends, statistics, financial results and free newsletters. This website also includes SIA’s job bank and career resource center.
- Statistics Canada includes recent economic statistics, data highlights of news releases, and census data. Statistics Canada is mandated under the Statistics Act to produce and publish statistical information on the economic, social, and general conditions of Canada and its population. Available in English and French.
- Statistics Finland provides graphs for economic trends in employment, production, consumer spending. Also, provides data on population, agriculture, housing, energy, income, education, etc. Information is provided in English and Finnish.
- Statistics Norway contains press releases, monthly statistics on external trade, the index of production, and CPI monthly (1930-present).
- Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland provides short term economic indicators and basic statistical figures including CPI. The pages are available in German and English.
- STAT-USA is the Internet source for business and economic information produced by the Federal Government. STAT-USA gathers information from over 50 Federal agencies and distributes
from a central source. STAT-USA includes U.S. economic data & release calendars, exchange rates, industrial data, and consumer credit reports. Its international side includes trade opportunity leads, international industry, market analysis, imports, exports, and guides for U.S. companies doing business in different countries.
- UN Statistics Division provides a variety of types of demographic data for all of the countries in the U.N. Some parts of the site are fee-based, but several are free.
- United Nations has news, publications information
resources, and documents. It offers information on peace and security, economic and social development, international law, human rights, and humanitarian affairs worldwide.
- World Bank includes a compendium of
socioeconomic and environmental data. It contains press releases, speeches, and media contacts on various topics ranging from HIV/AIDS to business products and services.
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