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Business, Economics & Trade

  • Budget of the United States - use GPO Access
  • Company information (US and International) -- use Yahoo--Companies; EDGAR - records of publically-traded companies that have been electronically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission since 1994 (also includes files on international companies that trade on U.S. exchanges); The Big Book - directory (with maps) to over 16 million American companies; Business/Industry Patterns by Zip Code, State, Metro Area & County (from US Census); Also Forbes, Fortune, and Business Week.
  • Consumer Expenditure Surveys -- from the U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • Consumer Price Index (US) - use STAT-USA
  • Consumer Satisfaction -- use American Customer Satisfaction Index, select "ACSI Scores"
  • Cost-of-Living Calculator (U.S.) -- data going back to 1913. Use American Institute for Economic Research site
  • Cost-of-Living Comparison (U.S.) -- Compare among 399 U.S. job markets. Available from DataMasters.
  • Currency exchange rates, foreign - use STAT-USA; Federal Reserve Board- Foreign Exchange Rates: Monthly, Weekly, Daily; FXConverter, Yahoo--Currency exchange rates
  • Debt, external (International) - use CIA World Factbook, Statistics on External Debt
  • Economic Indicators (U.S) -- use U.S. Census Bureau, United States Congress Economic Indicators, Economic Statistics Briefing Room- White House, Economics & Statistics Administration
  • Economic Indicators, International -- use Country Commercial Guides from the U.S. Government Export Portal, CIA Handbook of International Economic Statistics
  • Economic Report of the President - use GPO Access
  • Employment/Population ratio (US) -- use U.S. Census State Rankings
  • Employment by Major Industry, U.S. -- Use Bureau of Labor Statistics site
  • Exchange Rates --Rates; Economic History Resources
  • Exports, U.S. ($ value) - use CIA World Factbook; STAT-USA for U.S. exports by commodity, U.S. exports by country
  • Financial Data Finder
  • Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (international) - use CIA World Factbook
  • Imports, U.S. ($ value) - use CIA World Factbook; STAT-USA for U.S. imports by commodity, U.S. imports by country
  • Income, Individual (US) -- for average annual pay, personal income, and median household incomes use -- U.S. Census State Rankings. Also use FedStats.
  • Inflation Calculator (US)
  • Inflation rate (International) - use CIA World Factbook
  • Interest rates (US) - use STAT-USA - Federal Reserve statistical release or Federal Reserve Board's "Selected Interest Rates
  • Internet -- NetFactual.com, Internet Economy Indicators
  • Labor (US) -- use FedStats, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
  • Labor (by state) -- use list of state labor sites from Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • Market Research Reports (US)- Use Market Research from the Export.gov, STAT-USA
  • Money Supply (U.S.) -- for monthly statistics since 1959 use Federal Reserve
  • National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA), U.S. -- Use Bureau of Economic Analysis: National Economic Accounts site
  • Pew Research
  • Real Estate and Housing -- use National Association of Realtors, Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies
  • Retail Trade, monthly (U.S.) -- use U.S. Census Bureau
  • Salary Calculator, International -- Compare cost-of-living in hundreds of U.S. and international cities. Use Homebuyers Fair.
  • Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings of public companies - use EDGAR
  • Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes
  • Stock market quotes (US) - use StockMaster; Yahoo--U.S. Markets
  • Stock market quotes (International) - use Yahoo--International Markets
  • Trade data - use U.S. Census Reports - U.S Foreign Trade Statistics; World Trade Organization Trade Statistics; CIA Handbook of International Economic Statistics - Foreign Trade and Aid for imports/exports of Big Seven, U.S., Japan, Russia, China, E.U., developing countries, and others
  • Unemployment rates, world - use CIA World Factbook
  • Unemployment rates, United States - use GPO Access

    • Crime & Justice

  • Corrections (US) -- use U.S. Dept. of Justice's Corrections Statistics.
  • Courts and Sentencing (US) -- use U.S. Dept. of Justice's Courts and Sentencing Statistics
  • Crime (International) -- use World Factbook of Criminal Justice Systems
  • Crime (US) -- use Bureau of Justice Statistics, FBI Uniform Crime Reports, and U.S. Census State Rankings
  • Criminal Offenders -- use U.S. Dept. of Justice's Criminal Offenders Statistics
  • Employment & Expenditures -- use U.S. Dept. of Justice's Expenditures & Employment Statistics
  • Law Enforcement -- use U.S. Dept. of Justice's Law Enforcement Statistics, Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse
  • Prisoners (US) - use U.S. Census State Rankings and Federal Bureau of Prisons Weekly Population Report.
  • Prosecution (US) -- use U.S. Dept. of Justice's Prosecution Statistics
  • Victims, crime (US) -- use U.S. Dept. of Justice's Crime and Victims Statistics

    • Education

  • Education (world) -- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Global Education Database, Eurydice: The Information Network on Education in Europe, Open Doors Online (study abroad)
  • Education (US) -- use National Center for Education Statistics, State Education Data Profiles, FedStats, U.S Census Bureau: School Enrollment
  • Postsecondary Education (US) -- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
  • K-12 (US)-- National Education Association, School District Demographics System, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)

    • Environment & Natural Resources

  • Agriculture (US) -- use USDA or FedStats.
  • Air Data Reports & Maps -- from the EPA
  • Energy (US) -- use the U.S. Dept. of Energy or FedStats
  • Environment (US) -- use FedStats, U.N.'s Environment Statistics, World Resources Institute
  • Geologic Data - use USGS GEODE (scientific and energy related data )
  • Geospatial Data - use Geospatial and Statistical Data Center
  • Natural Resources (US) -- use FedStats.
  • Pew Research
  • Weather Data -- use the Nat'l Oceanic and Atmospheric Admn.'s "Past Weather"

    • Health & Safety

  • Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
  • Disability Statistics (US) - use U.S. Census Bureau section on Disability or ICDI Disability Tables
  • Health (US) -- use National Center for Health Statistics, FedStats, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports, State Health Facts Online
  • Health (International) -- The World Health Organization Global Health Observatory
  • Highway & Traffic Safety -- use National Highway Traffic & Safety Administration, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
  • Infant mortality (International) - use CIA World Factbook
  • Infant Mortality (US) -- use U.S. Census State Rankings
  • Injuries (US) -- use National Center for Injury Prevention & Control
  • Mental Health - Use National Institutes of Mental Health, National Center for Health Statistics, National Mental Health Information Center (SAMHSA)
  • Morbidity and Mortality -- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports
  • Natural Hazard Statistics
  • Safety (US) -- use FedStats.

    • Military

  • Military Personnel Stats (U.S.)
  • Military Personnel & Expenditures (International) - use CIA World Factbook

    • International

  • CIA World Factbook - The areas covered include geography, people, government, economy, transportation, communications, and defense.
  • International Statistical Information - use Numeric Data for UN Information, Council of European Social Sciences Data Archives, The World Health Organization Statistical Information System, Statistical Data Locators
  • List of Statistical Sources Worldwide -- use the Bureau of Labor Statistics or GeoHive
  • Population
  • World
  • All Countries - use CIA World Factbook
  • World Statistics -- use OFFSTATS- Official Statistics on the Web or GeoHive

    • National, State, County & City

  • Census, U.S. - use Statistical Abstracts or The U.S. Census Bureau, FFIEC Geocoding System for census tract numbers, Census Links, American FactFinder
  • Cities & Metropolitan areas -- use ERSYS or State of the Cities Data System
  • Community Information -- by Zip Code
  • County statistics (US) -- use U.S. Census Bureau State & County Quickfacts, County and City Databooks, County Business Patterns, National Association of Counties
  • Demographics (US) -- use American Fact Finder, U.S. Census Gazetteer, Annual Demographic Survey
  • FedStats Search - Search specific federal agencies for statistical information in the following general categories: Agriculture, Crime, Demographics, Economic, Education, Energy, Environment, Health, Income, Labor, National Accounts, Natural Resources, Safety, and Transportation.
  • Historical Demographic, Economic, and Social Data for the United States, 1790-1860
  • Metropolitan Areas (US) -- use County and City Databooks, U.S. Census State & County QuickFacts
  • Population -- based on U.S. Census
  • Population Data, African American
  • Population Demographics (US) -- use U.S. Census Gazetteer, Current Population Survey
  • Population - State Rankings -- use U.S. Census State Rankings
  • State Information -- use the State and Metropolitan Area Data Book
  • USA Statistics in Brief -- use US Census Bureau
  • Virginia -- use Virginia Statistical Abstract

    • Social Science & Politics

  • Budget of the United States - use GPO Access
  • Children -- use ChildStats, KidsCount, Children's Defense Fund, UNICEF, National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse & Neglect, National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
  • Drug Use, Illegal -- use U.S. Dept. of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics
  • Elections (International) -- search Parline Database
  • Elections (US) -- use Office of the Clerk (US House of Representatives)
  • Gapminder -- data presented visually and dynamically
  • ICPSR Data Archive -- the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
  • Immigration (US), legal and illegal -- use U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services- Immigration Statistics
  • Migration Rate (International) - use CIA World Factbook, Mexican Migration Project
  • Money in Politics Database
  • Older People -- use Administration on Aging, AARP, National Center of Elder Abuse
  • Opinion Polls -- use The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, PollingReport.com
  • Parliaments (International) -- search Parline database
  • Pew Research
  • Poverty (US) -- for persons below poverty and public aid recipients use U.S. Census State Rankings

    • Other

    Learning About Statistics

    Against All Odds: Inside Statistics -- a twenty-six part online video instructional series on statistics from Annenberg/CPB

    Learning Math: Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability -- a ten part online video instructional series for elementary and middle school teachers introducing statistics as a problem-solving process from Annenberg/CPB

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    Created by Matthew Todd, updated by Anne Anderson