Economic and Trade Statistics

Assets and Opportunity Scorecard: 2007-2008
Published by CFED (Corporation for Enterprise Development), the Scorecard ranks the economic health and stability of all 50 states.

The Beige Book
Published 8 times per year, the Beige Book details economic conditions in each district of the Federal Reserve Banks. Archival issues date back to 1996.

Business Knowledge Research
These pages, from the Conference Board, offer full-text research reports concerning the latest issues in business management.

Current Value of Old Money
The Current Value of Old Money, created by Roy Davies, a science librarian at the University of Exeter, provides annotated links to an array of Websites that help answer the question "How much would a specified amount of money at a certain period of time be worth today?"

EconData.net
This guide to regional economic data on the Web has over 400 annotated links to socioeconomic resources arranged by subject and data provider.

Economic Census
The Economic Census, from the U.S. Census Bureau, presents industry and business facts. An update appears every 5 years.

Economic Indicators
The U.S. Census Bureau provides information on retail services, manufacturing, homeownership, etc.

Economic Policy Institute
The Institute presents wage and employment statstics, as well as other information related to the state of the economy.

Economic Report of the President
This Web page offers links to the current report and archival editions (.pdf format). In addition, users can access statistical tables in spreadsheet format (.xls).

Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured (ERIU)
From the University of Michigan, ERIU undertakes numbers research projects. The organization publishes health-economics information.

Economic Statistics Briefing Room
These pages from the White House publish statistics on employment, income, transportation, etc.

Foerder Institute for Economic Research
From the Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University, this site offers a collection of the Institute's working papers.

International Economic Development Council
The IEDC, created through the merger of existing economic development organizations, is the nation's largest association working in this realm of public policy. Some site materials are available only to members.

Iowa Economic Forecast
Information about the economy of Iowa is presented by the Institute for Economic Research, Tippie College of Business.

Liber8
Created by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis librarians, Liber8 provides articles and links concerning international, U.S., and regional economics, in a form easily accessible to the public.

RFE (Resources for Economists on the Internet)
This guide is sponsored by the American Economic Association. The site lists over 2000 online resources of interest to academic and practicing economists.

The Short Run
The Short Run was named after the principle that the economy operates in "logical time", time which can run both forward and backward. The site features news, reviews, and articles on current economic issues.

STAT-USA/Internet
(University of Iowa access only)
The site, from the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, contains the State of the Nation (economic statistics) and the National Trade Data Bank (international trade reports from U.S. Embassies abroad).

U.S. Economy at a Glance
The Bureau of Labor Statistics presents data, going back 6 months, concerning unemployment, hourly earnings, and other figures. In addition, readers can find quick comparison charts for industries, regions, and individual states.

U.S. Export Sales Reports
This government site details weekly, monthly, and yearly sales of American commodities marketed abroad; these include wheat, cotton, beef, and other products.

USITC Interactive Tariff and Trade DataWeb
These pages offer trade data collected by the United States International Trade Commission. New users will need to create an account. Readers may also browse the USITC home page for additional choices.

WDI Online
This World Bank site contains statistical data for hundreds of development indicators. The site also presents international time series data from 1960 on.