AEA Data Sources
Links to some of the most useful and popular economics data sources, categorized by data type.
Country Information
Background Notes
Political and international business country information prepared by the Department of State
UN Data: a world of information
World Factbook
Up to date country information and economic reports on countries published by the CIA
Economic Conditions and Data
American Factfinder
Includes industry and business facts, community profiles, links to economic census reports and geographic summary tables
Atlas of Global Inequality
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Economic statistics; also provides access to the Survey of Current Business, a monthly governmental publication.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor, economic, statisical data, including unemployment and consumer price indexes; also, Monthly Labor Review and Occupational Outlook Quarterly
Business Statistics of the United States: Patterns of Economic Change
REF HC 101 .A131222 2010
Census Bureau
Census data from the United States government
County Business Patterns
Economic data for American counties by industry
Economagic
Provides selected access to over 200,000 economic time series. Three sections cover the most frequently requested series; data by states; and data by agencies. US government agencies produced most statistics.
Economic Censuses
Industry data updated on a 5 year basis
Economic Indicators
Economic Policy Institute
Access to information regarding income, wages and labor; some data back to the 1940's
Economic Report of the President
REF HC 106.5 .A272 2011
European Union
Federal Reserve Board
Includes current economic conditions, consumer information and statistics, surveys, reports and studies
FedStats
A searchable database of government agency publications, documents, and stats
MIGA: Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
Organization established to promote foreign direct investment (FDI) to developing countries
Geodata.gov
U.S. Data and maps, includes Geospatial One-stop
International Trade Centre
OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Political economy of development, economic surveys, statistics and studies, and provides an economic outlook
Office of Industry Analysis
International trade data including import, export, U.S. trade and commercial policy
OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web
Links to worldwide resources; searchable by country, region and subject.
Population and Housing
The decennial census providing extensive demographic information
STAT-USA / GLOBUS and NTDB
Business and economic information and statistics from over 50 U.S. federal government agencies
Statista
United Nations Statistics Division
Links to socioeconomic data for 229 countries
UNCTAD: United nationals Conference on Trade and Development
Addresses policy debates and development with an emphasis on sustainable development: social and economic data for 229 countries
UNESCO
World Bank
Provides economic data and information on countries worldwide
World Trade Organization
Money
Currency Converter
Euro (European Commission Economic and Financial Affairs)
International Monetary Fund
New England Economic Data and Information
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
New England economic data including banking trends and economic indicators
Miser (Massachusetts Institute of Social and Economic Research)
Massachusetts State Data Center
New England Economic Partnership
Provides economic information, analysis and forecasts for the 6 state area
Vermont State Data Center
Excellent resource for current local data and projections.