Business Research Resources--Print and Online
Statistics
CPI Detailed Report. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Monthly): Measures price increases (inflation) at the consumer level. Data are presented for individual goods and services for the United States, Regions, and major Metropolitan Areas. Located at the Government Documents on Level I, call # L 2.38/3: yr./mo. Summary data can be found at http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm.
Consumer Expenditure Survey. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Annual): Detailed analysis of household expenditure patterns, by Region and type of household. Located at the Government Documents on Level I, call # L2.3:no. Also available on diskette.
Economic Indicators. U.S. Council of Economic Advisors. (Monthly): Convenient, easy-to-use tables showing current and historical measures of U.S. economic conditions. Located at the Government Documents on Level I, call # Y 4.Ec7: Ec7/yr-issue . Also available through GPO Access, http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong002.html.
Economic Report of the President. U.S. Office of the President. (Annual) : Annual report on the state of the economy and the President's economic policies, prepared by the U.S. Council of Economic Advisors. Includes extensive historical statistics. Located at the Government Documents on Level I, Call # varies, latest series Pr 42.9:yr). Narrative portions of the report available at http://www.access.gpo.gov/eop/index.html.
Handbook of International Economic Statistics. U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. (Annual): Comparative economic statistics for selected countries. Located at the Government Documents on Level I, call # PrEx 3.10/7-5: yr. Web version at http://www.odci.gov/cia/di/products/hies/index.html.
Local Area Personal Income. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (Formerly annual, now irregular, latest 1994): Per capita income for states and counties. Appears first in the April and August issues of Survey of Current Business. Located at the Government Documents on Level I, call # C 59.18: yr. Also available on CD-ROM (REIS; see below), and through the Bureau of Economic Analysis: Regional Economic Accounts Web site.
Producer Price Indexes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Monthly): Extremely detailed measures of inflation at the wholesale level, by specific commodity. Located at the Government Documents on Level I, call # L 2.61: yr./mo.
Regional Economic Information System (REIS). U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (Annual. CD-ROM. 1990-present): Regional economic profiles and projections, Gross State Product, personal income data, commuter flows, and farm income. Located at the Government Documents Reference Desk, on Level I, call # C 59.24:yr. Selected data available through the Government Information Sharing Project, http://www.bea.gov/bea/regional/reis/.
Statistical Abstract of United States: It is designed to serve as convenient volume for statistical reference and as a guide to other statistical sources. Located at General Reference Desk level 3 and Government Documents Reference Desk level 1.
Survey of Current Business. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (Monthly): Primary source of data for the Gross Domestic Product and it components, as well as indexes of national business conditions. Located at the Governments Documents on Level I, call # C 59.11: vol./mo. Also available on CD-ROM and via STAT-USA.
World Factbook. U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. (Annual): Brief, broad-based country profiles, with emphasis on political and economic conditions. Located at the Government Documents on Level I, call # PrEx 3.15:yr. Also available on NTDB and via the Internet at http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html.
Last update 27 April 2000