Guide to Economic Indicators
2006
Includes information on over 60 economic indicators for the U.S. as well as a brief discussion of interpreting economic indicators generally. Topics include labor, prices, production, housing, and economic well being. The content, availability, accuracy, and relevance of each indicator is discussed.
Location: Ref. Desk HC 103 .F9 2006
http://www.bls.gov/ces/home.htm
Monthly. 1955-
The Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of payroll records covers over 300,000 businesses on a monthly basis and provides detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls for the Nation. Employment & Earnings, a monthly publication of the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, has current data on employment, hours and earnings for the U.S, the states, and 200 localities.
Historical Statistics of the United States
http://0-hsus.cambridge.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/HSUSWeb/index.do
Colonial times to 2000
Includes most of the statistical series from the Statistical Abstract of the United States. The electronic version is based on the five volume print edition of 2006 and contains a wide range of historical data from the earliest times to the present. Tables cover specific indicators such as employment, income, saving, poverty, construction, housing, consumer price indexes, and others. Additional print copy in Gov. Docs. C3.134/2:C83.
Location: Ref. Desk HA 202 .H57 2006
National Income and Product Accounts of the United States
http://www.bea.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/index.asp
This web page maintained by the Bureau of Economic Advisors includes the most recent estimates of gross domestic product and its components. It also provides current compilations of national income and product accounts (NIPA) statistics including measures of economic activity such as personal consumption of goods and services, investment, government purchases, and net exports. Historical data in print version in Gov Docs.
Location: Gov Docs C59.11/5 Vol. 1 & 2.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
1879-
A well indexed, comprehensive collection of statistics in tabular format. Includes basic statistics for a wide range of economic indicators. The index leads to specific table numbers. Each table lists the source of the statistics for further reference.
Location: Ref. Desk HA 202
http://www.bea.gov/scb/index.htm
Monthly publication of the US Department of Commerce with reports and statistics on the current business situation and economy of the United States. Includes inventories, sales, and profits by broad industry group, and other industry statistics.
http://www.access.gpo.gov/indicators/index.html
Economic Indicators is a monthly publication of the U.S. Congress's Council of Economic Advisors. It offers the complete range of economic indicators. Click on Economic Indicators to browse individual issues and get the listing of indicator links. Includes charts and tables. Data are usually given annually for several years, along with monthly and quarterly data for the last three years.
Location: Gov. Docs. Y4.Ec7:Ec7
Federal Reserve's "Beige Book: Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions"
http://www.federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/1999/
This is a narrative summary on the state of the economy from each Federal Reserve Bank District. Offers reports from bank and branch directors and interviews with key business people and economists, as well as market reports and other sources.
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Livingston Survey
http://www.phil.frb.org/econ/liv/index.html
The Livingston Survey was started in 1946 by the late economist Joseph A. Livingston, and is the oldest continuous survey of economists' expectations. It summarizes the forecasts of economists from industry, government, banking, and academia on GDP growth rate, unemployment and consumer and producer inflation rates. See also on the same page the Survey of Professional Forecasters.