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Economic Data Sources

Economic Data Sources

• DataFerrett• Federal Reserve System• United State Census• Bureau of Economic Analysis• U.S. Labor Department

DataFerrett

• http://dataferrett.census.gov– Downloadable Program for your computer– Java Script works in browser

• Type of Data Sets– MicroData– Aggregate or Summarized Data– Longitudinal Datasets– Time Series Datasets

DataFerrett – Key Data Sets

• American Community Survey• American Housing Survey• Consumer Expenditure Survey• County Business Patterns• Current Population Survey• Home Mortgage Disclosure Act• Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates• Social Security Administration• Survey of Income and Program Participation• Survey of Program Dynamics

Federal Reserve

• http://www.federalreserve.gov• Board of Governors

– Principal Economic Indicators– Bank Assets and Liabilities– Bank Structure Data– Business Finance– Exchange Rates and International Data– Flow of Funds Accounts– Household Finance– Industrial Activity– Interest Rates– Money Stock and Reserve Balances

Federal Reserve Banks

• Federal Reserve Bank of Boston– New England Economic Indicators

• Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis– Numerous Economic Time-Series on Fred II

• Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia– Survey of Professional Forecasters– Coincident Indices by States

• Federal Reserve Bank of New York– Foreign Exchange Rates

U.S. Census

• http://www.census.gov• Major Catagories

– Census 2010– People and Households– Business and Industry– Geography (maps of data)– Newsroom

• American Fact Finder (Useful data search tool)

Bureau of Economic Analysis

• http://www.bea.gov• Key Economic Data Groupings

– National Economic Account Data– Regional Economic Account Data– International Economic Account Data– Industry Economic Account Data

U.S. Labor Department

• http://www.bls.gov• Key Data Areas

– Inflation and Prices– Employment– Unemployment– Pay and Benefits– Spending & Time Use– Productivity– Workplace Injuries– International– Employment Projections

Other Key Data Sources

• United Nations• World Bank• International Monetary Fund• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development• International Labour Organization