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Business / Economics Statistics

In this Guide:

General
Company Rankings
Business Ratios, Market Shares
Databases
Statistics on the Web

General

County and City Data Book
Economic Report of the President: Main Page
Historical statistics of the United States: Earliest Times to the Present
REF KNIGHT HA202 .H57 2006
Histroical Statistics of the United States Colonial Times to 1970
Statistical Abstract of the United States
DOCS REF HA202 [Current year on Business Table]
Survey of Current Business
DOCS REF HC101 .A13
Full text can be accessed via Business Source Premier and EconLit.

Company Rankings

Business Rankings Annual
DOCS REF HG4050 .B88 [On Business Table]
D & B Business Rankings
DOCS REF HG4057 .A237 [On Business Table]

Business Ratios, Market Shares

Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios
DOCS REF HF 5681 .R25 T68 [On Business Table]
Annual Statement Studies
DOCS REF HF5681 .B2 R6 [On Business Table]
Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios>
DOCS REFHF5681 .R25 I551 [On Busines Table]
Market Share Reporter
DOCS REF HF5415.2 M37 [On Business Table]

Databases

Ad$pender (Requires Internet Explorer)
Ad$pender provides advertising expenditure data for millions of product brands across television, radio, magazine, newspaper, internet and outdoor channels. Data can be retrieved by brand, product class/category, company name, brand and more.
Click here to get Username/Password.
For help in using this database, please see How to Search Ad$pender.
SourceOECD
Sports Business Research Network (SBRnet)
Contains news and market research on the sporting goods industry. Includes attendance statistics, sales figures, and sport participation rates.
Tablebase
Provides statistics on market share, market size, capacity, production, imports, exports, sales, and demographics.
University Internet Reporter (Requires Internet Explorer)
For assistance in using UIR, view the following documents:

UIR Information (Description, Available Studies, Access Requirements)
UIR Tutorial
How to Interpret an Internet Reporter Report

Statistics on the Web

Bureau of Economic Analysis
An agency of the Department of Commerce. An excellent source of macroeconomic data.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Provides access to economic and employment statistics at national and regional levels..
Consumer Price Index
Inflation at the consumer level, compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
County Business Patterns
County Business Patterns, an annual series, provides subnational economic data by industry.
Economic Census
The Economic Census profiles American business every 5 years, from the national to the local level.
Economic Census Subject Series All Reports
Industry analysis listed by manufactured products.
Economic Indicators
Economic indicators for construction spending, durable goods, manufacturers shipments, inventories, orders, monthly retail/whole sales, new home sales, and more.
Economic Statistics Briefing Room
Federal economic statistics reported by Federal agencies.
EDGAR: SEC Filings & Forms
Searchable database of corporate filings, definitions, documentation, etc. from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission..
EDGAROnline
Search over 15 million SEC EDGAR documents by Ticker, Company Name, Form Type or Keyword.
Global Business Cycle Indicators
Access to the most recent economic indicators from the Conference Board
IPL: Business & Economics - Statistics
Numerical measurement of economic indicators, business trends, trade outcomes, etc. From the IPL: Internet Public Library Web site
Producer Price Indexes -- From Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Social Statistics Briefing Room
Federal social statistics reported by Federal agencies.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Published by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Statistical Resources on the Web
Collection of statistical websites from the University of Michigan.
Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web
Links to U.S. Federal and International Statistical Agencies.
Statistics: Releases and Historical Data
Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually released data from the Federal Reserve Board..
Survey of Current Business
Monthly journal of the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
U.S. Census Bureau
Statistical data and information from the different censuses conducted by the U.S. Census Bureaus.
U.S Statistics
From the Information Please Almanac.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Current news, regulations, information from the SEC, including access to the official EDGAR site.
What is a Dollar Worth?
Calculator using Consumer Price Index to determine relative cost of goods for years 1913 to the present.
ZIP Code Statistics
From the U.S. Census Bureau.

For more information please see Statistics on Government Information page.

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Last Modified: 11/06/2009