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Ann Fiegen
Business & Economics Librarian
Kellogg Library 3423
afiegen@csusm.edu
760-750-4365 |
National Economic Indicators
Nationmaster
EconStats
Normalized global economic data.
The Economist
Country Briefings
From the Economist. Each country profile includes
a forecast ( ), Factsheet, Economic data (
), short history, political structure and forces and
economic structure. Currency converter and news
articles and links to related country websites.
US Census
Economic Programs
Includes The Economic Briefing Room and Indicator Release
Schedule and economic data by geography, frequency and
frequencyConsumer
Confidence Index Conference Board
A monthly index of consumer spending.
EconomicIndicators.gov
Economics and Statistics Administration / Dept. of Commerce
Provides latest economic indicator releases with an email
option to be notified of releases.
Stat-USA State of the Nation
Domestic financial and economic figures.
- General Economic Indicators (CPI, PPI, GDP, NIPA).
- Housing and Construction
- Employment
- Manufacturing and Industry (Retail sales, inventories,
production, current industry reports)
- Monetary Statistics (interest rates, foreign exchange,
bank credit, money stock)
- Monetary Policy (Beige Book, Treasury statements,
Humphrey-Hawkins Testimony by FRB Chairman)
FRED:
Federal Reserve Economic Database
Key economic indicators arranged in a way to quickly scan
for U.S. interest rates, CPI (Consumer Price Index); PPI
(Producer Price Index) GDP, and banking indicators
California Economy
California County Projections / Center for Continuing
Study of the California Economy
Reference HC107 .C23 I52.
Analysis and projections of California population,
construction, housing and real estate, income, taxable
sales, and job growth. Suitable for those with little or
basic knowledge of economic tables. Includes clear and short
description and analysis of tables and definition of terms.
Especially useful for domestic migration rate, rankings by
county--top ten markets, top ten counties by income, etc.
CEQA (California
Environmental Quality Act)
http://ceres.ca.gov/ceqa/
Locate statute, case law and other general references.
State Profile: State and County Projections to 2025 / Woods
& Poole Economics
Reference HC 107 .C2 C36 2001 Earlier year 1990-- in book
stacks.
Loose-leaf binder of statistical tables and accompanying
CD-ROM with capability to create custom reports by census
track (MSA, PMSA and DMA). Useful for advanced analysis of
California economic indicators and 25 year projections.
Includes national and regional tables. Detailed description
of data collection methodology. Tables for employment,
personal income and retail sales, and households. Especially
useful for its county ranking tables.
By State
Economic Development Agencies by State
The US Dept. of Commerce has created a nice page that links
to all State economic development agencies, and other state
government websites.
International
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
World Bank
OECD
CIA World Factboot
LABORSTA Internet
International Labour Organization
Yearly data by
country and employment; wages, cost CPI injuries,
strikes, Hours of work, wages.
Penn World Table:
http://pwt.econ.upenn.edu/php_site/pwt_index.php
Alan Heston, Robert
Summers and Bettina Aten, Penn World Table Version 6.1,
Center for International Comparisons at the University
of Pennsylvania (CICUP), October 2002. Find
GDP comparisons for countries worldwide time series
1950- present in a downloadable table.
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