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Economic Statistics

Stat-USA Sources Use to find specific data sets on U.S. economy and International Trade

Guide to State Statistical Abstracts State statistics compiled for each of the 50 states

Business Locations: Data sets for number of establishments by industry are available. Statistics for individual type of industry can be found by retrieving proper NAICS Code (NAICS classification code search) and then searching in American Fact Finder for U.S. counties and zip codes.

Florida Economy at a Glance Monthly and annual statewide stats as well as data for most urban areas

International Economic Statistics

OECD iLibrary (Off-campus access through EZ Proxy)

Select "Statistics" tab to find Economic Datasets, Country Tables, and fulltext Factbooks. Focus is on developed countries and the major topics are covered in Key Tables.

World Bank
Free access available to economic indicators in 20 broad subject areas.
International Monetary Fund
Access to current and archived data such as World Economic Outlook and Primary Commodity Prices (includes Oil and Natural Gas).

Locating and Using Census Data

Census Bureau Data
Learn about America's People, Places, and Economy on the official United States Census Bureau data platform.
U.S. Quick Facts Tables
Construct tables and compare states, cities, or counties. (GEB 3213)
Florida Census Tract Maps - 2010
Easy to use maps for locating census tracts within counties.
Census Business Builder
Demographic and Economic Census data tool designed for Business with ability to show demographic, consumer, and social statistics and to locate number of like business establishments on map and generate a report. (GEB 3213)
County and Zip Code Business Patterns Data
County Business Patterns has been produced as a consistent, annual series since 1964 and ZIP Code Business Patterns since 1994.
Citing Census Information
Help for citing data retrieved from the U.S. Census Bureau.
USBoundary.com
Good way to visualize census geography on interactive maps.
MCDC Data Links
Fast and easy way to find census data for smaller geographies.
StatsAmerica
Portal to U.S. data from the Economic Development Administration.
City-Data.com
Uses census and data from other sources to give local profiles.

Demographic Data & Other Resources

Statistical Abstract of the United States (Off-campus access through EZ Proxy)

Useful database for finding demographic, social , and economic statistics for the United States. (GEB 3213)

Florida Data At Your Fingertips

State, county, and city statistics on many topics from the Bureau of Economic and Business Research

FAU Government Documents Department

Census & Statistics page with additional links to Federal, State, Local, and International data resources

State Economic Development Sites
Information from state & local governments concerning the business environment and incentives for locating in a given area. (GEB 3213)

U.S. Foreign Trade Data

TradeStats Express

Product profiles along with national and state level trade data with charts and graphs.

USA Trade Online (Available only on Boca Campus Library, Government Documents Office, LY 109)

Definitive source for U.S. Foreign Trade statistics, using harmonized codes it reports on over 9,000 export commodities and 17,000 import commodities. Also contains data for individual ports within the United States.

World Demographic Statistics

United Nations Data
Provides access to 34 databases on many topics including trade, tourism, population, economics, and health

World Data Atlas
Wide variety of statistics on topics including population, economics, education, environment, human rights, and much more

GeoHive (Archived)
Easiest way to get basic population and economic statistics

TINY URL

https: tinyurl.com/govinfo-stats

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