Subject Guides: Economics: Websites

Datasets

Federal Reserve Economic Data
Download, graph, and track 213,000 US and international time series datasets
Economagic
A large collection of government time series datasets, primarily from the United States, available in plain text and Excel format
Economic & Policy Analysis Research Center
Find information for the state of Missouri in the Missouri Statistical Data Archive

Collections

IDEAS
Database with over a million tems of economics research can be freely downloaded in full text
RFE: Resources for Economists on the Internet
A collection of more than 2,000 resources related to economics sponsored by the American Economic Association

U.S. Government

Explore Census Data
Portal for demographic and economic statistical data; replaces American Factfinder as the source of census information
U.S. Census Bureau: Business and Economy
Provides links to Economic Census data, economic indicators, and other economic reports
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Provides data about GDP and other economic statistics; includes both national and state data, as well as data on international trade
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Site for the government agency that provides statistical information related to labor, including wages and hours
Federal Reserve
Provides economic data as well as financial and business statistics
Council of Economic Advisors
Source of the yearly Economic Report of the President and the monthly publication Economic Indicators

NGOs and IGOs

International Monetary Fund
Provides access to IMF publications, research, and statistics, including the World Economic Outlook databases
National Bureau of Economic Research
Includes links to datasets as well as a database containing abstracts of NBER working papers (which may be purchased for a minimal fee)
World Bank
Provides information about economic development in developing countries; site includes access to world development indicators

Economics