Sources for Data and Statistics
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StatistaAggregates statistical data on hundreds of international industries from thousands of sources, including market researchers, trade organizations, scientific journals, and government databases.
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Data USAStatistics and visualizations drawn from a variety of U.S. Government public data, designed to answer questions about places, industries, occupation, education, and more.
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StatsAmericaProvides actionable data for economic developers to use in site requests, developing metrics, grant writing and strategic planning.
Economic & Trade Statistics
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World Bank Global Economic Monitor (GEM)Current economic trends along with economic, financial, and commodity data indicators for high income and developing countries.
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US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) websiteStatistics and reports of US economic information such as GDP, personal income, trade statistics, state-level economic information, and industry analysis.
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Consumer Expenditure SurveyProvides information on US consumer habits and behaviors.
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FRED: Federal Reserve Economic DataA database of over 291,000 economic time series from 80 sources.
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USDA International Macroeconomic Data SetThe ERS International Macroeconomic Data Set provides historical and projected data for 189 countries that account for more than 99 percent of the world economy. These macroeconomic data and projections are assembled explicitly to serve as underlying assumptions for the annually updated USDA agricultural supply and demand projections, which provide a 10-year outlook on U.S. and global agriculture.
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The Billion Prices Project"The Billion Prices Project is an academic initiative that uses prices collected from hundreds of online retailers around the world on a daily basis to conduct research in macro and international economics. It was founded in 2008 by Alberto Cavallo and Roberto Rigobon."
Labor & Income Statistics
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LABORSTA - International Labour Office (ILO)Provides international information on wages, employment rates, cost of goods, hours worked, etc.
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US Bureau of Labor Statistics & Data (BLS)Culmination of US labor-related and consumer-related statistics including employment rates, wages, inflation, and historical data.
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US Census Income StatisticsCurrent and historical data on incomes in the United States.
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Virginia Economy at a Glance - BLSBLS statistics focused on the Virginia Economy including state and metropolitan level data.
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Virginia Workforce CenterWebsite covers statistics on occupations, employment, economic indicators for Virginia to the county and city level.
Pricing Resources
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USDA Agricultural Marketing ServiceResults by City/Region.
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USDA Speciality Crops Pricing"Specialty Crops Market News disseminates detailed information on marketing conditions for hundreds of agricultural commodities at major domestic and international wholesale markets, production areas, and ports of entry."
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Cost of living index by
Call Number: REF HB235.U6 C58Publication Date: 2020"Comparative data for ... urban areas."
Business Librarian
Historic Economic Data
House Prices
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Freddie Mac House Price Index"The Freddie Mac House Price Index (FMHPISM) provides a measure of typical price inflation for houses within the United States. Values are calculated monthly and released at the end of the following quarter. For example, the FMHPI for October, November and December are published in late February of the following year. Series are available at three levels of geographical aggregation: Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), state, and national. All series begin in January 1975. The national index is defined as a weighted average of the 50 states and Washington, D.C. indices. The FMHPI is based on an ever expanding database of loans purchased by either Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae."
