LibGuides: Economics: Data & Statistics

Economic data

Bureau of Labor Statistics data
Employment, unemployment, projections, pay and benefits, spending & time use, productivity, injuries, and more.
Economic Report of the President
Reports from 1995-present provide overviews of the nation's economic progress using text and extensive data appendices.
Federal Reserve Economic Database (FRED)
Download, graph, and track 530,000 US and international time series from 87 sources.
FRED guide to Data Resources, Data Visualization, and Data Literacy
National Economic Trends (St. Louis Fed)
Summary of output and growth; inflation and prices; labor markets; consumer spending; investment spending; government revenues, spending, and debt; international trade; and more.

Statista
Statista is an online statistics, market research and business intelligence portal. It provides access to data from market and opinion research institutions, as well as from business organizations and government institutions in English, French, German and Spanish. Statista also provides data on market forecasts, white paper studies, dossiers, industry reports, digital market outlooks and consumer market outlooks.

Survey of Current Business
Monthly journal published by US Bureau of Economic Analysis
The Economist
Each issue of this weekly magazine contains economic data. Some content is free, and some requires a subscription. Students can subscribe at a discounted price.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis / US Dept. of Commerce
National income accounts. Data on the US, state, and local economies; industries; and foreign trade and investment. Special topics such as arts and cultural production; health care; travel and tourism; and outdoor recreation.
Historical Statistics of the United States (Census)
1610-1970. Population, health, migration, labor, prices, consumer income and expenditures, national income and wealth, social statistics, natural resources.

The World Economy, Historical Statistics by Angus Maddison
ISBN: 9789264104129
Publication Date: 2004-03-18
Following up on his The World Economy: a Millennial Perspective (OECD, 2001) Angus Maddison offers a rare insight into the history and political influence of national accounts and national accounting. He demonstrates that such statistical data can enlighten the analysis of economic phenomena such as growth, market formation, and income distribution. This approach is particularly interesting for developing countries that often lack the expertise or data to produce good national accounts and are thus deprived of a vital policymaking tool. For OECD countries, it is a reminder that policies need to be grounded in the reality of verifiable economic data if they are to succeed.

Financial Data

FT.com
Please use FT.com Registration link to create FT.com account.
FT.com Registration

IMF Global Financial Stability Report
The Global Financial Stability Report provides an assessment of the global financial system and markets, and addresses emerging market financing in a global context.
New York Public Library
Finance resources are available through New York Public Library cardholders from home and at the Business Center at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. https://www.nypl.org/locations/snfl/business
Yahoo! Finance
Free resource for financial data, including stocks, indices, currencies, and more.

Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs)

IMF Data
Download time series data for GDP growth, inflation, unemployment, payments balances, exports, imports, external debt, capital flows, commodity prices, more.
IMF World Economic Outlook
A Survey by the IMF staff usually published twice a year. It presents IMF staff economists' analyses of global economic developments during the near and medium term. Chapters give an overview as well as more detailed analysis of the world economy; consider issues affecting industrial countries, developing countries, and economies in transition to market; and address topics of pressing current interest. Annexes, boxes, charts, and an extensive statistical appendix augment the text.
IMF Fiscal Monitor
Launched in 2009 to survey and analyze the latest public finance developments, update fiscal implications of the crisis and medium-term fiscal projections, and assess policies to put public finances on a sustainable footing. Prepared twice a year by the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department.
OECD Data
Statistics on agriculture, development, economy, education, energy, environment, finance, government, health, innovation and technology, jobs, and society.
OECD Main Economic Indicators
The monthly MEI presents comparative statistics that provide an overview of recent international economic developments for the 36 OECD countries, the euro zone, and a number of non-member countries. Indicators include national accounts, business surveys and consumer opinions, leading indicators, retail sales, production, construction, prices, employment, unemployment, wages, finance, international trade, and balance of payments.

UNdata (United Nations)
UNdata allows you to search United Nations statistical databases through one search interface. Maintained by United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).
World Bank Open Data
Portal to World Bank's open data tools and resources including Open Data Catalog, DataBank, World Development Indicators, and Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals. Search or browse downloadable data by country or indicator.

Social Research

Data USA
Our team, comprised of economists, data scientists, designers, researchers and business executives, worked for over a year with input from policymakers, government officials and everyday citizens to develop Data USA, the most comprehensive website and visualization engine of public US Government data.

Observatory of Economic Complexity
The Observatory of Economic Complexity is a tool that allows users to quickly compose a visual narrative about countries and the products they exchange; trade data by country or by product, includes historical data.
Social Explorer Professional
Social Explorer provides easy-to-use tools for visual exploration of demographic information, from census and economic data to election and religion data, and more. With these interactive online tools, users can visually explore change over time and understand the patterns behind the raw numbers.
ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research)
ICPSR contains the largest collection of social science data available. The topics covered are innumerable and data can be both quantitative or qualitative in nature. Special data archives include "Census 2000 at ICPSR," "Child Care and Early Education Research Connections," "Election 2000 at ICPSR," "Health and Medical Care Archive," "Homicide Research Working Group," "International Archive of Education Data," "National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging," "National Archive of Criminal Justice Data," "Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods," and "Substance Abuse & Mental Health Data Archive."

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Statistical Abstracts of the United States
1889-2012.

Data and Technology

Software programs are available through Apps Anywhere. Sign into MyNewSchool, go into your Apps Locker, then select Apps Anywhere.
Data visualization program Tableau Public is free. Also see free data visualization tools by PC Magazine.
Create an account using your New School email account to use LinkedIn Learning a video tutorial site for a wide array of software programs.
The University Learning Center provides workshops, and individual tutoring appointments for students needing help with AutoCAD, Revit, and SketchUp. Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop), calculus, economics, Excel, math merchandising, quantitative reasoning, SPSS, and statistics.
View our Statistics & Quantitative Research Research Guide and Statistical Information and Polls databases.