Selected Websites - Government Resources
For access to additional sources of Government-issued Business and Economics Information via the Web, see the U.S. Government Documents Web site. There are also a number of government-data links on the Economics and Industry Internet Resources pages.
- County and City Databook
- This resource provides WWW access to the electronic versions of the 1988 and 1994 County and City Data Books. This service provides the opportunity to create custom printouts and/or customized data subsets.
- Economic Census
- The Economic Census, from the Census Bureau, offers extensive data, as well as narrative summaries, for most sectors of the United States economy in 2002. The first reports were published in March 2004, with additional reports being published throughout the remainder of the next two years. Complete reports from the 1997 Economic Census are also available here.
- FedStats
- More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government produce statistics of interest to the public. The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by these agencies for public use.
- GPO Access
- GPO Access is a World Wide Web interface to the Government Printing Office's suite of databases known as GPO Access. GPO Access databases contain the full text of selected information published by the United States Government. Among the growing list of titles available are the Federal Register, the Congressional Record, Congressional Bills, United States Code, Economic Indicators and GAO Reports.
- Government Statistics Briefing Room
- The purpose of this service is to provide easy access to current Federal economic indicators. It provides links to information produced by a number of Federal agencies. All of the information included in the Economic Statistics Briefing Room is maintained and updated by the statistical units of those agencies. All the estimates for the indicators presented in the Federal Statistics Briefing Rooms are the most currently available values. Includes:
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
- In PDF format. Use the index at the bottom of the list of topical tables to locate tables on specific subjects.
 STAT-USA - STAT-USA provides access to variety of government statistical data, including the import-export data of the entire National Trade Data Bank, Country Commercial Guides, Export Yellow Pages, the Economic Bulletin Board, "a comprehensive source for government-sponsored economic releases and business leads. On the EBB, you get economic news and business leads minutes after they are released, as well as in-depth analyses of markets, products, and economic trends", plus Global Business Procurement Opportunities, the Bureau of Economic Analysis Economic Information, and 100+ Smaller NTDB Programs. Major databases of in STAT-USA follow. Index of databases in STAT-USA for a complete listing.
- NTDB: The National Trade Databank.
Topics on the NTDB include: export opportunities by industry, country, and product; foreign companies or importers looking for specific products; how-to market guides; demographic, political, and socio-economic conditions in hundreds of countries; and much more.
- Survey of Current Business
In PDF format, this archive provides access to each issue from 2/94 to the present. Tabs allow the user to jump to various sections of the issue.
- U.S. Imports by Commodity
- U.S. Imports by Country
- U.S. Exports by Commodity
- U.S.Exports by Country
University of Michigan Documents Center
- This site arranges government documents sites alphabetically by topic.
All electronic services are restricted to current students, staff, and faculty at Columbia University, Teachers College, and Barnard College with a valid CUNIX ID and logon.
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