ECO 301 - Statistical Sources

The BLS keeps and provides statistics on employment and unemployment and compensation among other topics. They also publish the excellent Occupational Outlook Handbook, which summarizes working conditions, pay, and training required for a wide range of occupations

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. Indexes are available for the U.S. and various geographic areas. Average price data for select utility, automotive fuel, and food items are also available.

Supplied by the Council of Economic Advisors, the Joint Economic Committee provides information on prices, wages, business activity, credit, etc. - monthly from 1995.

The "Economic Research and Data" link provides bank loan and credit card rates.

Administered by the USDA, NASS provides statistical reports on nearly every aspect of agriculture in the United States. Average prices of various grain, vegetable, and fruit crops over a string of years can be generated via the website's "QuickStats" search engine feature.

The homepage of the US Census bureau is a portal to a wide range of demographic databases offering information on population, household activity and consumer spending.

The Livingston Survey is the oldest continuous survey of economists' expectations. It summarizes the forecasts of economists from industry, government, banking, and academia. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia took responsibility for the survey in 1990.