Research Guides: *Getting Started with Business Research: Data & Statistics

Free Web Resources

Bureau of Economic Analysis
From the U.S. Department of Commerce. Access to National Accounts, Industry & Wealth, International and Regional Accounts data - some data sets go back as far as 1929.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Includes prices, employment and unemployment, earnings and wages, and other aspects of thelabor force.
Economic Census
The Economic Census profiles the US economy every 5 years, from the national to the local level. Lists geographic, industry and special subject series.
Economic Indicators & Releases from NBER
List of current economic data compiled by the National Bureau for Economic Research (NBER). Updated daily and includes links to archives, where available.
FRED - Federal Reserve Economic Data
Produced by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. It includes US data on interest rates, exchange rates, CPI, GDP, PPI, etc. Also available as an Excel add-in.
Interactive Tariff & Trade DataWeb
Produced by the United States International Trade Commission. Customized import and export data that may be viewed by country, value, etc. or HTS, SIC, SITC, and NAICS codes. You must create a free account in order to access the data.
Regional Economic Accounts
Produced by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Provides local area economic data for states, counties, and metropolitan areas for 1969 to the present. Statistics include: personal income and earnings, full and part employment, transfer payments, and farm income and expenses.
UNdata
UNdata is a multi-disciplinary source providing official statistics produced by countries and compiled by the United Nations data system. The database also includes estimates and projections.

SLU Databases

WRDS
Faculty, PhD students and full-time MBA students are eligible for individual web-based accounts. Undergraduates requesting access need to contact Judy Geczi.

PolicyMap This link opens in a new window
PolicyMap is a multi-disciplinary interactive online mapping and visualization tool that provides access to data, including, demographic, spending, housing, quality of life, economy, health....more.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista is a statistics portal that integrates data on media, business, politics, education, technology and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets on over 80,000 topics from 18,000 sources...more.
DataPlanet Statistical Datasets This link opens in a new window
Search across federal, state, local, and privately collected statistics from banking to Zillow real estate data...more.
ICPSR This link opens in a new window
Repository of social science data sets for research and instruction. Disciplines represented include political science, sociology, economics, history, education, gerontology, criminal justice, public health, foreign policy, and law….more.
MERGENT Online This link opens in a new window
Contains 15 years of historical and financial information as reported by the companies for over 15,000 U.S. public companies traded on the NYSE, NASDAQ, and AMEX stock exchanges as well as historical and financial information for approximately 17,000 non-United States-based companies from over 100 countries. Annual reports in color pdf image format are also available along with stock exchange information by country....more.
Passport: Global Market Information Database This link opens in a new window
Provides global business research intelligence and statistics on industries, countries and consumers.

Census Data Overview

Census Data Overview Research Guide
An in-depth library research guide for locating census information on communities and neighborhoods.