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Business & Economics - National Level
- Annual Survey of ManufacturesProvides estimates of selected manufacturing data between Census publication dates
- Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)Part of the Department of Commerce, this agency calculates Gross Domestic Product (GDP), personal income, and other national assets
- County Business Patterns (1986-present)From the Census Bureau, provides annual data by industry
- Current Industrial ReportsCensus Bureau product, featuring "timely, accurate data on production and shipment of industrial products"
- Economic Indicators (1995-present)Keyword-searchable version of this monthly compilation on prices, wages, production, business activity, purchasing power, credit, money and federal finance from the Congressional Joint Economic Committee.
- EPI DatazoneOnline calculators and historical data trends extracted from state and federal sources by the nonprofit Economic Policy Institute
- Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research (FRASER)Historical economic statistical publications, from the Federal Reserve Board of St. Louis
- Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED II)A large database of wide-ranging macroeconomic time-series data, including regional data, from the Federal Reserve Board of St. Louis
- FreeLunch.comSearch or browse for a wide variety of economic data compiled by Moody's Economy.com, with graphic and spreadsheet output options. Free registration required; additional data available for a price
- Survey of Current Business (1925-1992)PDF versions of this monthly report on Gross Domestic Product (GDP); national wealth; the input-output accounts; personal income and related economics; and U.S. balance of payments accounts with associated foreign investment accounts, courtesy of the Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis
- Survey of Current Business (1994-present, in print GovDoc C 59.11 1948-present)Monthly report on Gross Domestic Product (GDP); national wealth; the input-output accounts; personal income and related economics; and U.S. balance of payments accounts with associated foreign investment accounts
- Tax StatisticsPortal to business and personal taxes and income data from the IRS
- TradeStats ExpressPortal to international trade data, from the International Trade Administration
- Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new windowThematic essays and data sets on population, economics, labor, government, crime, etc., from Colonial times up to to 2000. You may download the data into Excel as well as dynamically create graphs.
- SAGE Data This link opens in a new windowFormerly called Sage Stats. Collection of data measures spanning all U.S. states, counties, cities, metropolitan areas, and zip codes. Data goes back more than 20 years. Covers the economy, education, crime, government finance, health, population, religion, social welfare, and transportation.
Business & Economics - State of Washington
- Washington Quarterly Economic & Revenue Forecast (2002-present)From the Economic & Revenue Forecast Council
- Washington's EconomyResearch briefs, estimates, and other links from the state's Office of Financial Management
- Institute for Public Policy & Economic AnalysisEconomic forecasts and reports for Spokane and Kootenai Counties, by EWU faculty