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  • Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
    The University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service is a research and training organization focused on the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Center maintains the VaStats data files which can be accessed online. It is the publisher of the Virginia Statistical Abstract.

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    At a Glance!

  • Census Economic Briefing Room Room.
    This page presents in a brief format figures on construction, manufacturers' shipments and inventories, retail sales, household income and poverty.

  • Economic Policy Institute.
    This site gives access to DataZone, a collection of 50 tables of historical labor market, earnings, and income data and DataCard, a collection of 9 tables of recently updated figures and statistics on the labor market, GDP, wages, poverty, trade, budget deficit and interest rates.

  • Economy at a Glance.
    A one page overview of the economy.

  • Population Reference Bureau.
    Gives you instant summaries, in graphics and text, of the demographic characteristics of the U.S. population. It includes statistics on education, labor, fertility, foreign-born, income, family, migration, mortality, older population, race, and more.

  • US State Fact Sheets.
    Quick information on the demographics and economy of the 50 states.

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    In-Depth Sites

  • FedStats: One Stop Shopping Federal Statistics.
    This web site list the statistics produced by more than 70 agencies. The material is arranged by agencies, programs, and regional statistics with searchable and browsable access. There is also a subject based A-Z index. The site provides links to additional statistical sources.

  • Statistical Resources on the Web.
    This site provides a comprehensive list of links to government statistics from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics; to several sites providing the Business Cycle Indicators, the Bureau of Census, Economic Indicators, the Economic Report of the President, the Federal Reserve Board, Consumer Inflator/Deflator, the Statistical Abstract of the United States, and the Survey of Current Business, to name only the most important ones.

  • FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data).
    This site provides access to historical tables for a number of economic data such as GNP, consumer index, and to the Federal Reserve System's Beige Book, which contains a summary of commentary on current economic conditions.

  • U.S. Department of Commerce.
    The Department of Commerce consists of major agencies. Explore the site! The best known are:
  • U.S.Census Bureau.
    A major federal agency monitoring how well the nation is doing.
  • County QuickFacts.
  • CenStats Databases.
    Direct access to the most used databases.
  • FactFinder.
    The new interactive database of the Bureau of Census for dissemination of the 1990 Census Community Survey, the1997 Economic Census, the Dress Rehearsal Census, and ultimately the Census 2000.
  • Statistical Abstract of the United States.
  • Bureau of Economic Analysis.
    BEA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is the nation's economic accountant, preparing estimates that illuminate key national, international, and regional aspects of the U.S. economy. This office prepares some of the most important economic statistics.

  • BEA Regional Accounts Data - Bearfacts.
  • U.S. Census Bureau Telephone Contacts.
    Find out whom to contact at the U.S. Census Bureau by area of expertise.

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