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Business Statistics
Historical business data is an important source for establishing goals, comparing performance, creating benchmarks, and understanding business trends. Note: this website has no affiliation with any of the referenced publications and does not endorse them.
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National Technical Information Service (NTIS) FAQs |
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Answers to frequent questions regarding the National Technical Information Service, which is a large, central source for government-sponsored scientific, technical, engineering, and related business information. |
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Statistics About Business Size |
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U.S. Census Bureau statistics that allow users to define their business by industry, size, location, and legal form of organization, among others. |
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STAT-USA: Business, Trade, And Economic Information |
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An on-line subscription service providing vital economic, business, and international trade information produced by the U.S. Government so you can make an important decision that may affect your business, your career, your community, or your personal finances. STAT-USA is an agency in the Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. |
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Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 Edition |
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The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations. |
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SBA Statistics |
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The SBA's Office Economic Research has a lot of statistical information for research, banking and finance, small business, demographics, regulation, state and local, benefits and training, and other topics. |
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Survey Of Current Business |
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The Survey of Current Business is a Bureau of Economic Analysis monthly publication containing news and analysis of the current business environment. Previous issues are available, as well. |
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Securities And Exchange Commission Database |
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Search for firms and filings on EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system. EDGAR performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). |
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State Business Profiles |
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This state guide for doing business is based on data in the SBA's State Small Business Economic Profiles report. The vital role of small businesses in the economies of the U.S. and territories is captured in the Small Business State Profiles. They include basic information on the small business economy such as income, industry composition, number of firms, women and minority-owned firms, job creation, and banking information. |
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County And State QuickFacts |
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Quick, easy access to facts about people, business, and geography. QuickFacts now includes data for cities and towns with more than 25,000 people. Provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. |
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Economy At A Glance |
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State-by-state data on labor, wage, employment, price, and living conditions. Provided by the Department of Labor. |
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Regional Economic Data Sources |
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An economic database designed to help practitioners, researchers, students, and other data users quickly gain access to relevant state and substate socioeconomic data. Sponsired by the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration. |
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Regional Economic Conditions (RECON) |
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RECON provides economic information at the state, MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area), and county levels. It is helpful in the analysis of risks facing financial institutions. RECON contains a "shopping cart" feature that allows the user to assemble charts and tables of interest and then print them together at the end of their session. Economic data is arranged by geography. |
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State Of The Cities Data System (SOCDS) |
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Provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the SOCDS provides primarily housing and building data for individual metropolitan areas, central cities, and suburbs. |
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Small Business Lending Activities |
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An analysis of call report data, collected by the Federal Reserve, on the lending activity of about 9,000 individual reporting commercial banks. The information is organized on a state-by-state basis. |
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Tax Statistics |
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A wealth of information on tax statistics, including the composition of taxpayers, types of taxes, research, conference papers and presentations, and publications for downloading. You can also access IRS's Facts and Figures. |
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Money Stock Measures |
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Weekly statistical data on essentially how much money is available and/or circulating in the economy. |
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Interest Rates |
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Daily statistical data on select interest rates, provided by the Federal Reserve. |
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Quarterly Banking Profile (QBP) |
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The QBP provides a comprehensive summary of financial results for all institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. This report card on industry status and performance includes written analyses, graphs, and statistical tables. |
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U.S. Economy Reports |
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Reports about the U.S. economy, made available by the Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration. |
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Key Economic Indicators |
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Daily releases of key economic indicators from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. |
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International Economic Accounts |
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The Bureau of Economic Analysis has information on international economic accounts, including the international transactions accounts (balance of payments) and the international investment positions accounts (the accumulated stocks of U.S.-owned assets abroad and of foreign-owned assets in the United States), as well as estimates of U.S. direct investment abroad and foreign direct investment in the United States. |
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National Economic Accounts |
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The information that the Bureau of Economic Analysis offers on national income and product accounts provides an aggregated view of the final uses of the nation's output and the income derived from its production; two of its most widely known measures are gross domestic product (GDP) and gross domestic income (GDI). The Bureau also prepares estimates of the nation's stock of fixed assets and consumer durable goods. |
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Tariff And Trade Data |
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This interactive tariff and trade database provides international trade statistics and U.S. tariff data to the public full-time and free of charge. Includes U.S. import and export statistics, and tariffs, future tariffs. and tariff preference information. Also includes international trade data available since 1989 on a monthly, quarterly, annual, or year-to-date basis. |
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Agricultural Economic Research Service (ERS) |
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ERS is the main source of economic information and research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ERS research informs and enhances public and private decisionmaking on economic and policy issues related to agriculture, food, natural resources, and rural development. |
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eCommerce Statistics |
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This U.S. Census Bureau website is devoted exclusively to "measuring the electronic economy." It features recent and upcoming releases, information on methods, classification systems, and background papers. |
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