Industry & Economy – Internet Resources General Industry StatisticsCensus Bureau: Economy - Wide Page - Gives national statistics on minority owned businesses, North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) which replaced the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) in 1997. Broad based information on business ownership, financial statistics and research for Business. County Business Patterns - Provides business statistics by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)Code and by county. Economic Census, Summary of National Statistics - Summary of establishments, sales, payroll and number of employees by SIC or by industry. Statistics by Industry· AgricultureCensus of Agriculture - Offers agricultural statistics by geographic areas. Internet AgriBusiness and AgriEconomics Resources - Includes commodities, futures and options, cooperative extension reports, statistics, trade agreements. NASS: the National Agricultural Statistics Service - Provides access to publications issued by NASS. USDA: United States Department of Agriculture - News, general information, and opportunities with the USDA. · ConstructionCensus Bureau: Construction Industry - Provides many reports on the construction industry published by the Census Bureau. · ManufacturingCensus Bureau: Manufacturing - Offers census reports on manufacturing industry, including Annual Survey of Manufacturers, Census of Manufactures, Manufactures' Shipments to Federal Agencies, Manufacturing Technology Surveys, and the Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization. Current Industrial Reports - Provides statistical data on commodity production and shipments for approximately 5000 products, accounting for more than 1/3 of all U.S. manufacturing. · Mining and Mineral IndustriesCensus of Mineral Industries - Provides detailed information on products, selected supplied, minerals used, machinery installed and fuels consumed. Geographic Area Series consists of 9 reports covering the US and protectorates. · Retail and Wholesale IndustriesCensus Bureau's Retail & Wholesale Page - Includes the Advance Monthly Retail Sales Survey, Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and Census of Retail Trade as well as Advance Monthly Wholesale Sales survey, Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey, Annual Wholesale Trade Survey, and Census of Wholesale Trade. There are links to related sites. · Service IndustriesCensus Bureau's Services Page - Includes links to all the Censuses that involve service industries, (e.g. Census of Service Industries, Census of Finance, etc. ) · Transportation IndustriesCensus of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities - Provides data on passenger and freight transportation, communication services, and electrical, gas, steam, water, or sanitary services to the general public or to business. U.S. DOT. Bureau of Transportation Statistics - Includes Transportation Statistics Annual Report, American Travel Survey and other travel and transportation related statistics. U.S. DOT. Office of Airline Information - Includes statistics of airline industry. · UtilitiesFederal Communications Commission - The home page of FCC offers information on auctions, consumer information, rules and regulation, and many other useful information. Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities - Includes census information of communications industry as well as sanitation, electricity, gas, and water utilities.
Economic Indicators Bankruptcy Statistics - Offers statistics of business and personal bankruptcy filings. Includes annual and quarterly statistics for US and major metropolitan statistical areas. The Beige Book: Current Economic Conditions - The report, published by Federal Reserve Board, provides summary of economic conditions by federal reserve district. Includes major economic indicators, and interviews with key businessmen, economists, market experts, and other sources. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) - Includes many important national, international, and regional economic indicators. Links to many BEA's publications, including Survey of Current Business. Business Cycle Indicators of the Conference Board - Includes links to many leading economic indicators, consumer confidence index, and other business cycle indicators. Census Bureau's Economic Briefing Room - Provides current statistics of household income, poverty and other economic indicators. Consumer Price Indexes - The Bureau of Labor Statistics' official site on consumer price index. The Inflation Calculator - Offers instant calculation of inflation, based on consumer price index, from 1800 to 1997.
World Economic IndicatorsInternational Economic Indicators - This commercial site offers a well organized economic outlook of "Emerging Markets" section of the world which includes Latin American region, G-Seven countries, and Asian Pacific region. UN Indicators on Economic and Social Concers - Provides basic economic and social statistics of member countries of United Nations. Questions or comments? jcoultas@yumalibrary.org Updated 07/22/2005
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