Data Sources

BEA produces economic accounts statistics that enable government and business decision-makers, researchers, and the American public to follow and understand the performance of the Nation’s economy. BEA collects source data, conducts research and analysis, develops and implements estimation methodologies, and disseminates statistics. You can find gross domestic product and personal income by US, US regions and states, international currency market transactions, and input-output data by industry among many other economic indicators.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. You can find price indexes for the US and US regions, earnings by industry, data on employment and unemployment, inflation and price, productivity and working conditions and other economic areas.

Immediately find the exact amount of the US federal debt and other interesting facts regarding the debt.

FRED is a database maintained by the Research division of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis that contains data collected from government agencies such as the U.S. Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data can be viewed in graphical and text form or downloaded for import to a database or spreadsheet, and viewed on mobile devices.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 186 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world. You can find global analysis and information on IMF lending, exchange rates and other economic/financial indicators.

The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. You can find national and international statistics, information/analysis on global trends, research papers, policies and position papers, and much, much more.