Economics - Websites
Economic Forecasts | Regional Conditions | General Economic Websites
The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2011 to 2021
from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/120xx/doc12039/SummaryforWeb.pdf
Produced by the U.S. Congressional Budget Office, this report provides the long-term budget outlook and baseline budget projections for 2011 to 2021.
The Livingston Survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
http://www.phil.frb.org/econ/liv/index.html
The oldest continuous survey of economist expectations.
The Beige Book
http://www.federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2012/
Subtitled "a summary of commentary on current economic conditions". The Federal Reserve's Beige Book is published eight times per year and summarizes economic conditions in each Federal Reserve district and sector.
Regional Economic Conditions (RECON)
http://www2.fdic.gov/recon/index.asp
Economic conditions at the state, MSA, or county level. Data is produced and published by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Economic Research and Data.
http://www.federalreserve.gov/econresdata/default.htm
Access the central bank of the United States which provides banking information, regulation, and economic research and data.
Budget of the United States Government
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionGPO.action?collectionCode=BUDGET
Includes the President's Budget Message and Proposals as well as separate volumes presenting analytical perspectives, historical tables, and a detailed appendix.
Bureau of Economic Analysis
http://www.bea.gov/
"...promotes a better understanding of the U.S. economy by providing the most timely, relevant, and accurate accounts data."
Economagic
http://www.economagic.com/
Includes over 100,000 data files with charts and excel files included.
Economic Indicators.gov (U.S. Economics and Statistics Administration)
http://www.economicindicators.gov/
Daily releases of key economic indicators released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Economic Indicators (from the Census Economic Briefing Room)
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/briefroom/BriefRm
Current and historical data on economic indicators such as housing starts, construction spending, manufacturing and trade inventories, U.S. international trade in goods and services and more. Includes pdf and xls formats and historic time series for each indicator.
Economic Indicators (update to economic Report of the President)
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/indicators/index.html
(Monthly paper issues. Kept behind Circulation Desk.) These monthly issues update the statistical information found in the Economic Report of the President. Monthly data is presented for a time period of 1-3 years and annual data for a period of 5-10 years. Data is presented for income, employment, production & business activity, and finance.
Economic Report of the President Transmitted to the Congress
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=ERP
Every year the President's Council of Economic Advisors presents to Congress this comprehensive analysis of the state of the economy. The first half of this work is written text on how the economy is performing, the second half is current and historical economic data.
President Obama's Current Economic Policy from the Whitehouse
http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/economy/
Economic news and policy from the Obama Whitehouse.
Economy at a Glance (from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.us.htm
Latest monthly data on unemployment, average hourly earnings, the consumer price index, the producer price index, and more; quarterly data on the employment cost index and productivity.
Survey of Current Business
http://www.bea.gov/scb/index.htm
(Monthly. Current issues kept behind Circulation Desk.) Includes the National Income and Product Accounts, one of the most important measures of the health of the economy. Also regularly includes an article on the "Business Situation" presenting an overview of the economy.
Statistical Abstract: the National Data Book
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
A statistical compendium presenting U.S. social, political, and economic data.
