Statistical Sources
- Historical Statistics of the United Stateshis is a new revision of the original 1975 reference set which provides statistical data on the United States from colonial times to the present. It has been expanded to include 37,000 new data sets, and deals with numerous new topics such as Native Americans, slavery, race, ethnicity, the Confederacy, and poverty. The searchable and downloadable electronic edition allows users to graph individual tables and to create customized tables and spreadsheets.
- OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new window
- International Monetary Fund eLibrary Data This link opens in a new window
- World DataBank This link opens in a new window
- UNCTADstat (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Statistics) This link opens in a new window
Datasets
- Data Planet This link opens in a new windowProvides access to more than 90 billion data points from dozens of licensed and public domain datasets. Scan the contents of the collection, select subjects and variables of interest, and view your data in side-by-side tables and charts. Results are instantaneous and can be easily exported.
Now includes State Stats, formerly on the Sage Stats platform
Country Studies for Background Information
Although the Country Studies series, published by the Library of Congress, is now a bit old, they do provide great background information about all aspects of a country's history and development, including economic changes.
United Nations Publiations
- Statistical Yearbook (United Nations)Call Number: HA 12.5 .U63x
- Statistical Yearbook (UNESCO)Call Number: HA 12.5 .U65x
