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Census & Statistical Sources - U.S.

Statistical Insight (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Coverage: Full Text
Provides full text documents and statistical information in tabular formats. Sources include U.S. Federal agencies, States, private organizations, and major intergovernmental organizations. (Formerly LexisNexis Statistical)

Statistical Abstract of the United States (US Census version)
Coverage: 1878-2012
Basic summary statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the U.S., various regions, the states, MSAs, and cities of 100,000 or more residents. Also includes historical statistics under \Earlier Editions.\""

Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Ed. Online This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1770-
This thoroughly revised five-volume reference work, available both in print and electronic editions, reflects thirty years of new data and scholarship. Topics ranging from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America are each placed in historical context by a recognized expert in the field. The fully searchable and downloadable electronic edition (a single one-time purchase!) will permit users to graph individual tables and create customized tables and spreadsheets reflecting their own particular areas of interest.

Fedstats
Coverage: current
Search for online statistical publications from more than 100 agencies in the US Federal Government.

Data.census.gov [formerly American Factfinder] This link opens in a new window
American FactFinder provides access to data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. The data in American FactFinder come from several censuses and surveys.

Census & Statistical sources - International

World Factbook [ CIA ]
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Country Studies
Coverage: Full Text
The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world. Formerly called US Army Area Handbooks
OECD Country Statisitics
Statistics from member countries and selected non-member states on a range of topics from agriculture to health to world trade.
Yearbook of the United Nations (1946-)
Searchable full text of all the UN yearbooks, 1946-2010 (2011 in press). Annual reports of worldwide developments addressed by the UN and its agencies.
United Nations Demographic Yearbook. (1948-)
The Demographic Yearbook contains statistics on population size and composition, births, deaths, marriage and divorce on an annual basis. Demographic Yearbook special topics issues cover a wide range of additional topics including economic activity, educational attainment, household characteristics, housing, ethnicity and language, among others.
World Trade Organization
WTO provides statistics (1980-) and documentation on trade, international agreements, trade disputes, more.
World Bank Country Profiles
Presents key development data drawn from the World Development Indicators (WDI) database, the World Bank's primary database for cross-country comparable development data.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository
Open source books, journals, working & technical papers on development in countries around the globe. Statistics and data sets available on the linked Open Data site.
International Debt Statistics (Worldbank)
Focuses on financial flows, trends in external debt, and other major financial indicators for developing and advanced economies. Includes over 200 time series indicators from 1970 to 2015, for most reporting countries, and pipeline data for scheduled debt service payments on existing commitments to 2023.
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Current and archived volumes available as pdfs.
International Energy Agency - Statistics
IEA statistics include current and historical statistics for oil, gas, coal, and electricity production and consumption with additional statistics on recent developments in renewable energy resources.
Index Mundi
IndexMundi contains detailed country statistics, charts, and maps including commodity prices, trade statistics, industry sector data, more.
Knoema Data Atlas
World and regional statistics, national data, maps, and rankings. Data can be exported, searched, and compared with other sets.

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