Economics

Helpful Links

Important Economic Variables:

• Gross Domestic Product: Data for U.S. GDP
• U.S. Consumer Price Index: Consumer price index data used to calculate rates of inflation
• U.S. Unemployment: Unemployment rate data

Economic Data Sources:

• Bureau of Labor Statistics: Homepage for BLS data on employment, productivity and prices
• FRB: Statistics: Releases and Historical Data: Links to all Federal Reserve System financial and monetary data
• OECD: Comparative data for Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries
• CIA Factbook: CIA-compiled data for a wide variety of countries
• International Sites: Links to many international statistical agencies.

Other Links of Interest:

• Economics Network: Extensive links to online teaching and learning materials
• American Economics Association: Homepage of the major professional association of economists.