This Guide
lists sources for datasets comprising long time periods, to use in your research or coursework
Other sources
- FRED - Federal Reserve Economic Data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
- LABORSTA from the International Labour Office
- Business and Industry Census Database
- OECD
- Penn World Tables (Univ. of Pennsylvania)
- Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders (detailed product listing)
- Bank for International Settlements
- Yahoo Finance
- National Bureau for Economic Research
- International Economic Statistics Database (St.Louis Fed)
- OANDA Foreign Exchange Rates
- U.S. Historical Climatology Network
- Links to central banks for each country
- Links to statistical agencies for each country
- Econstats
- Kenneth French data library
- CRB Commodity Yearbook
- UNCTADstat
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Databases to use
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- International Financial Statistics(from the IMF) - thousands of data points on international finance, including balance of payments, liquidity, money and banking, exchange rates, interest rates, prices, production, transactions, national accounts, and population.
- ProQuest Statistical Datasetsthousands of datasets in a wide range of categories; for countries other than the U.S., open the "International" category. When you select a specific variable, you'll see frequency (yearly, monthly, weekly or daily) and time span at the top. Tools for mapping, graphing, analysis and exporting are available. For the source of each data element, click on "Citations."
- Mergent Online Economicsover 1000 economics datasets covering retail, housing, trade, commodities, banking, energy, industry and other indicators
- World dataBank(from the World Bank) - annual country data from 1960. You will first choose your country, then your “series” (choose from 869 variables; expand the categories to see them all) , and then your time frame; ultimately you'll get a spreadsheet that you can download; mapping is also an option.
- EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit) reports in the ProQuest database Look down the list for the most recent (not in order.) Download the spreadsheet: 368 variables, covering 1980 to the present.
- WRDSa uniform web interface to current and historical datasets in finance, economics and banking, from multiple sources. Some of those are: Standard & Poor’s Compustat, the Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP,) Mergent, Dow Jones, the Federal Reserve, and the Chicago Board of Options Exchange.
Something new to try
Data collections
- Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)international and US population data - census, health, time use, harmonized data - historical through current.
- Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)data that supports economic and social science research; many varieties. CMU subscription - use VPN if off campus.
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