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KSL Statistical Databases & Data Sources

Statista
Categorized into market sectors, Statista provides access to statistical data and comparisons for an eclectic, wide-ranging, and continually updated array of topics, using both publicly accessible and proprietary sources. About 20 percent of the total data in Statista comes from sources available free online, such as the World Bank and the U.S. Census. But the data also includes numerous other exclusive sources including industry, marketing, and trade groups. The chief types of data are related to marketing, demographics, and government information.
DataPlanet Statistical Datasets
This resource provides tools to dynamically compare and manipulate tens of millions of statistical data series available in the Data-Planet repository. The interactive database allows users to create tables, maps, and figures from a variety data sources covering banking, criminal justice, education, energy, food and agriculture, government, health, housing and construction, industry and commerce, labor and employment, natural resources and environment, income, cost of living, stocks, transportation, and more. Data holdings for the United States are significant with some data available at state, county, or local geographies. International data, available at the country level, include population, food and agriculture, labor, trade, and more. Data are organized by subject and source.

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Economic Census Data

Track the performance of your industry overtime. The U.S. Census Bureau conducts an Economic Census every 5 years. This data is strictly statistical in nature. No companies are named. However you will see how many establishments existed in your industry, the value of shipments or other relevant measures of productivity, number of employees etc. Data is available online from 1992 forward. Earlier data is available in print in the Government Documents collection at Kelvin Smith Library. http://www.census.gov/econ/census07/

Sample report for Ohio below.

Demographics/Market Stats.

Ohio County Profiles
Prepared by the Office of Strategic Research, Ohio Department of Development. A compendium of selected demographic and economic characteristics associated with business and industry activity, and the amenities and services for Ohio and it's 88 counties.

Historical Statistical Abstracts of the U.S.: 1878-2012
Historical Statistical Abstracts of the United States allows researchers to discover, work with, and analyze unaltered data on economic trends, social climate, and demographic makeup over time.