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Statista Data Portal

Search from the home page Popular or Recent statistics, or use the search box for a text search. Studies, industry reports, and Dossier reports are included as appropriate.Select a result to generate an instant chart...and see suggested Related content. Data is sourced for citations, and the data can be exported for manipulation. Charts can be exported in a variety of formats.

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Statista This link opens in a new window
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.

Data-Planet Statistical DatasetsDatabase

Rich with data from many resources, Data-Planet lets you choose the granularity of your data points & create charts, graphs, maps, and/or trend lines. Export the data to work with on your own time, or let Data-Planet create the visual–and then link it to a DOI link for permanence.

Use the left sidebar sections to choose a topic, or open the Source folders to select :

Key Economic Indicators
Subject Folder/browse vital statistics, U.S. & international government agencies, stocks/commodities,more...
Source Folder/browse extensive departments and global resources: World Bank, OECD, Freddie Mac, UN, international stock exchanges, numerous U.S. government departments, more...
New feature: Overlays with the CTRL key allow you to create a dataset & then overlay it with Democrat and Republican political parties (President, House, Senate) or Recession datapoints.

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You'll be taken directly into the best place in the complete Data-Planet database, with map, download, and other options pre-populated for your selection, e.g., Education/Gender Statistics yields options for Education with sports, heads of universities, coaching, enrollment, etc., all by gender data sets.

Sage Data This link opens in a new window
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.

Federal Reserve St. Louis, FRED@A Glance

From the Cleveland Federal Reserve

Data, charts, Research Topics

Economic Indicators & Data
Latest on Housing, Home Sales, CPI, PPI, Industrial Productivity, more...
Regional Analysis
Employment/Unemployment '10, Housing '09, state or MSA