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Statistical Abstract of the U.S.

Tabular data of social, political, economic aspects of the United States, with indicators for telecommunications, revenues, business activities, related service industries, computing industries & products, more...

Electronic Business & Economy – Government Resources

U.S. Census Bureau - Population, economy, data tools, newsroom & blogs. Stat of the Day, News, Special Topics on easy to use site

U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - Newsroom, Blogs (consumers, business, tech), videos, feature stories

US–CERT United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team – News, Bulletins for internet use & activities. Customized alerts

NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology – Statistics portal, publications, major programs, news, programs & projects

NITA, National Telecommunications & Information Administration. U.S. Department of Commerce, advisory to President on telecommunications and information technology issues on broadband, internet policy, public safety, IoT, digital initiatives, more

American FactFinder, U.S.Census – Data about America and territories. Economic, housing, employment surveys & census data with maps, industry codes, demographic information that can inform technological changes & planning. Download datasets

Bureau of Economic Analysis – Regional economic data by state, metropolitain area, income, employment; fact sheets, maps, interactive data, interactive maps, modelling. National, International, Regional, Industry data; publications, interactive tables, news, blogs for current data

Data-Planet Statistical Datasets

Data-Planet Statistical Datasets offers rich data from topics In the News, Key Economic Indicators, Browse by Subjects, Browse by Sources.

Expand folders to get to data at neighborhood, gender, age, financial data. Create charts, maps, export raw data, and create a D.O.I. that's constantly updated.
Compare 2 topics & create a customized chart (cost of gold vs cost of gasoline over xxx years
New features for political Overlays: create your customized chart and use Ctrl or Command keys to select Democratic/Republican Presidents, House of Representatives, or Congress.

Excellent Help tutorials and examples in upper right corner. Interested in a topic that DataPlanet staff can create for your class? The company is willing to work on that–let me know!

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.

Statista – Data + Graphics

Statista – quick statistics, dossiers, studies; search creates fast graphs & you can export the data to create your own spreadsheets. Search Tablet Market US or worldwide, Consumer Survey: reasons for purchasing a tablet 2012, Global PC Revenue Forecast, more.

Top menu bar offers multi-faceted reports:

Topics feature popular specific topics, plus Media, Business, Society
Industries display Reports, Forecasts, Dossiers
Digital Markets new & expanding, provides new format of reports with text, data, graphics on electronic media, advertising, commerce, medical, FinTech, health, travel, services, and features like connected car
New Consumer Markets new & expanding, provides new format of reports for food, drink, products for personal use

Use Keyword search

Display list of options
Select from formats like Statistics, Forecasts, Market Analytics, Studies, Dossiers, Topics, Infographics
Filter for similar topics, better search terms
Select a link and get multiple download options, citation style options, source lists, various related reports

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.