reference resources
- American
Demographics - Provides
information and demographics for consumer markets and for
emerging consumer trends.
- City
Population - Statistics
and maps about the population of the major agglomerations
of the world. (An agglomeration is a central city and the
neighboring communities linked to it).
- Childstats - Developed
by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics,
this is the sixth annual synthesis of information on the status
of the Nation's most valuable resource, our children.
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CityTownInfo.com
- Includes basic demographic information about cities and towns
across America.
- Consumer
Price Indexes - The Consumer
Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change over
time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket
of consumer goods and services. Indexes are available
for major groups of consumer expenditures, for items within
each group, and for special categories, such as services. Sponsored
by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Fedstats - Statistics
from over 70 agencies of the federal government. Maintained by
the Federal Interagency Council.
- infoplease.com - Quick
facts on a wide range of topics, including the world, sports,
entertainment, people, business, society, and science. Searchable
and organized by category. This is a commercial site maintained
by Information Please LLC, publishers of the Information Please
Almanac.
- Rand
California - Information on California business,
economic, and public policy issues. Includes statistics on
topics as varied as industry employment to housing prices.
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Statistical
Abstract of the United States - Contains
a collection of statistics (over 1400 tables and graphs!)
on social, economic, and international subjects. In addition,
the Abstract is your guide to sources of other data from
the Census Bureau, other Federal agencies, and private organizations.
Web source contains statistics in brief and frequently requested
tables.
- Statistical
Resources on the Web - Links
to websites offering statistics on a variety of topics. Maintained
by the University of Michigan Documents Center.
- U.
S. Census Bureau - Access to
data collected through the census. Includes population, business,
and geographical data. Also includes economic projections
and information about the Census Bureau, including employment
opportunities.
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