Statistics

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aging, U.S.

Census of U.S. Agriculture, 1992, 1997
For U.S. farms, a complete accounting of production, including statistics on number, size, value, owners, crops, animals, and much more. Presented in three 5-year intervals. Retrieve figures by total U.S., by state, by county, and by zip code.

Statistical Highlights of U.S. Agriculture, 1995/96 - 200/2001
Overview and statistics on farm economics, crops, and livestock.

Agriculture Fact Books (USDA.)
Includes narrative and statistics on farm income, prices, population, production, land tenure, government direct payments or subsidies, and more. Statistics are usually for one or two years or ten year comparison. For earlier years, use print editions titled Agricultural Statistics, available in the Government Documents section, A1.47.

Agricultural Graphics (US)
Graphs of statistics on crops, livestock, economics, and research.

USDA Economics and Statistics System
Includes many reports and large datasets of national and international data. Many require downloading and use of statistics software to read and manipulate.

AgNIC - Agriculture Network Information Center
Guide to quality agricultural information on the Internet as selected by the National Agricultural Library, Land-Grant Universities, and other institutions.

FAS Online (Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA)
Categories include Countries, Commodities, Trade Policies, Export Programs, Import Programs, Food Aid, etc.

Statistical Databases - Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations
International statistics on production, trade, food balance, food aid, fertilizer and pesticides, land use and irrigation, forest products, fishery products, population, agricultural machinery. Individual statistics can be retrieved on the WWW; Midd does not subscribe to downloading feature.

FAS Online - Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA
Categories include Countries, Commodities, Trade Policies, Export Programs, Import Programs, Food Aid, etc.

HIV/AIDS Surveillance Database - U.S. Census Bureau

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Beige Book - Federal Reserve Bank

Economic conditions in districts of FRB from 1970 to current. Updated quarterly.

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Canadian Industry Statistics
An analysis of Canadian industry trends in production, investment, research and development, employment, and trade. Where possible, and in those cases where similar U.S. data exists, a comparative U.S. analysis has also been provided.

Historical Census Browser, 1790-1960
Provides U.S. Census summary level population and economic data at the state and county level from 1790 to 1960. Created by University of Virginia's Geostat Center using ICPSR data..

Kids Count databases (U.S. statistics on children) - scroll to see all databases.

Administration for Children & Families - DHHS Statistics/Data

Head Start Research & Statistics

UNICEF statistical data
Includes population under 5 and under 18, mortality, immunizations, access to safe water, nutrition, education, etc. for most countries of the world.

International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (Int'l Labour Organization)

Monitoring the Future (Youth Survey)
Surveys behaviors, attitudes, and values of secondary school thru college age youth.  Includes drug and cigarette use.

consumer price index (CPI)

CPI Calculator

corruption, see crime

country statistics and country comparative data

Argentina - National Institute of Statistics and Census (Spanish only)
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Austria Statistics Central Office (in German only)
Bolivia National Institute of Statistics (in Spanish only)
Brazil Statistical and Geographic Foundation
Canada Statistics
China National Bureau of Statistics

United Kingdom National Statistics Online

Including, Annual Abstract of Statistics

Additional Countries see the Statistical Agencies (International) list from the U.S. Census Bureau.

country statistics - multiple countries or comparative

see also Europe; Latin America; Economic Indicators, International

World Factbook - CIA

World Development Indicators - World Bank (Subscription database - Midd users)
Over 500 economic and social indicators. The print volume, which covers less years, is available in the reference section. Call number HC59.15 .W656

Millennium Indicators - United Nations (default is country profiles. To see all countries for a series, click on Data Series)

InfoNation - United Nations

International Database - U.S. Census Bureau

Country Reports - International Monetary Fund

Eurostat (European Union) - free and fee-based statistics.

Nordic Statistical Yearbook (Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Iceland)
Print Only: Main Library Stacks HA1465 .Y4 

World Economic Outlook Database - International Monetary Fund
Selected data from the print report are available for downloading from the IMF.
The print report is in the Main Library, call number HC59 .W64 (latest in Reference)

Background Notes - U.S. Dept. of State
Includes some statistics along with background on current and historical conditions in individual countries.

UC Atlas of World Inequality

crime, U.S.

Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice
Statistics about crime and victims, crime and drugs, law enforcement, prosecution, courts and sentencing, corrections, expenditures and employment. View data in ASCII text or download and open through Adobe Acrobat.

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
A large database on the criminal justice system (costs, personnel, cases, judges, and more), public opinion (on crime, social problems, courts, and more), nature and distribution of known offenses, characteristics and distribution of persons arrested, judicial processing of defendants, and corrections. For previous years see midcat. 

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
Includes statistics for attitude surveys, community studies, corrections, court case processing, courts, criminal justice system, crime and delinquency, victimization, drugs, alcohol, and crime. 

National Crime Victimization Survey
Results of annual household survey on rapes, sexual assaults, robberies, assaults, thefts, household burglaries, and motor vehicle thefts.

Drugs and Crime
Stats from various publications of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Dept. of Justice.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service Statistics
Statistics and information on drugs & crime, gun violence, homicide, victims of crime, corrections facilities, courts, delinquency prevention, gangs, missing and exploited children, and international issues.

United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention
Topics include Terrorism; Corruption; Organized Crime; Trafficking in Human Beings; UNCJIN (UN Crime & Justice Information Network links).

United Nations Surveys on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems
The seven surveys cover the years 1970 - 2000.

Interpol (Int'l Police Organization) 

Transparency International (Corruption Issues)
Includes Global Corruption Report; Global Corruption Barometer; Corruption Perceptions Index; and more

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

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Global Development Finance

Human Development Indicators
For both developing and industrial countries, human development index, poverty profile, south-north gaps, education, health, food security, aid flows, military expenditures, urbanisation, energy use, environmental degradation, national income. Some gender related statistics. Some comparative years.

International Development Statistics (CD-Rom only)
Paris: OECD Publications, 2000.
Main Library Reserve Desk HC60 .I548 2000
Contains statistics on foreign aid, external country debt, etc.

World Development Indicators - World Bank (Subscription database - Midd users)
Over 500 economic and social indicators. The print volume, which covers less years, is available in the reference section. Call number HC59.15 .W656

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economic indicators, international

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics - United Nations

World Development Indicators - World Bank (Subscription database - Midd users)
Over 500 economic and social indicators. The print volume, which covers less years, is available in the reference section. Call number HC59.15 .W656

economic growth datasets - World Bank
Examines the relationship between national policies and economic growth. Associated data sets must be downloaded directly from the WWW: the data is in compressed Excel and Lotus formats, along with information on the data codings. WWW site also contains abstracts of published articles and working papers.

International Financial Statistics (Print & CD-Rom Only)
Washington: International Monetary Fund.
Main Library Periodicals (Current, Bound) & Reserve Desk HG61 .I5 (CD-Rom)

Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices - Dept. of State
1993 - current. Three consecutive years on GDP, GDP by sector, labor force, unemployment, money and prices, balance of payments and trade, debt service, foreign aid, and more.

World Economic & Social Survey (Print Only) Former titles: World Economic Survey, World Economic Report.
New York: United Nations. 
Main Library Reference HC59 .A169 (latest ed.) Earlier years in stacks, 1945 - present.
Contains narrative analysis interspersed with statistics, plus statistical appendix.

World Economic Outlook Database - International Monetary Fund
Selected data from the print report are available for downloading from the IMF.
The print report is in the Main Library, call number HC59 .W64 (latest in Reference)

Economic Report of the President
Historical tables from the statistical appendix can be downloaded.
Also available in print, 1947 - present.
Main Library Reference HC106.5 .A272 (latest editions). Previous editions in Gov't Documents Pr 33.10:[year].

FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)
A database of over 3000 U.S. economic time series downloadable in Excel or text  files or viewable in chart format.

FRASER (Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research)
Contains links to scanned images (PDF's) of historical economic statistical publications, releases, and documents.


Beige Book - Federal Reserve Bank
Economic conditions in districts of FRB from 1970 to current. Updated quarterly.

Economic Time Series - Economagic
Access over 100,000 time series data from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, Bureau of the Census, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. You can modify series data and run regressions on-line.

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - U.S. & International data and data links.

Survey of Current Business

Dow Jones Averages

Education Indicators - An International Perspective from the NCES
Narrative and statistics comparing U.S. and international conditions and programs.

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

EdStats - World Bank & others

energy

International Energy Agency - Selected Statistics

Country Analysis Briefs (from the DOE Energy Information Administration)
Statistics and analysis of the energy situation of individual countries as well as special topics.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Databases and Software

World Resources PDF version (World Resources Institute)
Download the latest report or use the print edition. Statistics for most countries on atmosphere and climate, biodiversity, the economy, energy and materials, food and agriculture, forests and land cover, health, oceans and fisheries, population and urban data.
Also in Print: Main Library Reference HC59 .W667 (latest). Previous editions in stacks.

EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal (World Resources Institute)
Provides a searchable database, data tables, country profiles, maps, and more.

Environmental Economics and Indicators (World Bank)

OECD Environmental Data (Print Only)
More detailed statistics than their Environmental Indicators publication (below).
Main Library Reference TD172 .O36 (latest). Previous editions in Armstrong Library (stacks).

OECD Environmental Indicators (Print Only)
Includes general statistics on climate change, biodiversity, water, air pollution, waste, and more. See also the Environmental Data publication (above). 
Main Library Reference GE140 .O323
A subset of data is available online.

Statistical Record of the Environment (Print Only)
Statistical tables reprinted from other sources (cited).
Main Library Reference TD180 .S672 1996

Basic Statistics of the European Union (print only)
Main Library Reference HA1107.5 .A12 1979, 1988, 1992-1996.

Economic Survey of Europe (print only). United Nations. Annual. 1953,1956,1958 - present.
Main Library Reference HC240 .A1 U477 (current edition). Previous editions in stacks.

European Social Statistics: Demography (print only). Eurostat.
Main Library Reference HA1107.5 .B43 2002 (includes historic statistics).

Eurostat Yearbook (print only). Eurostat. 
Main Library Reference HA1107 .E89 2003

The Life of Women and Men in Europe (print only). Eurostat. 
Main Library Reference HB1831 .A3 L54 2002

see also individual countries under countries

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farming, farms, U.S., see Agriculture

FDI, see Investments

finance, see Economic Indicators

firearms, see Guns

fisheries, see also Agriculture

foreign aid

Foreign Assistance
Table of Official Development Assistance (ODA) from the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The data is totals in U.S. dollars for aid loans and grants from 21 countries for 1956 to 1996 on year-by-year basis.

OECD
This site of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development includes a wide variety of statistics on foreign assistance and economic conditions. Some statistics are available by subscription only.

International Development Statistics (CD-Rom only)
Paris: OECD Publications, 2000.
Main Library Reserve Desk HC60 .I548 2000
Contains statistics on foreign aid, external country debt, etc.

foreign direct investment, see Investments

forestry, see Agriculture

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The Green Book

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U.S. State Health Statistics by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity

International Database on Health and Population - Population Reference Bureau
Includes statistics such as birth rate, death rate, infant mortality, breastfeeding, fertility.

WHO Statistical Information System - World Health Organization

World Health Statistics (US Dept. HHS)

GlobalHealthFacts.org
Global health data on HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, and more

HNP: Health, Nutrition, & Population Statistics - World Bank

HIV/AIDS Information & Data - UNAIDS

HIV/AIDS Surveillance Database - U.S. Census Bureau

housing

American Housing Survey

Assisted Housing (National & Local) - HUD

Housing Topics (U.S. Census Bureau)

hunger

State of Food Insecurity (SOFI)

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immigration

Foreign Born Population of the United States
The foreign-born population includes legal immigrants, undocumented immigrants, and temporary residents such as students and workers on business visas. Data is from the Current Population Surveys 1995 to current, and the 1980 and 1990 Census. Also includes section on Estimates and Projections.

Trends in International Migration (Print and Online)
Paris: OECD. Annual
Main Library Stacks JV6001 .A1 T64 (library has 1994, 2000-present)
Available online through SourceOECD

Global Migrant Origin Database

imports & exports, see trade

income

international

International Data Base - IDB - U.S. Census Bureau
Demographic and socio-economic statistics for 227 countries and areas of the world.

World Development Indicators - World Bank (Subscription database - Midd users)
Over 500 economic and social indicators. The print volume, which covers less years, is available in the reference section. Call number HC59.15 .W656

investments

Dow Jones Averages

Stock Price Indices (from Economagic)

Standard & Poor's Stock Indices

CBS MarketWatch - stocks page
has historical stock price figures, stock profiles, analyst ratings, and more.

CNN Money

Morningstar.com
Investment info including Stocks, Mutual Funds, Personal Finance, and more.

Bankrate.com
Provides a wide variety of free banking info: various interest rates including mortgages, auto loans, CD's; graphs showing rate trends; banking calculators, consumer advice, and more.

FreddieMac
Provides an annual and weekly Mortgage Market Survey, economic & housing research, home buying info, and more.

Investment Climate Indicators (World Bank Foreign Investment Advisory Service)

Foreign Direct Investment in the U.S. (BEA)
Covers 1994 to present by year and quarter.. Annual balances back to 1980. Some data by country and by industry.

U.S. direct investment abroad (BEA)
Some historical data back to 1966. Capital flows- detailed annual country by industry tables, and more.

World Investment Report (UN Conf. on Trade & Development)
Focuses on trends in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), including statistics & ranking of the largest transnational corporations.  Also in print.
Main Library stacks HG4538 .W673

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Includes employment, unemployment, wages, earnings, benefits, employment and productivity costs, job injuries and fatalities, consumer price and producer price indices, BLS regional statistics, and much more.

CPS - Current Population Survey
Monthly survey of unemployment and labor force participation.
current data (from BLS)
historical data (from NBER)

Foreign Labor Statistics - Bureau of Labor Statistics
Provides international comparisons of hourly compensation costs; productivity and unit labor costs; labor force, employment and unemployment rates; and consumer prices. The comparisons relate primarily to the major industrial countries.

International Labour Organization - statistics page

LABORSTA (ILO's labour statistics database)

Key Indicators of the Labour Market (Print Only)
International Labour Office. New York, Routledge.
Main Library Reference HD5712 .K49 2002, 2007, + CD-Rom 

Vermont Labor Market Bulletin 
Also in print, Main Library, Vermont Collection Periodicals

language

Latin America

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Includes full-text of the latest editions of Statistical Yearbook for Latin America & the Caribbean; Economic Survey of Latin America & the Caribbean; Social Panorama of Latin America; Foreign Investment in Latin America; and more. Check Midcat for older editions in available in the library.

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

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men

mortgage rates, see Investments

mutual funds, see Investments

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HNP: Health, Nutrition, & Population Statistics - World Bank

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U.S. Census Population Projections
Projections for national, state, households and families and voting age population.

population, U.S. historical

Historical Census Browser, 1790 - 1960
Provides U.S. Census summary level population and economic data at the state and county level from 1790 to 1960. Created by University of Virginia's Geostat Center using ICPSR data.

Population of the United States, 1790 - 1920+  (EH: Economic History Services)
Includes tables on Components of Population Growth, U.S. 1800-1980; Population by race residence, nativity, age, sex, 1790-1990; Population by region and residence, 1790-1920; Recorded immigration to U.S. by origin, 1819-1920.

population, international

United Nations Population Information Network
Official UN estimates (1950-2000) and projections (2000-2050) for every country in the world, including estimates and projections of 28 demographic indicators, including birth rates, deaths rates, infant mortality rates and life expectancy. Also urban versus rural population and projections; Statistics on regions of the world.

Population Reference Bureau Datafinder
Population and other variables for U.S. states and countries of the world.

International Data Base (IDB)
World population trends, estimates, pyramids, and projections from the U.S. Census Bureau

HNP: Health, Nutrition, & Population Statistics - World Bank

poverty

PovertyNet: Data on Poverty (World Bank) - including household surveys, country data sets & indicators, etc.

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U.S. Refugees (from U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)

Russia / CIS

Russia & CIS Statistical Database
Covers Russian and English-language publications, reports & data sets from the Russian State Statistics Committee and the Commonwealth of Independent States Statistical Committee.

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UNESCO Institute for Statistics

World Economic & Social Survey (Print Only) Former titles: World Economic Survey, World Economic Report.
New York: United Nations. 
Main Library Reference HC59 .A169 (latest ed.) Earlier years in stacks, 1945 - present.
Contains narrative analysis interspersed with statistics, plus statistical appendix.

sports

NFL Football
see also the history section.

NHL Hockey

Stat-USA (password needed)

stock markets, see investments

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taxes

Tax Stats -IRS 

time use

American Time Use Survey (BLS)
Also has links to International time use surveys.

trade 

APEC Tariff Database

Direction of Trade Statistics Quarterly (Print Only)
Washington, D.C.: International Monetary Fund.
Main Library Reference HF91 .I652 (earlier years in stacks)

Foreign Trade Statistics - U.S. Census Bureau
Current, historical, products, top trading partners, and more.

Import/Export Price Indexes - BLS

International Trade and Economic Statistics (Export.Gov)

International Trade Statistics Yearbook (Print Only)
New York: United Nations. Annual. 2 vols.
Main Library Reference HF91 .U473 (earlier years in stacks)

OECD Monthly Statistics of International Trade (Online and Print)
Paris, France: OECD, 2001
Main Library Reference HF1016 .M48 Dec. 2001

OECD Statistics on International Trade in Services 1990 - 1999 (Print Only)
Paris, France: OECD Publications, c2000.
Main Library Reference HD9980.4 .S47 2001

Stat-USA (password needed)
Economic, business, and international trade information from U.S. government agencies. Use is restricted to Starr Library. Come to the reference desk to have a librarian log you in.

Trade CAN CD-Rom
World Bank & ECLAC, 2002 
Main Library Reserve Desk HF54.55 .T73 2002
Designed to analyze international, national, and regional competitiveness in commodities and manufactured exports. It allows users to calculate market shares for each three or four digit SITC export for 1984-2000 and record changes in market share and market structure.

Trade DataWeb (U.S. International Trade Commission)
Interactive trade and tariff statistics and information (1989 - present).

Trade Information Center (from the U.S. International Trade Administration)
The statistics link identifies many U.S. gov't sources of trade statistics. Also see their Tariff & Import Fee page.

UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics (Print Only)
New York: United Nations/United Nations Conference on Trade & Development, 2000.
Main Library Reference HF1 .U54 2000

U.S. Foreign Trade Highlights

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services (FT900)

U.S. Trade Balances by Country
Imports and exports and balances by month for 1985 to present.

North American Transportation Statistics
Statistics for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico

Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey
Statistics on trucks, including SUV's and Minivans.

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Community Profiles (Vermont)
Key outcomes and indicators are reported at the community and county levels by school Supervisory Union.

Vermont Labor Market Bulletin
Print only. Located in the Vermont Collection Periodicals (1st Floor, Main Library)

Other data sources for Vermont (from the Center for Rural Studies website)

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National Oceanic & Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) - climate page

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Data & Reports

Program Expenditure Data for TANF

U.S. Welfare Caseloads

Head Start Research & Statistics

women

GenderStats - World Bank & others

World Development Indicators - World Bank (Subscription database - Midd users)
Over 500 economic and social indicators. The print volume, which covers less years, is available in the reference section. Call number HC59.15 .W656

Youth, see Children