Library Guides: Free Business Resources and Websites: Economics, Finance, Marketing

US Economic Data

DATA USA
A collaboration between Deloitte, MIT and DataWheel to make Cesus data more accessible.
Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
Thousands of U.S. and international economic time series.
State Economic Profiles
The SBA Office of Advocacy makes available small business profiles by state. To find the one for your state, type STATE ECONOMIC PROFILES in the search box.
StatsAmerica
A portal to US government data; a service of the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.
Wells Fargo Economic Reviews
Provides economic reviews for regions and many states and contains links to related economic data.

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Financial Statistics, World Economic Outlook, and much more.
OECD
Economic indicators, industry statistics, social & scientific statistics, etc.
World Development Indicators
World Bank website for those interested in expanding overseas this covers hundreds of statistical sets by country including economic data, financial, agricultural, energy, labor, trade and much more!

World Bank Open Data This link opens in a new window
Free and open access to global development data. You can search or browse by indicator name, country, and topic. Also provides easy access to the World Bank's other data products: Data Catalog, Microdata Library, and DataBank.

BizStats
Free industry ratios from Bizminer.
National Venture Capital Association
See menu tab for ENTREPRENEURS. Resources include model legal documents, links for local venture capital groups, events calendar, reports and more.
MyCapital.com
Raise capital, find a business loan, post your business profile, search a database of 4000+ venture capitalists and angel investors. Free service with paid options available.

Consumer Expenditure Survey
Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics this website provides data on the buying habits of U.S. consumers.
Zip Code Demographics
Grab a quick overview of a zip code including households, education and business counts.
ClickZ
Internet usage and advertising statistics.
ESRI
A GIS website which maps demographics of lifestyles.
US Census Bureau Data Finder
Portal to data provided by US Census Bureau.
Census Bureau: QuickFacts
QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.