Bureau of Economic Analysis
Access: Publicly available resource
Description: Bureau of Economic Analysis, an agency of the Department of Commerce, provides estimates for national, international, regional and industry aspects of the United States economy. The cornerstone of BEA's statistics is the national income and product accounts (NIPAs), which feature the estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) and related measures. The BEA also issues Regional Economic Accounts (State & County) that include county estimates of compensation by industry, as well as annual estimates for counties, metropolitan areas, and BEA economic areas for employment (1969-2002), compensation by industry (CA06), and wage and salary estimates. The BEA also has the monthly Survey of Current Business in full text from 1994 to present.
Also see the Beige Book, a Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District . For demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of U.S census tracts by levels of poverty, see: Areas with Concentrated Poverty: 1999 . The Center for Economic and Policy Research produces analysis highlighting the significance of the government's statistics in their Jobs Byte, Prices Byte, Profits Byte, and GDP Byte site.
Coverage: Various Dates
Subject(s):
Business, Economics & Industry
Publicly Available Resources
Statistics (numeric data)
Related Databases
ABI/INFORM Global
Plunkett Research Online
STAT-USA
Statistical Warehouse
Related Links
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Other Related Links:
U.S. Public Debt Statistics
