Some Datasets Available on the Web – a terrific list of public datasets.
This list includes text sources, reference materials and a lot of other items besides links to numeric data.
Archive for January, 2008
Peter Skomoroch’s list of datasets
January 22, 2008Durable Goods Orders
January 16, 2008Another economic indicator that gets a lot of media attention is the monthly change in orders for durable goods. This figure is produced by M3 Survey from the US Census Bureau.
Numbrary has a mirror for this source here:
Monthly Change in Manufacturers’ New Orders: Durable Goods
Inflation Indicators
January 16, 2008The BLS just released their December 2007 Consumer Price Index figures. Covered by the Times under the title “Inflation Continues to Edge Up”.
Here are some of the relevant inflation data series in Numbrary:
Inflation Rate, based on the Consumer Price Index
Core Inflation, based on CPI minus Food and Energy
Increase in the price of gasoline
Key Labor Force Indicators
January 15, 2008Every month the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes new statistics on the US labor market. These data releases are routinely covered by major media outlets and research firms. The last release was for December 2007. The BLS always posts a lengthy Employment Situation Summary when it releases new data; the outside coverage is much more succinct. Here is a statement from the Center [...]
