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Taken every 5 years the Economic Census provides statistical data on U.S. industries as a whole and industries within a geographic area; industries are classified primarily by NAICS

Database of federal web sites on statistical materials

from the Bureau of Economic Analysis

Retail sales and inventories by business industry.

National Science Foundation statistics.

Provides data on population, vital statistics, health, law enforcement, education, politics, and other areas of general interest. Hint: look at the source of the data to get more detailed information. The print version is often easier to use.

Some datasets are free, others require a subscription.

This site presents the official data, definitions, methodologies and sources for more than 60 indicators to measure progress towards the Millennium Development Goals around the world.

Publicly-available statistical data on the world's countries, on everything from crime to education, the economy, demographics and more, and allows users to choose a country and/or a set of statistics to graph a comparison between designated countries.

Produced by the OECD. Only a selection of sections available online. For all sections use the 2005 edition available in Millikan Library, Basement, HC10 .I6224 2005

Provides access to a huge number of key economic time series data, with a special emphasis on forecasting data. This site was started help students in an Applied Forecasting class who needed easy access to large amounts of data.

California and U.S. public policy issues with an emphasis on statistics

Statistical Resources on the Web provides a list, compiled by the University of Michigan Library, of Web sites for a wide range of statistical topics.