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Statistics & Data Sources Guide

This guide contains links to places to find statistical information, including websites and books.

United Nations Statistics & Data

UN Statistics Division and UNdata are gateways that also include statistics from:

Statistical & Data Sources

Many books and articles will contain data, or statistical information, gathered and interpreted as part of a scholar's research. Government Documents are also a valuable place to search for statistical information. Additionally, there are a number of databases and web sites that the library provides access to that contain statistical information.

Data Planet This link opens in a new window
Data Planet simplifies data analysis by providing an all-in-one resource for researchers and students to access statistics relevant to their areas of study.
U.S. Data and Statistics This link opens in a new window
Covers economic and population trends, health care costs, aviation safety, foreign trade, energy use, farm production, and more.

StatsAmerica
StatsAmerica is a service of the Indiana Business Research Center (IBRC). We obtain thousands of data items from hundreds of data sets from dozens of federal and state sources, along with some commercial or private source data. While StatsAmerica adds value to these data through easy access and functionality, we acknowledge the direct agency source of the data on every table, profile or map.

Statistical Abstract of the U. S. This link opens in a new window
Summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Economic statistics, which provide a comprehensive, up-to-date picture of the U.S. economy.

International Statistics & Data

World Development Indicators
Data and statistics from the World Bank, covering social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental development indicators.
Country Data
Selected statistics by country from the World Bank.
OECD Stat.Extracts
Statistical extracts; includes data and metadata for OECD countries and selected non-member economies.
U.S. Census International Data Base (IDB)
International statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau
FAOSTAT
Statistics on agriculture, nutrition, fisheries, forestry, food aid, land use, production, prices, and population, from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization.

NationMaster This link opens in a new window
Numerous statistics culled from the CIA World Factbook, United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank, UNESCO, etc. Statistics can be explored and graphed using the site's correlation tool.

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This guide highlights only a small portion of the many resources available to you. If you're not finding what you need, don't hesitate to contact Andrea!

Andrea Klyn
Social Sciences Liaison Librarian
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