OM 614 and BA 649 Forecasting Resources

Home of the Government's Open Data Repository. "Here you will find data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more" (Source: Data.gov)

FRED: data service is updated daily and allows 24/7 access to over 500,000 financial and economic data series from more than 85 public and proprietary sources. (Source: About Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)

BEA's economists produce some of the world's most closely watched statistics, including U.S. gross domestic product, better known as GDP. We do state and local numbers, too, plus foreign trade and investment stats and industry data. (Source: About BEA)

The Bureau of Labor Statistics measures labor market activity, working conditions, price changes, and productivity in the U.S. economy to support public and private decision making. (Source: About BLS)

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals. (About NBER) Link takes you to the public use data archive.

The COVID-19 Hub presents selected Census Bureau demographic and economic data to help guide decision making during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data are presented in interactive maps and downloadable resources that users can directly incorporate into their research and data products. The Hub was built in collaboration with the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) and leverages many features of the ArcGIS platform and solution templates. (Source COVID-19 Flyer)

Select from the following surveys:Advanced Monthly Manufacturers' shipments inventories and orders, advance monthly sales for retail and food services, business formation statistics, construction spending, housing vacancies and homeownership, US International trade in goods and services, etc.....

DataBank is an analysis and visualisation tool that contains collections of time series data on a variety of topics. You can create your own queries; generate tables, charts, and maps; and easily save, embed, and share them. (Source: Databank)

The international transactions accounts provide information on trade in goods and services (including the balance of payments and the balance of trade), investment income, and government and private financial flows. In addition, the accounts measure the value of U.S. international assets and liabilities and direct investment by multinational enterprises. BEA’s data on direct investment, the most detailed data set on the activities of multinational enterprises (MNEs) available, are used to assess the role these business enterprises play in the global economy. (Source: BEA What are International Economic Accounts)

Popular statistical tables, country (area) and regional profiles. From here you can link out to other datasets UNComtrade, SDGIndicators, and Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online

OECD.Stat includes data and metadata for OECD countries and selected non-member economies. (Source: OECD stats)

IMF Data provides access to macroeconomic and financial data. On this page select data by country, by indicator, or most popular datasets.

Sage Data is a collection of U.S. and international datasets sourced from over 90 governmental, commercial, and private organizations. Sage Data allows you to search and browse billions of datasets, compare and contrast variables of interest, and create customized exportable charts and tables. Each dataset also has a detailed description, including information about its source organization and update frequency. Sage Data platform provides durable web links and DOIs to make it easier to revisit datasets.

Datasets cover: agriculture and food; banking, finance, and insurance; criminal justice and law enforcement; education; energy resources and industries; government and politics; health and vital statistics; housing and construction; industry, business, and commerce; international relations and trade; labor and employment; military and defense; natural resources and environment; population and income; prices, consumption, and cost of living; and transportation and traffic.