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American Economic Association Data Sources Page
Links to some of the most useful and popular economics data sources, categorized by data type.
Economic Indicators from the US Census Bureau
To learn more visit:
A Brief Overview of the Census Bureau’s Economic Indicators and Navigating Indicator Databases
Federal Reserve: FRED economic data
Provides data releases on a broad range of topics in economics and finance, including principal economic indicators. Thousands of economic time series covering money, banking and finance, national accounts, prices and production and business activity. Also links to other popular Federal Reserve data tools, such as FRASER, CASSIDI and ALFRED.

Economic Policy Institute's Research Data
rowse through a compilation of data, including current and historical statistics on wage trends, unemployment rates for different demographic groups, and much more.
General Social Survey 1972-2012 Cumulative Dataset
The GSS contains a standard 'core' of demographic and attitudinal questions, plus topics of special interest. The GSS is widely regarded as the single best source of data on societal trends.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax Statistics
Here you will find a wide range of tables, articles, and data that describe and measure elements of the U.S. tax system.
IPUMS International (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, International)
IPUMS-International is a project dedicated to collecting and distributing census data from around the world.
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"Access to the documentation is freely available without restriction; however, users must apply for access to the data. The application system requires a description of an applicant's proposed research, and asks for the user's institutional affiliation and other information to verify identity. Every application is individually reviewed by project staff. We may ask for additional information if we are uncertain about the suitability of the intended research. Applicants are required to agree to a number of conditions to use the data. Access to the system enables a user to extract data from any country in the database. To apply for access go here."
IPUMS USA: Integrated Public Use Microdata Series
The Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS-USA) consists of more than fifty high-precision samples of the American population drawn from fifteen federal censuses and from the American Community Surveys of 2000-2010. IPUMS data also includes harmonized income and occupation variables.
Monthly Bulletin of Statistics (United Nations)
"... current economic and social statistics for more than 200 countries and territories of the world....important economic trends and developments, including population, industrial production indices, price indices, employment and earnings, energy, manufacturing, transport, construction, international merchandise trade, finance and national accounts."--MBS website
National Bureau of Economic Research Datasets
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.
OECD.Stat Statistics from the OECD iLibrary
OECD iLibrary contains all the publications and datasets released by OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) and is the gateway to OECD’s analysis and data. This subscription product offers some free data sets.
UNcomtrade
Free access to detailed global trade data. UN Comtrade is a repository of official trade statistics and relevant analytical tables. It contains annual trade statistics starting from 1962 and monthly trade statistics since 2010

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