LibGuides: Business Research Guide: Web Resources

US Government Agencies

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Bureau of Economic Analysis
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U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Includes: inflation and prices, unemployment, productivity, pay and benefits, and consumer expenditures.
Consumer Price Index
County Business Patterns (US Department of Commerce)
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"County Business Patterns (CBP) is an annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry." Organized by NAICS code
FEDinPRINT
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"This database provides access to research published by the Board of Governors and all 12 Federal Reserve Banks."
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FRED Federal Reserve Economic Data
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Federal Reserve Bank St. Louis
"Download, graph, and track
55,000 economic time series from 45 sources."
Internal Revenue Service
NAICS (North American Industry Classification System
US Securities and Exchange Commission
USDA Economic Research Service (US Department of Agriculture)

Financial Times (FT)
International financial perspective from Great Britain
globalEDGE
A global business portal from Michigan State University (MSU) Broad College of Business.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Mission:
"The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 188 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world."
The World Bank
World Trade ORganization
Mission:
"The WTO provides a forum for negotiating agreements aimed at reducing obstacles to international trade and ensuring a level playing field for all, thus contributing to economic growth and development. "