Economics

Also available at Bobst Reference collection (HA202). The Statistical Abstract of the United States is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

Also available at Bobst Reference collection (HA202). The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published by the Census Bureau from 1878-2012, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

Includes key elements of the President's economic program, analyzes the effects of all of the administration's policies and explains the domestic and international economic implications. Appendices include historical compilations of U.S. income, employment, production and financial statistics.

Includes tables and charts of basic economic indicators. The data is generally quoted for about 8 or 9 years and then quarterly for the most recent 3 years.

Also available in Bobst Main Collection (HD6983 .A52). A monthly report covering consumer price movements. The data is separated into the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers and for Wage Earners and Clerical workers, reflecting data for U.S. city averages and selected areas. Covers the prices of the necessities of daily life--food, shelter, clothing, transportation, etc.

Also available in Bobst 6th Floor Reference (L 2.61/11). Formerly called the Wholesale Price Indexes, a monthly report measuring the average change in prices received by commodity producers in all stages of production, from crude goods, to the finished product, by commodity and by industry. These indexes are designed to measure real price changes. An annual supplement presents annual averages, cumulated monthly data for the year, and information on weights.

Also know as the COLA Calculator, calculates the cost of living in the past and in the future based on our research here at American Institute for Economic Research.