Research Guides: Business & Economics Data: Overview

Economic Indicators

Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Portal
Find statistics about employment, productivity, wages by area and industry, prices and consumer spending.
Bureau of Economic Analysis
BEA provides interactive data and economic news at the national, international, regional, and industry levels.
FRED: Federal Reserve Economic Data
Historical U.S. economic and financial data indicators.
OECD Data
Find, compare and share the latest OECD data: charts, maps, tables and related publications.
UNdata
Numerous databases, tables and glossaries containing a variety of global economic indicators.
World Bank Data
Access almost any country's financial and economic standings. This is an easy tool to find basic economic indicators quickly.

Census Bureau
Data from census surveys can be modified, downloaded, etc., from the Table section from the vertical Action menu.

Connect This link opens in a new window
International business intelligence & country risk reports
View the Economic Research tutorial for more insights.
Cost of Living Index (COLI) This link opens in a new window
City-to-city comparisons of cost-of-living
Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Historical & current financials for public companies with limited fixed-income data & equity analysis
Most data can be exported to Excel. Full company reports and tear sheets are printable in PDF format. View the Finding Financials tutorial for more insights.
Mintel Reports This link opens in a new window
U.S. business-to-consumer market research & psychographics
Restricted to only current SMU students, faculty & staff.
View the Market Research tutorial for more insights.

Stanford Large Network Dataset Collection
Datasets for social media, online reviews, email, and online communities.

Finding Economic Data Workshop (Recording)
In this 37-minute video, you will define data and various parameters that impact searching for data; use Data Planet to find and plot economic data; and discover other library resources that support finding and using data.