Business and Industry Statistics

Handbooks

• North American Industrial Classification System from Bureau of the Census, 1996
  WOO Doc. Ref. PREX 2.6/2:IN 27/997
• North American Industry Classification System from Management and Budget Office, 2002
  WOO Doc. Ref. PREX 2.6/4:2002/CLOTH
• Standard Industrial Classification Manual searchable database from Management and Budget Office, 1987
  WOO Doc. Ref. PREX 2.6/2:IN 27/987

Indexes

• Business and Industry (1994-7/2006)
• EconLit
• Lexis-Nexis Academic: Business
• Lexis-Nexis Statistical
  • American Statistics Index from Congressional Information Service, 1973 to date
    WOO Doc. Ref. Index Z7554 .U5 A46
  • Index to International Statistics
    WOO Doc. Ref. Index Z7552.I53, 1996-to date
  • Statistical Reference Index
    WOO Doc. Ref. Index Z7554.U5 S73, 1983-1988
• Regional Business News

Statistical Sources

• Annual Survey of Manufactures (1994) from Bureau of the Census, 1977 to date
  WOO Docs C 3.24/9-nos:
• 1997 Economic Census
  • Census of Construction Industries
  • Census of Finance and Insurance
  • Census of Real Estate, Rental, and Leasing
  • Census of Manufacturing
  • Census of Retail Trade
  • Census of Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
  • Census of Transportation and Warehousing
  • Census of Information
  • Census of Utilities
  • Census of Wholesale Trade
  • Census of Mining
  • Census of Management of Companies and Enterprises
  • Census of Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
  • Census of Educational Services
  • Census of Health Care and Social Assistance
  • Census of Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
  • Census of Accomodation and Food Services
  • Census of Other Services (except Public Administration)
• 1992 Economics Census
• Census of Construction Industries
  • Geographic Area Series, 1992
    WOO Doc. Ref. C 3.245/7:CC 92-A-nos.
  • Industry Series, 1992
    WOO Doc. Ref. C 3.245/3:CC 92-I-nos.
• Census of Financial, Insurance, and Real Estate Industries
  • Geographic Area Series, 1992
    WOO Doc. Ref. C 3.291:FC 92-A-1
  • Nonemployer Statistics Series, 1992
    WOO Doc. Ref. C 3.291:FC 92-N-1
  • Subject Series, Establishment and Firm Size, 1992
    WOO Doc. Ref. C 3.291:FC 92-S-1
• Census of Manufactures
  • Area Series, 1992
    WOO Doc. Ref. C 3.24/3-nos.:
  • Industry Series, 1992
    WOO Doc. Ref. C 3.24/4:
• Census of Retail Trade
  • Area Series, 1992
    WOO Doc. Ref. C 3.255/2:RC 92-A-nos.
  • Subject Series, 1992
    WOO Doc. Ref. C 3.255/3:RC 92-S-nos.
• Census of Service Industries
  • Area Series, 1992
    WOO Doc. Ref. C 3.257/2:SC 92-A-nos.
  • Nonemployer Statistics Series, 1992
    WOO Doc. Ref. C 3.257/5:SC 92-N-1
  • Subject Series, Establishment and Firm Size, 1992
    WOO Doc. Ref. C 3.257/5:SC 92-S-1
• Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities
  • Geographic Area Series, 1992
    WOO Doc. Ref. C 3.292:UC 92-A-1
  • Nonemployer Statistics Series, 1992
    WOO Doc. Ref. C 3.292:UC 92-N-1
  • Subject Series, Establishment and Firm Size, 1992
    WOO Doc. Ref. C 3.292:UC 92-S-1
• Census of Wholesale Trade
  • Area Series, 1992
    WOO Doc. Ref. C 3.256/2:WC 92-A-nos.
  • Subject Series, Establishment and Firm Size, 1992
    WOO Doc. Ref. C 3.256/3:WC 92-S-1
• Commercial News USA from Department of Commerce, online only
• County Business Patterns from Bureau of the Census, 1949 to date
  WOO Docs C 3.204/3-nos:
  WOO Doc. Ref. Electronic C 3.204/4: (CD-ROM)
• Current Construction Reports from the Bureau of the Census, 1973 to date
  WOO Docs C 3.215/nos:
• Economic Censuses on CD-ROM from Bureau of the Census, 1987 to date
  WOO Doc. Ref. Electronic C 3.277:CD-EC[yr.,no.]
• Economic Report of the President from President of United States, 1947 to date
  WOO Doc. Ref. Y 1.1/7:
  WOO Reference HC106.5 .A272 (latest edition; earlier in stacks)
• Producer Price Indexes from Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1978 to date
  WOO Docs L 2.61:
• Regional Economic Information System (CD-ROM) from Bureau of Economic Analysis, 1991 to date
  WOO Doc. Ref. Electronic C 59.24:
• Survey of Current Business from Bureau of Economic Analysis, 1972 to date
  WOO Periodicals HC101 .A13
  WOO Doc. Ref. Electronic HC101 .A13 1994 (CD-ROM)
• Survey of Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
  (from 1992 and 1997 Economic Censuses)
• Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises from Bureau of the Census, 1969 to date
  WOO Doc. Ref. C 3.258:
• U. S. Global Trade Outlook from International Trade Administration, 1995
  WOO Doc. Ready Ref. C 61.34:
  WOO Doc. Ref. Electronic C 61.34/3: (CD-ROM)
• U. S. Industrial Outlook from International Trade Administration, 1961 to 1994
  WOO Docs C 61.34:
• U. S. Industry and Trade Outlook
  WOO Doc. Ready Ref. C 61.48:2000
• Women-Owned Businesses from Bureau of the Census, 1972 to date
  WOO Doc. Ref. C 3.250:

Government Web Sites

• Bureau of Economic Analysis
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Bureau of the Census
• CenStats
• Country Commercial Guides from the Department of State
• The Dismal Scientist not a government site, but uses government data
• FedStats
• International Trade Administration
• Office of Trade and Economic Analysis
• Small Business Administration
• STAT-USA
• U. S. Business Advisor
• U. S. Trade Representative

Additional Guides

• Statistical Sources in Economics compiled by Margaret S. Powell