Book Description

Business Statistics of the United States is a comprehensive and practical collection of data from as early as 1890 that reflects the nation's economic performance. It provides over 80 years of annual, quarterly, and monthly data in industrial and demographic detail including key indicators such as: gross domestic product, personal income, spending, saving, employment, unemployment, the capital stock, and more. Business Statistics of the United States is the best place to find historical perspectives on the U.S. economy. Of equal importance to the data are the introductory highlights, extensive notes, and figures for each chapter that help users to understand the data, use them appropriately, and, if desired, seek additional information from the sources agencies. Business Statistics of the United States provides a rich and deep picture of the American economy and contains approximately 3,500 time series in all. The data are predominately from federal government sources including: Board of Governors of The Federal Reserve System Bureau of Economic Analysis Bureau of Labor Statistics Census Bureau Employment and Training Administration Energy Information Administration Federal Housing Finance Agency U.S. Department of the Treasury New in the nineteenth edition: Comprehensive revision of the International Transactions Accounts and the international investment position, incorporating a new, improved system of presentation, market-value evaluation of direct investment, and improved classification and data on trade in services. Expanded Producer Price Indexes covering services as well as goods and improved classification of stages of intermediate demand. A comprehensive revision of data back to 1925 on the private and government stock of fixed assets, based on the 2013 revision of the National Income and Product Accounts. New quarterly data on GDP by industry.