"The Economy 2.0 is a complete introduction to economics and the economy. It's student-centred and motivated by real-world problems and real-world data."
The Statistical Abstract of the United States is a comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Coverage: 1950s-present
The Historical Statistics on Banking (HSOB) provides annual statistical information on the banking industry beginning in 1934. These data can be used to identify and analyze long-term trends and to develop benchmarks to evaluate the current condition of the banking and thrift industries.
"The Annual Statistical Digest was designed to provide a single source of historical continuations of statistics carried regularly in the Federal Reserve Bulletin." Coverage 1975-2000
The Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) program from the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services. Current and historic data back to 1960 is available.
A project of UC Davis, this site contains data on income, wages, government budgets, and other indicators of economic well-being for the period prior to 1950.
The World Bank's WDI database presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates.
