LibGuides: Agricultural Statistics: General Statistical Sources

General Statistical Sources

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
The BLS provides statistical information regarding employment and other related financial information related to United States consumers and workforce.
Consumer Price Indexes Home Page
Updated montly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics this data provides data on the changes in prices paid by consumers for a specified basket of goods.
Data.gov
Data.gov is the United States government's open data website. It provides access to datasets published by agencies across the federal government. Data.gov is intended to provide access to government open data to the public, achieve agency missions, drive innovation, fuel economic activity, and uphold the ideals of an open and transparent government.

Data-Planet Statistical Datasets This link opens in a new window
Provides access to statistical data produced by U.S. Federal agencies, States, private organizations, and major intergovernmental organizations. There are up to 2 billion charts, maps, views, rankings, time series and tables available for use in the Data-Planet repository. Data-Planet Statistical Datasets offers powerful capabilities to compare & contrast multiple data series, perform statistical calculations on the data, and customize output views.
ProQuest Statistical Insight (Statistical Universe) This link opens in a new window
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Contains a number of statistics on a variety of topics, including agriculture and agricultural production. Simply search for agriculture related terms in the search bar.

State & County QuickFacts (US Census)
Quick, easy access to Census facts about people, business, and geography.

Statista This link opens in a new window
Provides access to statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.

Statistical Abstract of the United States (US Census)
Published since 1878, this abstract is a comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
The ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. The online version includes monthly updates to tables, deep searching at the line-item level, powerful facets for narrowing search results, image and spreadsheet versions of all current and historical tables, along with links to provider sites.

Statistics and Numeric Data (Government Information Services Library at the University of Illinois)
Contains links to several government information statistics databases. Try using a variety of these databases to find agricultural statistical information.

WDI Online This link opens in a new window
WDI Online is a comprehensive database on development data covering more than 700 development indicators, with time series for 208 countries, and 18 regional and income groups. The extensive collection of development data includes population, income, social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators for more than forty years (starting in 1960 where data are available).