Business & Economic Information from Government Sources

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UCF is a member of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), and currently receives approximately 90% of Federal publications distributed through this program. Documents in every subject area are collected.

Related Research Guides

Other guides which may be useful for research include:

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STAT-USA

STAT-USA

Ask at the Reference Desk to be logged in (in-library use only). (Campus-wide subscription cancelled due to budget cuts.)

STAT-USA pulls together information from many different sources, some of which are available from other government websites (e.g. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Federal Reserve), indicated by links in the following lists.
State of the Nation - "The Federal Government's best resource for monitoring the U.S. economy."

General Economic Indicators Composite Index of Leading, Coincident & Lagging Indicators Consumer Price Index Economic Indicators Summary Gross Domestic Product Gross State Product Personal Income & Outlays Producer Price Index Productivity & Cost Real Earnings U.S. Agricultural Export Sales U.S. Import & Export Price Indexes U.S. International Trade in Goods & Services Housing & Construction Census Construction Review Housing Vacancies New Construction New Residential Construction (Building Permits, Housing Starts & Housing Completions New Residential Sales Employment Metropolitan Area Employment & Unemployment Regional & State Employment & Unemployment Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Manufacturing & Industry Advanced Retail Sales Auto & Truck Sales & Production Advanced Report on Durable Goods, Shipments & Orders Industrial Production & Capacity Utilization (G.17) Manufacturing & Trade, Inventories & Sales Quarterly Financial Report - Manufacturing Quarterly Financial Report - Retail Report on Business (Purchasing Manager's Index) Report on Business (Non-Manufacturing Sectors) Retail E-Commerce Sales Shipments, Inventories & Orders Wholesale Trade Sales & Inventories

Monetary Statistics Aggregate Reserves (H.3) Bank Credit (H.8) Historic Bank Credit Consumer Credit Report (G.19) Factors Affecting Reserves (H.4.1) Money Stock (H.6) Historical Money Stock Data Monthly Foreign Exchange Rates Selected Interest Rates (H.15) Economic Policy Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions (Beige Book) Federal Open Market Committee Meeting Minutes Public Statements by the FRB Chair, board members, & other officers Monthly Treasury Statement State of the Nation Library Summaries & Testimonies NIPA Information Economic Indicators Employment Statistics Price & Productivity Industry Statistics (incl CIRs) Fiscal & Monetary Policy Government Bond Rates Treasury Statistics Treasury Auction Results Survey of Current Business Foreign Trade Statistical Abstract County Data State Data Energy Data Travel & Tourism Miscellaneous Files See also international trade data: GLOBUS & NTDB USA Trade Online

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Economic Statistics Briefing Room (White House)

Economic Statistics Briefing Room (White House)

provides easy access to current Federal economic indicators from a number of Federal agencies.

• Employment
• Income
• International
• Money
• Output
• Prices
• Production
• Transportation

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Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

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Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Economy at a Glance

Economy at a Glance

• U.S. Economy
• South
• Florida
  • Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
  • Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
  • Ocala, FL
  • Orlando-Kissimmee, FL
  • Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
  • Other Florida Metropolitan Statistical Areas

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BLS Tools & Calculators

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BLS Subject Areas

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Census Resources

Census - Company Statistics Programs

The Census Bureau's Company Statistics Division (CSD) provides data for six major statistical programs:

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County Business Patterns

County Business Patterns

Online version (1998+, includes ZIP Code & Metro Business Patterns)
Online version (1994-1997, includes ZIP Code Business Patterns)
Online version (1993-2004)
Online version (1977-2001)
U.S. Documents CD-ROM - C 3.204/4: (1986-2003)
U.S. Documents C 3.204/3- (1984-1997, all individual states)
U.S. Documents C 3.204/3-1: (1973, 1976-1977, 1979-1997, U.S. Summary)
U.S. Documents C 3.204: (1964-1970, U.S. Summary)
U.S. Documents C 3.204: (1966-1982, Florida)
ASI Microfiche 2326 (1972-2004, U.S. Summary & all individual states)

"an annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry. The series is useful for studying the economic activity of small areas; analyzing economic changes over time; and as a benchmark for statistical series, surveys, and databases between economic censuses. Businesses use the data for analyzing market potential, measuring the effectiveness of sales and advertising programs, setting sales quotas, and developing budgets. Government agencies use the data for administration and planning."

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E-Stats - Measuring the Electronic Economy

E-Stats

• "E-commerce data were collected in four separate Census Bureau surveys. These surveys used different measures of economic activity such as shipments for manufacturing, sales for wholesale and retail trade, and revenues for service industries. Consequently, measures of total economic and e-commerce activity vary by economic sector, are conceptually and definitionally different, and therefore, are not additive.
• The Census Bureau’s e-commerce measures report the value of goods and services sold online whether over open networks such as the Internet, or over proprietary networks running systems such as Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
• Although E-Stats does not cover the entire U.S. economy, this report covers North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) industries that accounted for approximately 77 percent of economic activity measured in the 2002 Economic Census.
• The report does not cover agriculture, mining, utilities, construction, agents, brokers, electronic markets in wholesale trade, and approximately one-third of service-related industries."

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Historical Census Resources

See also Historical Economic Census Resources.

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Economic Census

Economic Census - General Resources

"The Economic Census profiles American business every 5 years, from the national to the local level."

2007 Economic Census

"2007 Economic Census forms were sent to more than 4 million businesses in December 2007, asking for information about business activity during calendar 2007. The forms were due back February 12, 2008. Follow-up is currently underway with businesses from which forms have not been received. Results will be published during 2009 and 2010. For more information on the 2007 Economic Census, see business.census.gov."

2002 & 1997 Economic Census Data Sets (American FactFinder)

2002 Economic Census & 1997 Economic Census Key Statistics Number of establishments Sales, receipts, revenue, shipments, or business done Annual payroll Number of employees Quick Reports - data by industry or geography Thematic Maps - display statistical data on a map Detailed Statistics Search for data sets by keyword Filter data sets by geography, industry/product, or data item List data sets by survey: 2002 Business Expenses Survey 2002 Commodity Flow Survey 2002 Economic Census 2002 Economic Census of Island Areas 2002 Survey of Business Owners 2002 Nonemployer Statistics 1997 Economic Census

List data sets by sector: 00: Datasets containing multiple sectors 21: Mining 22: Utilities 23: Construction 31: Manufacturing 42: Wholesale Trade 44: Retail Trade 48: Transportation & Warehousing 51: Information 52: Finance & Insurance 53: Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 54: Professional, Scientific & Technical Services 55: Management of Companies & Enterprises 56: Administrative & Support & Waste Management & Remediation Services 61: Educational Services 62: Health Care & Social Assistance 71: Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 72: Accommodation & Food Services 81: Other Services (Except Public Administration) 95: Auxiliaries (1997 only) Reference Maps - View the boundaries of Economic Census geographies.

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Concentration Ratios

Economic Census: Concentration Ratios

"classify industries by the percent of output accounted for by the largest 4, 8, 20 and 50 companies."

Census of Manufactures. Concentration Ratios in Manufacturing

1987 - U.S. Documents C 3.24/12: MC 87-S-6
1982 - U.S. Documents C 3.24/12: MC 82-S-7
1977 - U.S. Documents C 3.24/12: MC 77-SR-9
1972 - U.S. Documents C 3.24: 972/v.1x (Subject & Special Statistics, pages SR2-1 through SR2-240)
1967 - U.S. Documents C 3.24/15: 967/ 2.1-4

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index for 50 largest companies

• is only included in the manufacturing reports.
• was shown for the first time in the 1982 Concentration Ratios in Manufacturing.
• is calculated by squaring the concentration ratio for each of the top 50 companies or the entire universe (whichever is lower), and summing those squares to a cumulative total.
• The higher the index, the more concentrated the industry group or industry is at the top. For example, consider an industry where the concentration ratio for the top 50 companies is 100. From the concentration ratio, it is impossible to determine the amount accounted for by the top ranked companies. The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index would provide an insight to this determination. If each of the top 50 companies accounted for 2 percentage points of the 100 percent, the index would be 200. However, if the top ranked company accounted for 50 percentage points, and the remaining 49 companies slightly more than 1 percentage point each, the index would be 2550.
• The above description of the Herfindahl-Hirschmann Index appeared in the 1987 Concentration Ratios in Manufacturing, page xi.
• The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (U.S. Dept of Justice, Antitrust Division)
• Herfindahl-Hirschman Index Calculator (Andrew Chin, University of North Carolina School of Law)
• See CASSIDI for banking industry calculations.

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Historical Economic Census Resources

See also Historical Census Resources.

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Other Economic Census Resources

"The Census Bureau also publishes a variety of data on an annual, quarterly, or monthly basis."

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Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve System - General Resources

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Federal Reserve System - Special Resources

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FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)

FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)

a database of over 19,000 U.S. economic time series. "With FRED® you can download data in Microsoft Excel and text formats and view charts of data series."

Banking (1943+) Conditions of Banks (1984+) Commercial Credit (1943+) Loans (1947+) Securities & Investments (1947+) Business / Fiscal (1900+) Employment Cost Index (2001+) Federal Government Debt (1900+) Household Sector (1946+) Industrial Production (1921+) Productivity & Cost (1947+) Retail Sales (1947+) Consumer Price Indexes (1921+) Employment & Population (1939+) Establishment Survey Data (1939+) Household Survey Data (1948+) Population (1948+) Exchange Rates (1971+) Daily Rates Monthly Rates Trade-Weighted Indexes By Country Foreign Exchange Intervention (1973+) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) & Components (1929+) GDP/GNP (1929+) Gov't Receipts, Expenditures & Investment (1929+) Imports & Exports (1929+) Industry (1947+) Personal Income & Outlays (1929+) Price Indexes & Deflators (1947+) Saving & Investment (1929+) Regional Data States Census Regions BEA Regions Federal Reserve Districts

Interest Rates (1919+) Certificates of Deposit (1964+) Commercial Paper (1970+) Corporate Aaa & Baa (1919+) FRB Rates - discount, fed funds, primary credit (1934+) Prime Bank Loan Rate (1949+) Treasury Bills (1934+) Treasury Constant Maturity (1953+) Treasury Inflation-Indexed Securities (1997+) 30yr Morgage (1964+) Other (1925+) Monetary Aggregates (1947+) M1 & Components (1947+) M2 & Components (1947+) M2 Minus Small Time Deposits (1959+) M3 & Components (1959+) MZM (1959+) Memorandum Items (1959+) Other (1959+) Producer Price Indexes (1921+) Reserves & Monetary Base (1917+) Borrowings (1919+) Monetary Base (1918+) Reserves (1918+) Other (1917+) U.S. Trade & International Transactions (1960+) Exports Imports Income Payments & Receipts Trade Balance U.S. International Finance U.S. Financial Data (1917+) Commercial Banking (1943+) Exchange Rates (1973+) Interest Rates (1919+) Monetary (1947+) Reserves (1917+) Discontinued (1950+)

GeoFRED (Geographic Federal Reserve Economic Data)

"a web application that allows users to create thematic maps of U.S. economic data for geographies including states, counties, and metropolitan statistical areas. Maps can be created from over 12,000 regional data series available in the FRED® database. Regional data series include civilian labor force, residential population, and unemployment rate. Various tools allow users to customize and print these maps."

ALFRED (ArchivaL Federal Reserve Economic Data)

"allows you to retrieve vintage versions of economic data that were available on specific dates in history. In general, economic data for past observation periods are revised as more accurate estimates become available. As a result, previous vintages of data can be superseded and may no longer be available from various data sources. Vintage or real time economic data allows academics to reproduce others' research, build more accurate forecasting models, and analyze economic policy decisions using the data available at the time."

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Federal Reserve Statistics

See also FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data).

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FRASER (Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research)

FRASER

provides scanned images of historical economic statistical publications, releases, and documents, including:

• All Bank Statistics, 1896-1955
• Annual Report of the Comptroller of the Currency (1875-1889)
• Annual Statistical Digest (1970-2000)
• Banking & Monetary Statistics (1914-1970)
  • Supplement to Banking & Monetary Statistics (1941-1961)
• Budget of the U.S. Government (1963-1986)
• Concordance of Statistics (1978-2000)
• Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Home Owners' Loan Corporation, and Federal Savings & Loan Corporation Annual Reports (1933-1952)
• Federal Reserve History (1913+)
• Producer Prices & Price Indexes (1982-1988)
• Rand-McNally Bankers' Directory & List of Attorneys (1900)
• Statistical Releases
  • Industrial Production - G.12.3 (1963-1966)
  • Capacity Utilization in Manufacturing - E.5 (1966-1976)
  • Capacity Utilization in Manufacturing & Materials - G.3 (1976-1990)
  • Money Stock Measures - H.6 (1960-1999, 2008)
  • Productivity & Costs (1979-2003)

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Internal Revenue Service

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NAICS and SIC

"The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS, pronounced Nakes) was developed as the standard for use by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the collection, analysis, and publication of statistical data related to the business economy of the U.S. "

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Securities & Exchange Commission

Search the EDGAR Database

Full-Text Search (most recent 4 years)

TIP: Use the Advanced Search to restrict your search to specific form types (e.g. 10-K or DEF 14A), company name, Central Index Key (CIK), Standard Industrial Classification (SIC), or date range.

Identifying a Company's CIK

• CIK Lookup - "The Central Index Key (CIK) is used on the SEC's computer systems to identify corporations and individual people who have filed disclosure with the SEC. You can use the CIK to search for company or fund filings on EDGAR."
• Company Database Search provides more search parameters for identifying a company.

Researching Public Companies Through EDGAR: A Guide for Investors

"To use EDGAR most effectively, you should know which categories of information appear in which SEC filings and which search methods will work best. You also should understand the system’s limitations. In this guide, you’ll find tips for using EDGAR and answers to frequently asked questions about researching public companies."

Archives (1994+)

See also:

• 1972-1984 Archived Annual Reports - Corporate (AICPA)
• 1984-1995 Archived Annual Reports - Corporate (AICPA)

Executive Compensation

• "The easiest place to look up information on executive pay is probably the annual proxy statement. Annual reports on Form 10-K and registration statements might simply refer you to the information in the annual proxy statement, rather than presenting the information directly."
• How can I obtain a copy of a company's annual proxy statement?
  • DEF 14A - 'To view the annual proxy statement, select the most recent filing that has the title "DEF 14A." It's called a "DEF 14A" because it's the "definitive," or final, proxy statement. "14A" refers to the fact that proxy statements are filed pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.'
  • EDGAR Company Search to retrieve DEF 14A filing
  • SEC Proxy Statements (Apr 1993+)
  • Executive Compensation from Proxy Statements (1991+)
• Other sources for executive compensation information

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Small Businesses

UCF Small Business Development Center

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Florida Small Business Development Center Network

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U.S. Small Business Administration

Free Online Courses

"In general, the courses are all self-paced and should take about 30 minutes to complete.  Most of the courses require a brief online registration."

• Starting a Business
• Business Planning
• Business Management
• Financing & Accounting
• Marketing & Advertising
• Government Contracting
• Small Business Retirement
• E-Commerce
• International Trade
• Federal Tax Training

Library & Resources

• Marketing & Outreach
• Laws & Regulations
• Publications
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• SBA Glossary
• Statistics & Research
• Success Stories
• Reports
• Audio/Video
• Monthly Web Chat
• Forms

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Small Businesses - Census Information

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Publications

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BEA Publications

Survey of Current Business

Online version (1994+)
Online version (1934-1992; selected articles)
Online version (1921-1999)

"Articles in the Survey present the latest national, international, regional, and industry estimates; describe the methodologies used to prepare the estimates; provide information about major revisions; discuss on-going innovations; and generally keep users up to date on relevant BEA issues and initiatives."

• Annual Reviews (1937-1975)
• Business Statistics - Biennial Supplement (1932-1965)
• Business Statistics (1951-1955)
• NIPA: National Income & Product Account (1947-1998)

Other BEA Information

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BLS Publications

Compensation & Working Conditions

Online version (Jun 1996+)
General Collection HD 5723 .C26 (1979-2000)

"contains analytical articles, news items, summary information presented as single page charts or tables, and statistical data on occupational pay, Employment Cost Index, employee benefits, occupational injuries & illnesses, and major work stoppages."

CPI Detailed Report

Online version (full-text May 2007+; tables Oct 2000+)
Online version (1974-1982)
Online version (1972-1974)
General Collection HB 235 .U6 U54b (1975+)

a monthly report on consumer price movements and indexes.

Employment & Earnings

Online version (Apr 2007+)
Online version (full-text 1997-Apr 2007; indexing 1992-Apr 2007)
Online version (Jul 1998-Sep 2006)
Online version (1960-1980)
General Collection HD 5723 .A532 (1969-Apr 2007)

provides statistical data for households, establishments, and the labor force, including earnings by detailed occupation, union affiliation, minimum wages, and employee absences.

Monthly Labor Review

Online version (1965+)
Online version (1981+)
Online version (1986+)
Online version (1918-1985)
Online version (1915-1918)
General Collection HD 8051 .A78 (1940+)
Microfilm HD 8051 .A78 (1918-1959)

"the principal journal of fact, analysis, and research from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.... Each month, economists, statisticians, and experts from the Bureau join with private sector professionals and State and local government specialists to provide a wealth of research in a wide variety of fields—the labor force, the economy, employment, inflation, productivity, occupational injuries and illnesses, wages, prices, and many more."

PPI Detailed Report

Online version (full-text Jan 2007+; tables Jun 2005+)
Online version (1982-1988)
General Collection HB 235 .U6 A472 & A4724 (1978-Jun 2007)

a monthly report on producer price movements and indexes.

Other BLS Information

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Council of Economic Advisors Publications

Economic Indicators

Online version (1948+)
Online version (1995+)
U.S. Documents Y 4.Ec7: Ec7/ (1967+)

"provides economic information on prices, wages, production, business activity, purchasing power, credit, money and Federal finance."

Economic Report of the President

Online version (1947+)
Online version (1995+)

"an annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. It overviews the nation's economic progress using text and extensive data appendices. The Economic Report of the President is transmitted to Congress no later than ten days after the submission of the Budget of the United States Government."
Print copies of the Report are available in the U.S. Documents Collection:

• 1948-1953 - U.S. Documents PR 33.10:
• 1954-1961 - U.S. Documents PR 34.10:
• 1962-1963 - U.S. Documents PR 35.9:
• 1964-1969 - U.S. Documents PR 36.9:
• 1970-1974 - U.S. Documents PR 37.9:
• 1975-1977 - U.S. Documents PR 38.9:
• 1978-1981 - U.S. Documents PR 39.9:
• 1982-1989 - U.S. Documents PR 40.9:
• 1990-1993 - U.S. Documents PR 41.9:
• 1994-2002 - U.S. Documents PR 42.9:
• 2003-2008 - U.S. Documents PR 43.9:

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Federal Reserve Publications

Indexing of Federal Reserve Publications

Fed in Print

"A comprehensive index to Federal Reserve economic research", including indexing of the Federal Reserve Bulletin from 1936+, with indexing of publications from the individual Federal Reserve Banks beginning in the 1970's and 1980's.

PAIS International

Online version (1972+)
Index H 1 .P8 (1915+)

provides indexing of the Federal Reserve Bulletin from 1917+

Current Economic Conditions (Beige Book)

Online version (1996+)
Online version (1970+)

"Commonly known as the Beige Book, this report is published eight times per year. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its District through reports from Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources. The Beige Book summarizes this information by District and sector. An overall summary of the twelve district reports is prepared by a designated Federal Reserve Bank on a rotating basis."

Federal Reserve Bulletin

Online version (1996+)
Online version (full-text 1989+; indexing 1980+)
Online version (1990+)
Online version (1936-1937, 1950-1970)
General Collection HG 2401 .A5 (1915-Feb 2003)

"was introduced in 1914 as a vehicle to present policy issues developed by the Federal Reserve Board. ...includes topical research articles, legal developments, Report on the Condition of the U.S. Banking Industry, and other general information."

Statistical Supplement

Online version (2004+)

"The tables that appeared in the Financial and Business Statistics section of the Bulletin before 2004 are now published monthly as a separate print publication titled Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin."

Federal Reserve Bank publications

Economic Review (Atlanta) Online version (1996+) Online version (Dec 1996+) General Collection HC 107 .A13 .F455 (1968+) Microfilm HC 107 .A13 .F455 (1919-1968, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1992-2002) Research Review (Boston) Online version (1993+) Online version (2004+) Online version (1995-2004, New England Economic Review) Economic Perspectives (Chicago) Online version (1976+) Online version (1995+) General Collection HC 107 .A14 A2 (1969+) Economic Trends (Cleveland) Online version (1994+) Online version (1995+) General Collection HC 107 .O3 F45 (1986+) See also: Economic Review (Cleveland) Online version (1985-2001) Online version (1990-2001) General Collection HC 107 .O3 E26 (1969-2001) Economic & Financial Policy Review (Dallas) Online version (2001-2005) Online version (1999-2001, Economic & Financial Review) Online version (1989-1999, Economic Review) Online version (1996-2004) General Collection HC 101 .E437 (1982-1994) General Collection HC 107 .A165 A2 (1971-1981) Economic Review (Kansas City) Online version (1975+) Online version (Mar 1994+) General Collection HC 107 .A17 F455 (1968+)

Quarterly Review (Minneapolis) Online version (1977+) Online version (1990+) General Collection HC 107 .A14 F443 (1974-2003) Economic Policy Review (New York) Online version (1995+) Online version (1976-1994, Quarterly Review) Online version (1963-1976, Monthly Review) Online version (1990+) General Collection HC 101 .F4 & .F42 (1969+) Microfilm HC 101 .F4 (Sep 1919-1968) Business Review (Philadelphia) Online version (1990+) Online version (1996+) General Collection HC 107 .A12 A2 (1969-1978; 2003-2002) Microfilm HC 107 .A12 A2 (1979-2002) Economic Quarterly (Richmond) Online version (1974+) Online version (1990+) General Collection HC 107 .A12 F457 (1969+) Microfilm HC 107 .A12 F457 (1915-1968) Economic Review (San Francisco) Online version (1973+) Online version (1996+) General Collection HC 107 .A18 A2 (1969+) Review (St. Louis) Online version (1967+) Online version (1993+) General Collection HC 107 .A14 F455 (1969+)

Other Federal Reserve Information

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International Trade Administration Publications

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