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Government Statistics and Data

Listing of major U.S. government statistical agencies as well as descriptions of general resources for government statistics and data.

Other Sources

Aging Stats.Gov

The Forum encourages collaboration among federal agencies to improve the quality and usefulness of data on the aging population. The Forum membership includes 13 federal agencies that produce or use statistics on aging.

Decennial Population and Housing Censuses Guide, NCSU Libraries

Summarizes the NCSU Libraries holdings of decennial population and housing census reports from 1790 to the present and links to Census Bureau data reports from 1790-2000. Also links to about ninety Table Finding Guide PDFs for population and housing reports from the last sixty years.

EDGAR

EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Its primary purpose is to increase the efficiency and fairness of the securities market for the benefit of investors, corporations, and the economy by accelerating the receipt, acceptance, dissemination, and analysis of time-sensitive corporate information filed with the agency.

Economic Report of the President

Annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. 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. Supplementary reports can be issued to the Congress which contain additional and/or revised recommendations. Documents are available as ASCII text and PDF files.