| AIER
Cost of Living Calculator The AIER Cost of Living Calculator was
developed by the American Institute for Economic Research. It
will compare the relative value (purchasing power of the dollar)
from 1913 to the present.
Consumer
Price Index
Country
and City Data Book
County and City Data
Book is an electronic version of the 1988, 1994, 2004 County
and City Data Books. It is offered through the University
of Virginia and Statistical Data Center. Data
is provided for a wide variety of topics: agriculture,
banking, climate, crime, education, elections, and much more.
Economagic.com: Economic
Time Series Project
Economagic is a "comprehensive
site of free, easily available economic time series data useful
for economic research, in particular economic forecasting." It
currently contains over 100,000 time series, and custom charts
can be retrieved. The sets are mainly from U.S. statistics.
Economic Indicators
A handy place to find the
latest daily releases on key economic indicators from the Bureau
of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Economic
Statistics Briefing Room
Economic Statistics Briefing
Room's purpose is to provide "easy access to current Federal
economic indicators. It provides links to information produced
by a number of federal agencies. All of the information included
in the Economic Statistics Briefing Room is maintained and updated
by the statistical units of those agencies."
EH.net
Encyclopedia "EH.Net Encyclopedia
of Economic and Business History is designed to provide students
and laymen with high quality reference articles in the field. Articles
for the Online Encyclopedia are written by experts, screened by
a group of authorities, and carefully edited. A distinguished Advisory
Board recommends entry topics, assists in the selection of authors,
and defines the project's scope."
FreeLunch
FreeLunch is a collection
of over 1 million economic and financial data sets. A free
registration process is required before viewing any data sets.
How
Much is that Worth Today? How
Much is that Worth Today compares the purchasing power of
money in the United States ( or colonies)
from 1665 to any other year including the present.
U.S.
Historical Census Data Browser
The U.S. Historical Census
Data Browser "describes the people and the economy of the
US for each state and county from 1790 to 1960." This
site is made available through the University of Virginia and Inter-University
Consortium for Political and Social Research.
What
is a dollar Worth?
This site includes a CPI inflation calculator that lets you enter
a year to find out what an item or service purchased in a given year
would be worth in 19?? dollars. |
