Includes national income and product accounts (NIPA's), which feature the estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) and related measures.

created: 05 Dec 2003 by mflesner ::: updated: 30 Sep 2006

From the United States Department of Labor, this well-designed site offers key labor and employment statistics including the latest unemployment rate, the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the Product Price Index (PPI), industry and wage data, and much more. Site visitors can create detailed tables of specific local data.

created: 05 Dec 2003 by mbuhmann ::: updated: 05 Dec 2003

Monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services.

created: 26 Nov 2003 by mflesner ::: updated: 29 Nov 2003

Economic indicators by month from 1998 to present. Does not include statistics by year.

created: 05 Dec 2003 by mflesner ::: updated: 20 Jul 2004

Links to a number of Federal agencies that is maintained and updated by the statistical units of those agencies. Estimates for the indicators presented are the most currently available values.

created: 29 Nov 2003 by mflesner ::: updated: 20 Jul 2004

Anecdotal information collected by the Federal Reserve on current economic conditions in its district through reports from bank and branch directors and interviews with key businessmen, economists, market experts, and other sources. The Beige Book summarizes this information by district and sector. It is not a commentary on the views of Federal Reserve officials.

created: 21 Nov 2003 by mflesner ::: updated: 26 Nov 2003

Northern Illinois Business and Industry Data Center was established in 1994 in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to serve businesses and individuals in the 24-county Northern Illinois region including the Chicago, Kankakee, Rockford, and Quad Cities metro areas.

created: 29 Nov 2003 by mflesner ::: updated: 20 Jul 2004

The NIPC is the official planning agency for the six-county Chicago metropolitan area. Their web site contains publications, statistics and maps for the area.

created: 05 Dec 2003 by mbuhmann ::: updated: 05 Dec 2003

Measures average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output. The prices included in the PPI are from the first commercial transaction for many products and some services.

created: 29 Nov 2003 by mflesner ::: updated: 20 Jul 2004

Statistical indicators by the Census Bureau.

created: 05 Dec 2003 by mflesner ::: updated: 20 Jul 2004

ZIP Code Business Patterns presents data on the total number of business establishments, employment and payroll for more than 40,000 5-digit ZIP Code areas nationwide. In addition, the number of establishments for nine employment-size categories is provided by detailed industry for each ZIP Code.

created: 02 Feb 2007 by jshepard ::: updated: 08 Feb 2007