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How to Use the Census for Research
Industry Research Using the Economic Census : How to Find It, How to Use It by Call Number: Carothers Ref. HC101 .B594 2004ISBN: 157356351XPublication Date: 2004"...explains Census concepts, methods, terminology, and data sources in an understandable manner, and assists Census users in locating needed Census data. Designed as a working handbook, it does not duplicate the data from the census, but introduces users to the features, uses, and formats of the data."
U.S. Census Bureau Reports Online
Statistics from the Census Bureau that focus on fashion and retail.
- Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services byCall Number: OnlineEconomics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. Provides an early indication of sales of retail and food service companies, including clothing & clothing accessories stores.
- Current Business Reports. Annual Benchmark Report for Retail Trade and Food Services.Call Number: OnlineMonthly Retail Trade (BR)
Reports include data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey and data for the most recent 10 years; detailed annual estimates and ratios for the U.S. by kind-of-business.
LibGuides @ URI
- Government StatisticsGuide to Government Statistics. Contains links to the U.S. Census and other online sources such as the Statistical Abstract.
Business, Economics, and Labor Statistics
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
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Official government source for statistics on GDP, balance of payments, imports and exports, U.S. investment abroad, foreign investment in the U.S., personal income, etc. Data available at the national, state, and local area levels. Also provides online access to the Survey of Current Business. - Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Official government source for statistics on employment and unemployment, prices and living conditions, compensation and working conditions, productivity and technology, employment projections, and international labor. - Economic IndicatorsProvides links to the latest indicators such as new residential construction and GDP.
- Economic Indicators (print version)Serial Stacks HC101 A186
The print version of Economic Indicators in the lower level of the library in the serial stacks under the call number HC101 A186. The library has the series from 1948 to the present. This resource would be helpful for people looking at economic history. Subject coverage includes employment and wages, production and business activity, and purchasing power among others. - Consumer Price Index OnlineSource of monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers.
- Consumer Price Index (print version)Govt Pubs Mezzanine L 2.38/3
The print version of Consumer Price Index is located in the Government Publications Mezzanine section of the library under the call number L 2.38/3. The library has the series in print from 1957-1974. This resource would be helpful for people looking at economic history. Ask at Circulation.
