This edition of Business Statistics contains more than 4,000 data series covering virtually every aspect of the U.S. economy, including GDP by state and region, employment, production, prices, productivity, international trade, money supply, and interest rates. As always, it fully incorporates historical data revisions released by government agencies.
ISBN : Edition : / 2006
Published Date : 01-2006
Pages : 656
ISBN : 1598880098
The 2006 edition of Business Statistics offers new and updated information, including data for approximately 200 important indicators for the years 1929-1948. Also new to this edition are state personal income data back to 1958, previously shown only back to 1969; price indexes for both new and existing homes; two new series of “real” interest rates; a table showing inflation rates using a variety of different price indicators; monthly indicators of long-term international capital flows; tabulation of gross domestic factor income by industry, showing the labor and capital components; and redefined poverty rates calculated by the Census Bureau. For key indicators—such as Gross Domestic Product, personal income, spending and saving, employment, unemployment, prices, the capital stock, the federal budget, and industrial production—Business Statistics now provides a full 75 years of annual data.
Popular features of Business Statistics include more than 150 basic data tables, most presenting 30 years of annual data and four years of monthly data, with additional historical data for selected series; a section describing economic trends over the past 30 years, fully illustrated with original tables and graphics; population, total and per capita personal income, and employment for each state and region, annually for the past 30 years; an introductory analysis for each chapter, using graphics and brief text to highlight key trends; and detailed background notes with definitions, data revisions schedules, and sources—including Web addresses.
Other volumes in the U.S. DataBook Series™ include, Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics, Vital Statistics of the United States, and State Profiles.
"Bernan Press has maintained the high level of quality and standards that users became accustomed to when this publication was issued by the BEA. Business Statistics of the United States remains a highly recommended core volume for any library or individual in need of business or industry statistics."
- Government Information Quarterly (Vol. 16, No 3, 1999)
"The book is a classic reference on the U.S. economy—comprehensive, authoritative, and convenient. It can save time and effort for a broad spectrum of readers, including economists, managers, teachers, students and general readers." - American Reference Books Annual
