| Database Information |
Statistical Abstract of the United States |
| Also known as: | The National Data Book |
| Access: | Freely available Internet database |
| Description: | Provides statistical tables and charts covering various aspects of social, political, and economic life. Emphasis is on the United States, but some tables cover regions, states, cities, and comparative international statistics. Informaton is gathered from all agencies of the federal government and from private, commercial, and professional sources. The Statistical Abstract of the United States is designed to serve as a convenient source for statistical reference and as a guide to other statistical publications and sources. Most data are presented in time series and include the most recent year available at time of publication. |
| Updated: | annually |
| Notes: | PDF versions of earlier volumes of Statistical Abstracts of the U.S., back to 1878, are available. Click on “Earlier Editions” on the top navigation bar. |
| Output Formats: | Tables are available in plain text (txt) and Excel (xls) formats. |
| Help: | For further assistance, contact a librarian. |
| Related Resources: | Also available in print: Statistical Abstract of the United States (latest edition in the Reference Room at Ref HC202 .A1) and in CD-ROM (latest edition in the Reference Room at Workstation #36). The CD-ROM edition contains more years of data, more countries, and more categories of subjects than those shown in the print edition. The CD-ROM also provides over 1,400 table-to-spreadsheet links, direct table-to-Internet site links, and search capabilities on table number and titles as well as general subjects. |
| Users: | unlimited concurrent users |
| Producer: | U. S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of the Census |
