Internet Links - Business & Economy
For more resources, see our Business and Money Databases
Economic Statistics
Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate
- Consumer Price Index Page from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
- CPI Inflation Calculator 1913-current
- Prices and Wages by Decade: Introduction - Primary sources showing retail prices for common items from as early as the 1600’s. From the University of Missouri.
- Prime Rate from 1929-current
- Purchasing Power of the U.S. Dollar 1774-Current - Measuring Worth is a site created
by economists, and includes a number of other financial calculators.
General Economic Statistics
- Economic Indicators
- Economic Indicators from the Census Bureau
- Producer Price Index page from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Federal Reserve Economic Data
- StatsAmerica - provides regional profiles and data from various sources all in one place. A collaboration of Indiana University and the Indiana Business Research Center
Kentucky
- Kentucky Statistics at a Glance - from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Kentucky Business and Economic Reports - from the Cabinet for Economic Development
Poverty
- Annual Poverty Guidelines - Poverty Guidelines are published every year in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health & Human Services.
- Kids Count Data Center - poverty data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation
Publications
- Economic Report of the President - The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors.
Unemployment Statistics
- Unemployment Statistics for Kentucky - monthly data from the State.
- National Unemployment Statistics - The United States Department of Labor publishes national unemployment statistics monthly.
Last Updated:
08/04/2022
