BA 497: Business Policy, Strategy, and Ethics (James): Economic Data & Demographic Information

This database is the best resource for economic indicators. It will also contain many statistics that you can use as independent variables.

Example: I want historical and forecasted GDP data and inflation rates for the United States.

• On the main page, select Economies with the Pulldown menu
• Click Go
• Click the Plus sign+ for Economy, Finance and Trade (Select Consumer if you need data such as disposable income)
• Scroll down to GDP and click the arrow
• Select all of the types of GDP data that you need
• Click Next
• Go to Geographies and select USA
• Click Search
• Scroll down to the section for Economies and Consumers Annual Data and select "View Full Data Set"
• Use the pull-down menu to select the years that you need (forecasted data is available to 2040
• Click Apply

Example: I am looking for demographic information on Malibu.

•    Type Malibu in the Community Facts box and click Go
•    Select the relevant categories such population, selected economic characteristics, etc.