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Economic Data

Passport (formerly Global Market Information Database)

Market research reports on countries, consumers and industries from Euromonitor International. Historic data from 1997 plus up-to-date forecast models including industry reports and market share data. This database is only available to current Pepperdine students, faculty, and staff. In order to take advantage of all features, users must create an account

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.

SimplyAnalytics
SimplyAnalytics is a mapping, analytics, and data visualization application that makes it easy for anyone to create interactive maps and reports using thousands of demographic, business, and marketing variables.. Please note there is a limit of 5 concurrent users - if busy, try later