Data Sources
Statistical data tips
Many statistical packages require specific formats for data input and will produce only a limited set of output formats. Please check the help files for the software you are using to ensure that you will be able to get data in the format you need.
Statistical data sources - MHC digital collections
- Comtrade (international trade statistics)Note: downloading data is limited.
- Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS)Access to the value of merchandise imports and exports by country partners from the International Monetary Fund.
- International Financial StatisticsAccess to macroeconomic & financial statistics from the International Monetary Fund
- ICPSR / Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social ResearchSocial science data sets are available for downloading; coverage includes but is not limited to the U.S. Census, crime and criminal justice, foreign and national opinion polls, health, consumer studies, and historical data sets.
- World Development IndicatorsProvides access to international economic, demographic and social data from the World Bank.
Statistical data sources - free
- Data.gov"The home of the U.S. Government's open data." Includes data sets from Federal and State agencies as well as other organizations. Topic categories include agriculture, business, climate, consumer, ecosystems, education, energy, finance, health, local government, manufacturing, ocean, public safety, science & research. File formats vary for different data sets, but among those available may be Excel, CSV, txt(csv), xls.
- Census ReporterCensus Reporter is an independent project to make data from the American Community Survey (ACS) easier to use. They are unaffiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau.
- FRED - Federal Reserve Economic DataCreated and maintained by the Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, FRED is an online database consisting of hundreds of thousands of economic data time series from scores of national, international, public, and private sources. Browse by 14 different categories.
- Last Updated: Feb 17, 2025 12:52 PM
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Subjects: Computer Science, Statistics