Full-text online from 1990 - current.
~ United Nations Development Programme

Full-text online from 1978 - current.
~ World Bank

Full-text online from 1986 - current.
~ World Resources Institute

Full-text online from 1947 - current.
~ United Nations, Development Policy and Analysis Division

Full-text online from 1998 - current.
~ International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Click the "Sources" tab at the top of the page. Choose "Industries and Markets" for Industry Statistics.

The GGDC 10-Sector database provides a long-run internationally comparable dataset on sectoral productivity performance in Asia, Europe, Latin America and the US. Variables covered in the data set are value added, output deflators, and persons employed for 10 broad sectors from 1950 onwards.

University of Virginia Library

Children's Defense Fund

A joint effort between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau

BREAD: Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis of Development, includes household surveys, firm level data, macro data sources, and national statistical offices

A comprehensive online database, maintained by the World Resources Institute, that focuses on the environmental, social, and economic trends that shape our world.

Data Publications, as well as Statistical Releases from several sources such as the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and government agencies such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

National Library of Medicine

Provides access to Monthly, Quarterly and Annual trade data from 1948 forward, as maintained by the International Monetary Fund. Data are provided for about 180 countries and geographic areas.

Provides international trade statistics and U.S. tariff data to the public.

The Historical Statistics provide data on Population, GDP and GDP per capita for all countries in the world for the period 0-2008.

U.S. Census Bureau

A United Nations Population Fund database that tracks global progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other related indicators of maternal health at the country level. Adapted from the UN-endorsed DevInfo database system, MDG 5b+ Info compiles the latest relevant household survey data with international data and allows for easy generation of tables, graphs and maps for inclusion in presentations, reports and advocacy materials.

A longitudinal survey of a representative sample of US individuals and the families in which they reside. It has been ongoing since 1968. Core topics include income sources and amounts, poverty status, public assistance income, taxes and other financial matters, family structure and demographic measures, labor market participation, housework time, housing, geographic mobility, socio-economic background, and health.

From the U.S. Census Bureau

From the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce, includes national, international, regional, and industry reports and statistics.

National Bureau of Economic Research, various statistics from 1890 - 1999.

Various demographic & mortality statistics from 1896 - 2003 from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).