Established on February 14, 1903, to promote American businesses and trade, the U.S. Department of Commerce is the most versatile agency in government. Its broad range of responsibilities include expanding U.S. exports, developing innovative technologies, gathering and disseminating statistical data, measuring economic growth, granting patents, promoting minority entrepreneurship, predicting the weather and monitoring stewardship.

Statistics from the 1997 Economic Census, classified by NAICS and SIC, for the U.S., states, counties, cities, metropolitan areas and ZIP Codes.

The Conference Board on the Web: The world's leading source of business information and executive networking, and the producer of the Leading Economic Indicators and the Consumer Confidence Index.

The purpose of this service is to provide easy access to current Federal economic indicators. It provides links to information produced by a number of Federal agencies.

The Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) program produces monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services. General Overview Economic News Releases Get Detailed Statistics Tables Created by BLS Special Notices Publications and Other Documentation Frequently ...

Statistics: Releases and Historical Data Daily | Weekly | Monthly | Quarterly | Annual Paper copies of the releases may be ordered. Through the links below, some are also available as PDF reproductions of the paper copies. See also tips for printing wide tables. Personal Digital Assistant Wireless Service Daily Releases Commercial Paper Release H.10 Foreign Exchange Rates Daily update H.15 ...

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County Business Patterns, the Census Bureau's annual report on business activity by industry, for states and counties ...

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2002 Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District Commonly known as the Beige Book, this report is published eight times per year. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its District through reports from Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other ...

At-a-Glance pages are also available at the Regional, State and Metropolitan levels.

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Prime Rate (current & historical) published by NFSN ...

This is a history of the Prime Rate. HSH Associates is the world's leading publisher of mortgage and consumer loan information. We survey current loan rates from thousands of lenders throughout the US, and provide this data to consumers, lenders, the media, and other audiences.