Resources
This page contains useful links regarding current economic data relevant to the teachings of our institute.
Latest Commentary
- Thailand's Economic Outlook (PDF Format)
- Payroll Employment for February (PDF Format) March 08, 2013
California Forecast
- Bay Area Home Sales Ease Amid Tight Supply (PDF Format) March 14, 2013
- Southland Begins 2013 with Sales and Price Gains (PDF Format) March 13, 2013
Foreign Exchange & Interest Rates
- March Interest Rates (PDF Format) March 15, 2013
- March Currencies (PDF Format) March 15, 2013
U.S. Economy Links
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) (www.bls.gov): The official source for employment and inflation statistics.
- Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) (www.bea.gov): The official source for GDP and Personal Income/Outlays, Gross State Product, and state/local Personal Income.
- Census Bureau (www.census.gov): In addition to detailed demographic data, the Census provides data on housing, business payroll and receipts, and much more.
- St. Louis Fed: FRED II (research.stlouisfed.org/fred2): A great one-stop site for up-to-date data on most U.S. macroeconomic indicators.
- Freelunch.com (www.freelunch.com): Another one-stop site for many popular U.S. indicators. Allows users to graph and transform data.
California Economy Links
- Employment Development Department (www.edd.ca.gov): Official source for CA/County employment statistics.
- California Dept. of Finance (www.dof.ca.gov): This site collects statistics from several state agencies, offering data on demographics, state finances, and more.
- DataQuick (www.dqnews.com): This is the free news site for a San Diego firm that provides monthly data on residential real estate markets in California. Available data includes number of homes sold and median prices by county.
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