Research and Course Guides: Statistics Library Resources: Time Series Data

Sources of Time Series Data

FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)
FRED is a database of more than 55,000 economic time series maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Covers banking, business/fiscal, consumer prices, employment, population, exchange rates, gross domestic product (GDP), interest rates, money supply, producer price indexes (PPI), U.S. trade and international transactions, and U.S. financial data. Compiled by the Federal Reserve and collected from federal economic agencies.

Sage Data
U.S. and international datasets sourced from governmental, commercial, and private organizations (including the China Data Center).
Subject categories include: Banking, Finance, and Insurance; Criminal Justice and Law; Education; Energy Resources and Demand; Food and Agriculture; Government and Politics; Health and Vital Statistics; Housing and Construction; Industry and Commerce; International; Labor and Employment; Natural Resources and Environment; Population and Income; Prices and Cost of Living; Stocks and Commodities; Transportation and Travel.
Passport
Analysis, reports, data, and news for U.S. and international industries, companies and brands, consumers, and economies.
Passport user guide

OECD Data Explorer
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Data
Bureau of Labor Statistics home page
Use the Subject Areas section menu at the top to navigate data sources on inflation and prices, consumer spending, employment and unemployment, pay and benefits, productivity, etc.
BEA home page
Portal to the BEA's economic data

Mergent Market Atlas
A source for public company financials, SEC filings, ratios, business segments, descriptions, sustainability, officers, directors, and more.
Note: Mergent Market Atlas is the successor to the Mergent Online platform which will be discontinued in mid-2025.