Research and Course Guides: Datasets & Statistics Guide: 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
Cross National Time Series (CNTS) Data Archive
Annual time series data on demographic, political, legislative, economic, and social science variables from 1815 to the present for over 200 countries.
CNTSDATA.xlsx is the main dataset file. The Events Data LINKS files are separate by year. Be sure to consult the User Manual and the Codebook for data definitions and usage tips.