Statistical & Data Sources

Statistical databases licensed for use at MHC:

Statistical Universe -  easy access to statistics produced by federal agencies, states, and intergovernmental organizations.

Historical Statistics of the United States - quantitative facts of American history

International Financial Statistics from the IMF -  database contains approximately 32,000 time series covering more than 200 countries and areas.

WISERTrade  International trade database which includes 4 U.S. state level export series, U.S. exports and imports by customs district & by individual port, as well as EU, Canadian (by province), Chinese (by province), and Japanese and Taiwanese trade statistics.

World Development Indicators from the World Bank -  statistical data for over 600 development indicators and time series data from 1960-2003 (selected data for 2004) for over 200 countries and 18 country groups.

Europa World Comparative Statistics

Major (publicly available) web sites for statistical information:

FedStats - US Federal Statistics Locator: a meta-site organized by agency and major topic

Statistical Abstract of the United States - a compendium of statistical tables from multiple sources

Financial Services Fact Book - from the Insurance Information Institute

• Census 2000 Data for Massachusetts
• American FactFinder -Offers prepackaged data products, maps and user-selected data tables and maps from Census 2000, the 1990 Census of Population and Housing, the 1997 Economic Census, and the American Community Survey, hosted by the U.S. Census Bureau.
• Census 2000 Quick Links -Access to Census data files, tables and related census links, hosted by University of California, San Diego.
• United States Historical Census Data Browser -Powerful interactive data tool to examine census figures from 1790-1960, created by the Geostat Center at the University of Virginia Library.  
• Historical Census of Population and Housing -Scanned images of the original US Decennial Censuses from 1790 to 2000. Work in progress by the US Census.

• National Center for Health Statistics - from the Center for Disease Control
• Biology/Biotechnolgy Statistics sources - from the National Library of Medicine, National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Economic Statistics Briefing Room  - drawn from several U.S. federal agencies
• Bureau of Labor Statistics - multiple statistical sources for business/industry/labor data

• International Health Statistics - from the World Health Organization
• UNcomtrade - International Trade Statistics from the United Nations