Library Guides: Lehigh Consulting: Business Statistics

Statistics On The Web

Bureau of Economic Analysis
compiles national economic statistics, many of which can be downloaded into Excel.
Economic Census
Business & industry data compiled by the Census Bureau. The Economic Census is published here as well as the major economic indicators.

Data-Planet Statistical Datasets
Data-Planet opens one door into a whole bunch of data! Users can search and browse through 35 billion data points in over 4.9 billion datasets sourced from over 75 public and private sources, covering sixteen subject areas, and nearly 500 databases. The powerful functionality of the Data-Planet platform allows users to get the data they need fast.
Social Explorer
Easy access to demographic information about the U.S. Create custom maps and reports. Covers 1790 to present.
ICPSR
ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research) is the world's largest archive of computer-readable social science data.

As a member institution, Lehigh faculty and students have direct and free access to download data. The data resources include but are not limited to surveys of values, attitudes, health, race and religion, political exit polls and voting behavior, data on crime, and consumer income.