There are a number of publicly available sources of market and related data online. Below is a sampling of some of those sources. For help finding datasets that are not available on the links listed, check with an economics professor or Research & Instruction/Data Services Librarian Ann Schaenzer.
The Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board of Governors – This is the source for Fed statistical releases, Open Market Committee news, the Beige Book and more.
Regional Federal Reserve Banks – Some of the best sites are maintained by our local Fed (Minneapolis), New York, Boston, St. Louis, and Chicago. These sites will also provide links to other regional Feds.
Federal Departments, Bureaus, Commissions, etc.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics – for information on inflation, unemployment, earnings, and productivity.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis – for information on national income, GDP, international and regional economic accounts.
Other data and reports can be found directly at sites maintained by the Department of Commerce, Department of Justice – Antitrust Division, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Census, Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Council of Economic Advisors.
Legislative Data
U.S. Congress – Thomas – This site stores information on Congress, the Congressional Record (searchable), and a host of other legislative links are available.
Minnesota State Legislature – The state legislature maintains its own site with information on the House and Senate, Minnesota statutes, and links to other legislative sites.
Policy Institutes
The Brookings Institution, The Economic Policy Institute, NRDC, The Cato Institute, and the American Enterprise Institute and others produce both data and reports on relevant economic and political issues.