This guide offers a variety of sources of statistical information available at the UWM Libraries. Research guides will help find other sources of statistical information. The library's online catalog, PantherCat, can be consulted for statistical information on specific topics. The Library of Congress Subject Headings, located in the reference collection, (REF) Z 695 .L6952x, specifies subject headings used in the catalog.

Statistical Abstract of the U.S. (REF) HA 202 http://www.census.gov/statab/www/	This standard summary of social, political, and economic statistics for the U.S. has been published since 1878. It contains data from over 200 government and private agencies on topics from baseball game attendance to consumer debt. The subject index is good and the tables include the sources from which the statistics were derived.
American Statistics Index (MFC) HA 214 .A5x LexisNexis Statistical	The ASI is an index to statistical publications of the federal government; UWM Libraries has the print for retrospective 1973-1997. The full text of material found in ASI is available on microfiche in the Microforms Area, Lower Level, west wing; for materials available from 1970-2001. Current statistical materials will be found via LexisNexis Statistical.
World Almanac & Book of Facts (REF) AY 67 .N5 W7	Almanacs are often overlooked sources of statistics on a wide variety of subjects and are easy to use.

Quickfinder list:

Agricultural statistics print - 1936-2007 online - 1994 - date	HD 1751 .A43 http://www.usda.gov/nass/pubs/agstats.htm
Annual survey of manufactures print - 1986-1996 online - 1993 - date	HD 9721 .A56 http://www.census.gov/mcd/asmhome.html
Census atlas of the United States: Census 2000 special reports	(REF - Atlas) G 1201 .E2 U5 2007
Census of agriculture	(REF) HD 1769 .C46- - - [1997] http://www.nass.usda.gov/Census_of_Agriculture/index.asp
Census of construction industries	(REF) HD 9715 .U52 C46 - - - [1992] http://www.census.gov/const/www/cci/fintro.html
Census of manufactures	(REF) HD 9724 .C4 [1992] http://www.census.gov/mcd/
Census of mineral industries	(REF) HD 9506 .U63 A123 [1992] (REF) HD 9506 .U62 C45 [1992] http://www.census.gov/mcd/ {follow link}
Census of population & housing [current] American FactFinder	HA 201 http://factfinder.census.gov/
Census of retail trade	(REF) HF 5429 .3 .C4 - - - [1992] http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/97EC44.HTM
Census of service industries	(REF) HD 9981 .4 .C46 - - - [1992] http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/92result.html {follow link}
Census of transportation	(REF) HE 206 .2 .C4- - - [1992] (REF) HE 5673 .C46x 1993 http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/97EC48.HTM
Characteristics of American Indians and Alaska natives by tribe and language (2000 Census)	(REF) HA 201 .122 .C452175x 2003 http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS46274
Characteristics of the Black population (1990 Census)	HA 201 1990al (REF-CD) HA 201 1990 SSTF-21 http://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cp3/cp-3-6.pdf
Condition of education	(REF) L 112 .N377a http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS4175
Consolidated federal funds reports	http://www.census.gov/govs/www/cffr.html (CD) HJ 275 .C637x
Consumer expenditure survey Consumer expenditure survey. Anthology.	HC 110 .C6 C57x HC 110 .C6 C572x http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS3559
County and city data book	(REF) HA 202 .A36 (2007) http://fisher.lib.Virginia.edu/collections/stats/ccdb/
County business patterns	(REF) HC 101 .A184 (1986-1997) (CD) HC 101 .A1841x (1987-2002/3) http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/cbptotal.html
CPI detailed report	HD 6983 .A35x {latest in Current Periodicals} http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LP18250
Crime in the United States (Uniform crime reports for the U.S.)	(REF) HV 6787 .A3 (REF-CD) HV 6787 .U55x http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm
Current business reports	various subtitles; see the online catalog for details and holdings
Current population reports: Series P-60, consumer income	HC 110 .I5 A53 http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/income.html http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/popula.html
Digest of education statistics	(REF) L 11 .D48 http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/getpubcats.asp?sid=091#061
Economic indicators	HC 101 .A186 {latest in Current Periodicals} http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LP1458
Economic report of the President	HC 106 .5 .A272 http://www.gpoaccess.gov/eop/index.html
Employment & earnings	HD 5723 .A4532 http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS90977
Employment, hours, and earnings, United States	(compact shelving) HD 5723 .A27 (1909/94-1988/1996)
Foreign direct investment in the United States [various titles]	check the online catalog for specific information
Health, United States	RA 407 .3 .U57a http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm
Highway statistics	HE 355 .A3 A25 (MC) HE 03 http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/index.htm
Historical statistics of the United States: Colonial times to 1970	(REF) HA 202 .B87 1975
International Data Base	http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
Minerals yearbook	(REF) TN 23 .U612 (current) http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS5003
Monthly energy review	HD 9564 .M66 (1974-2001) http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LP1714
Monthly labor review	HD 8051 .A78 {latest in Current Periodicals} http://stats.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
Morbidity and mortality weekly report	RA 407 .3 .A37 (1976-2000) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwr_wk.html
National trade data bank STAT-USA internet	(CD) HF 1009 .5 .N38x (2000) Ask at the Information Desk
National transportation statistics	(MC) HE 02 (2002) http://www.bts.gov/publications/ national_transportation_statistics/index.html
Occupational compensation survey, national summary National compensation survey	HD 4973 .O283x http://www.bls.gov/search/ncs.asp http://www.bls.gov/ncs/home.htm
PPI detailed report	HB 235 .U6 A472 {latest in Current Periodicals} check the online catalog for various URLs for different dates
Projections of educational statistics to... Projections of education statistics...	(REF) L 111 .A72 http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2004013
Sourcebook of criminal justice statistics	(REF) HV 7245 .N37b (latest) http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/
State and metropolitan area data book	(REF) HA 202 .S8x (latest) http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS2647
Survey of current business	HC 101 .A13 {latest in Current Periodicals} http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS1730
U.S. industry and trade outlook	(REF) HC 106 .5 .A17 (2000)
USA counties	(CD) HA 729 .U83x (1998) http://www.census.gov/statab/www/county.html
USA trade	(CD) HF 1 .U83x (2000)
Vital and health statistics (various series/topics)	check the online catalog for specific information http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/series/ser.htm
Vital statistics of the United States	HA 203 .A22 http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/vsus/vsus.htm
World factbook	(REF) G 122 .U56a http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS552
World population profile	HA 154 .W65 (1998) http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/wp98.html

Many of the sources listed contain statistical information for Milwaukee and/or Wisconsin; the following titles have a specific local focus.

Basic facts about Wisconsin's elementary and secondary schools	(REF) LB 2846 .B37x http://dpi.wi.gov/sfs/basic.html
Budget [UW System]	(ARC) LD 6103 .A2x http://www.uwsa.edu/budplan/redbook/
Business journal book of lists	(REF) HF 3163 .M5 B871x {latest 5 years}
Climatological data, Wisconsin	QC 984 .W5x C55 http://www5.ncdc.noaa.gov/pdfs/cd/wisconsin/
Consumer analysis [Milwaukee Journal]	(REF) HC 108 .M6 A25
District report card for the Milwaukee Public Schools	(REF) LB 3053 .M5 M55x http://www.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/
Fact book [UW-Milwaukee]	(REF) LD 6106 .5 .U54x http://www.bfs.uwm.edu/depts/birsm/factbook/fbtoc.htm
Fact book [UW System]	(REF) LD 6106 .5 .F32x http://www.uwsa.edu/president/communications/publicat/
Local climatological data, Milwaukee, Wisconsin	QC 984 .W5x A3 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/pdfs/lcd/lcd.html
Metro Milwaukee economic fact book	(Info Desk) HC 108 .M5 M35 (2001)
Milwaukee urban atlas, 1990	(REF) HA 717 .M5 M552x 1992
Multicultural student statistics [UW System]	LB 2846 .M56x (1988-1998)
Population trends in Wisconsin, 1970-2000	HB 2195 .W6 N39x 2001 http://www.doa.state.wi.us/docs_view2.asp?docid=419
Public health profiles, Wisconsin	(REF) RA 177 .W57x http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/localdata/pubhlthprofiles.htm
Student statistics, fall [UW System]	LD 6117 .5 .W6x http://www.uwsa.edu/opar/ssb/index.htm
Wisconsin agricultural statistics	(REF) HD 1421 .W5 http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/ Wisconsin/Publications/Annual_Statistical_Bulletin/index.asp
Wisconsin blue book	(REF) JK 6031 http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/bluebook.htm http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx? type=browse&scope=WI.WIBlueBks
Wisconsin crime and arrests	(REF) HV 7299 .A45x http://oja.state.wi.us/category.asp?linkcatid=1324&linkid=709&locid=97
Wisconsin economic indicators	HC 107 .W6 W5 http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/oea/wi_econ_indicators.htm see PantherCat record for archival link
Wisconsin energy statistics	(REF) HD 9502 .U53 W5892x http://www.doa.state.wi.us/energy/
Wisconsin farm reporter	S 129 .W55x{latest issues in Current Periodicals}
Wisconsin projections....: industries, occupations, labor force	(REF) HD 5725 .W5 W645 http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/oea/employment_projections/ long_term_projections.htm
Wisconsin traffic crash facts	(REF) HE 5614 .3 .W5 http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/safety/motorist/crashfacts/index.htm
Workforce observations {various Wisconsin communities}	HD 5701 ... {various subtitles; see the online catalog for details and holdings} http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/oea/WDA/workforce_observations.htm

Statistical Resources on The Web University of Michigan Documents Center http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html American FactFinder, U.S. Census Bureau http://factfinder.census.gov/ American FactFinder User Guide http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/guides/factfinder.htm FedStats http://www.fedstats.gov/ U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/ U.S. Census Bureau, International Programs Center http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/ White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/fsbr.html Wisconsin Demographic Services Center http://www.doa.state.wi.us/section_detail.asp? linkcatid=11&linkid=64&locid=9

InfoNation http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation3/menu/advanced.asp World and non-U.S. Data (American Economic Association) http://rfe.org/showCat.php?cat_id=6 NationMaster http://www.nationmaster.com/ United Nations http://www.un.org/ UN, Food and Agriculture Organization http://www.fao.org/ Center for International Earth Science Information Network http://infoserver.ciesin.org/ Laborsta (ILO) http://laborsta.ilo.org/ Labor Statistics User Guide http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/guides/laborstats.htm

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