GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS FOR BUSINESS
           at New Orleans Public Library

 

 

 

CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE

Executive Office of the President. Semi-annual. PREX 2.20:

Massive guide to government assistance programs. Contains descriptions of specific agency programs and grants. Individual program descriptions arranged by agency. Descriptions include: program title and popular name, types of assistance, program objective, eligibility requirements, contact information.

http://www.cfda.gov/

 

 

CENSUS CATALOG

AND GUIDE

Department of Commerce. Annual. C3.163/3:

Comprehensive listings of Census Bureau publications, divided into subject chapters; each publication listed is extensively annotated. NOPL houses a complete collection of historic and current Census publications. Business patrons may find particular use for: Economic Census, County Business Patterns, and Census of Retail Trade, as well as other Census sources. For most 1990 Census data see: http://www.census.gov/   and see also CENSTATS http://tier2.census.gov/dbappweb.htm

 

 

COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY

Department of Commerce. Daily. C 1.76:

NOPL  keeps issues for 3 months only.

Includes sections on procurement of services and supplies, contract awards, special notices,foreign government standards, and announcements of surplus property sales.

http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov/index.html

 

 

COUNTY AND CITY DATA BOOK

Department of Commerce, 1994. C3.134/2:

(See also the commercial publication County and City Extra for annual updates.B&S/R/317.3/C855/year.) Both have data from the 1990 Census and from private sources such as: American Hospital Association, American Medical Association and Elections Research Center. Data has been summarized for states, counties and cities; and is available on: banking, crime, education, population, retail and wholesale trade, service industries and more.

 

 

CPI DETAILED REPORT

Department of Labor. Monthly. L2.38/3:

Reports on consumer price movements, including statistical tables and technical notes; covers the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers and the Consumer  Price index for wage earners and clerical workers. The indices reflect data for the U.S.  city average and selected areas.

See also the CPI Home page at:  http://stats.bls.gov/ciphome.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

U.S. Congress. Monthly, 1948--. Y4.EC7:

Includes charts and statistical tables on total output, income and spending; employment, unemployment and wages; production, business activity; prices, money, credit, security markets; federal finance; international statistics; data are usually given annually for several years, along with monthly

and quarterly data for the last 3 years.

http://www.access.gpo.gov/cong002.html

 

 

EXPORT AMERICA

Commerce Department.  Monthly, November 1999--.

C61.18/2:

Practical information about the exporting process, technical advice, and specific marketing opportunities.

http://exportamerica.doc.gov

 

 

FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN

U.S. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Monthly 1915--. FR 1.3:

Articles on finance, business, and banking that often include economic indicator statistics. Also, monthly compilations of financial and business statistics. Most series of data are given for the last 4 or 5 years. Index to statistical tables included. See also Federal Reserve System site at:

http:// www.bog.frb.fed.us/      for: foreign exchange rates,

consumer credit, interest rates and money supply.

 

 

INDUSTRY AND TRADE OUTLOOK 2000

Department of Commerce. C 61.48: 2000

Successor to the U.S. Industrial Outlook.

Includes 50 chapters covering: Natural Resources and Energy, Construction and Related Industries, Industrial Materials and Components, Production and Manufacturing, Information and Communications, the Consumer Economy, Transportation and Travel, Health Care, Financial, and Business and Professional Services.

 

 

MARCIVE WEBDOC CATALOG OF GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

(Paid subscription Internet site).

A finding tool of government publications from 1976 to present that have been sent to Federal Depository Libraries. Updated monthly. Searchable by: author, title, subject, Sudoc #, or by combining searches. NOPL receives about 15% of publications indexed here, and NOPL holdings are identified on Marcive.

 

 
MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW

Department of Labor. Monthly. L 2.6:

Give U.S. Average hourly and weekly earnings by industry division and major manufacturing group. Contains articles as well as a monthly statistical section. Annual index is available

for articles in each volume. http://stats.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NAICS - NORTH

                  AMERICAN

                  INDUSTRY

                  CLASSIFICATION

                  SYSTEM

Provides common industry definitions for Canada, Mexico and the United States

http://www.census.gov/epcd/www.naics.html

 

 

 

OCCUPATIONAL

OUTLOOK

HANDBOOK

Business & Science Reference 371.425 O15 (year)

Basic information for anyone beginning a career or seeking a career change. A wide variety of occupations are included; for each: a description of what is done on the job, necessary skills and training,projected job market for the coming year, and entry level salaries are discussed.

http://www.bls.gov/ocohome.htm

 

 

STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION  MANUAL

Executive Office of the President, 1987. PREX 26: IN 2/ 987.

Standard Industrial Classification is the statistical classification standard underlying all establishment based Federal economic statistics. Businesses are assigned a specific S.I.C. based on their specific activity. SIC can be used as a tool in identifying companies such as: manufacturers of a specific product or performers of a specific service.

 

 

STEP

Small Business Tax Education Program. Internal Revenue Service, Annual. T 22. 44/2: (Compact Disc).

Information for small business owners on their tax rights and responsibilities, record-keeping requirements, and instruc-tions on tax forms and preparation.

For additional tax forms and publications see: http://www.irs.ustreas.gov

 

 

SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

Department of Commerce. Monthly, 1921--. C 59.11:

Also on CD-rom in annual cumulations beginning 1994.

Also current on the Internet at Bureau of Economic Analysis site: http://www.bea.doc.gov/beahome.html Includes statistics and articles on various business and economic topics. Some articles are recurring features. Charts of cyclical indicators and monthly national income and product tables. Includes tables of economic indicators such as: personal income, industrial productivity, commodity prices.

For foreign countries of: Japan, Germany, France, England, Italy and Canada gives: CPI, Stock Price Index and exchange rates. Covers foreign trade, including value of exports and imports for major geographic regions’ imports; geographic area and commodity are not correlated. The July issue includes annual national income figures.

 

 

U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE

Department of Commerce. Monthly.

April 1990—present. C 3.278: Ex 7 (Compact Disc).

Lists exports for the United States. Tables give the value and quantity of exports by commodity and by commodity for country of destination. See also:

STAT-USA at: http://www.stat-usa.gov

 

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL

U.S. General Services Administration. Annual. GS 4.109:

Gives a short overview of the history and function of each federal agency. Citations to authorizing laws as well as purposes of specific federal programs are often included. Agency contacts for further information are provided, including regional and field offices when such exist.

Also available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs

 

 

U.S. IMPORTS OF

MERCHANDISE

Department of Commerce. Monthly, April 1990- present.

C 3.278:Im 7 (Compact Disc).

Lists imports into the United States. Tables give the value and quantity of imports by commodity and by commodity for country of origin. See also: STAT-USA at

http://www.stat-usa.gov

 

 

 

 

 

 

MORE FEDERAL INTERNET SOURCES

Visit the New Orleans Public Library home page at :

http://www.gnofn.org/~nopl/

and use Subject Links

 to Business sites and to U.S. Government sites.

 

 

U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES DIRECTORY

A “yellow pages” listing of federal web sites with keyword index. Provides hyperlinks to most agencies.

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html

 

 

BUREAU OF ECONOMC ANALYSIS

National income, balance of payments, foreign investment, state and local income. Includes current issues of the periodical “Survey of Current Business.”

http://www.bea.dodc.gov/beahome.html

 

 

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Employment, productivity, prices.

http://www.stats.bls.gov/

 

 
BUREAU OF PUBLIC DEBT

Treasury auction results, savings bonds, national debt.

http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/bpd/bpdhome.htm

 

 

CENSTAT

Provides access to these government databases: County Business Patterns, USA Counties, Annual Survey of Manufacturers, ZIP Business Patterns, International Trade Data, Occupation by Sex, Race & Hispanic Origins, and Consolidated Federal Funds Report.

http://tier2.census.gov/dbappweb.htm

 

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL NEWS

U.S. Exporters by name and product and U.S. Export Opportunities.

http://www.cnewsusa.com/index.html

 

 

ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION

State, national and international energy statistics.

http://www.eia.doe.gov

 

 

FEDERAL ACQUISITIONS JUMP STATION

Federal contracts.

http://www.ustreas.gov/treasury/bureaus/bep/proc/

jump.html

 

 
FEDERAL BUDGET

http://www.access.gpo.gov/omb/omb003.html
 

 
FIRSTGOV

Giant “one stop shop” for federal internet sources.

http://www.firstgov.gov

 

 

FOREIGN AGRICULTURE SERVICE

Agricultural exporting.

http://www.fas.usda.gov

 

 
GPO ACCESS

Government Printing Office home page.

Includes a massive array of links to the most heavily used and popular federal sites.

http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs

 

 

HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES

http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/imp-exp/rulings/harmoniz/index.htm

 

 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION

Trade statistics, general foreign import needs, export assistance.

http://www.ita.doc.gov/

 

 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS COUNTRY STUDIES

101 countries and regions covered. Descriptions and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world; examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

 

 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Assistance on starting a small business.

http://www.sba.gov/

 

 
 

 
STAT-USA

Current and historical  economic data and trade related releases, international market research, trade opportunities, country analysis (includes: National Trade Data Bank). Available by paid subscription but is FREE to Federal Depository Library patrons, for use in the library.

http://www.stat-usa.gov/

 

 
STATE DEPARTMENT

Foreign economics and country commercial guides, as well as passport information and application forms.

http://www.state.gov/www.issues.economic/

index.html

 

 
THOMAS

User friendly access to the Congressional Record, Bills, Floor Action, and Federal laws. Follow legislation in your area of interest as it moves through the legislative process.

http://thomas.loc.gov/

 

 

U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Trade policy and statistics.

http://www.ustr.gov/

 

 

WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC STATISTICS BRIEFING ROOM

Current economic press releases.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html

 

 

 

 

MMD

August 2000