| Database Description: | Contains time series covering economic, market, and financial conditions in several U.S. industries with emphasis on : the energy industry (including exploration, production, and consumption of petroleum, natural gas, and electric power); the chemical industry (including production, exports, imports, petrochemicals, and resins); the metals industry (including iron, steel, copper, aluminum, and lead); and the transportation industry (including railroad, motor vehicles, trucking, and airlines). Provides detailed coverage of household and business consumption at national, regional, and local levels. Includes information on employment and earnings, prices, production, sales, exchange rates, interest rates, international reserves, monetary aggregates, balance of payments, merchandise trade, deflators, and government finance. |
| Information Sources: | The U.S. Bureau of the Census, Bureau of Labour Statistics, Federal Highway Administration, National Center for Health Statistics, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Mines, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, New York Department of Commerce, Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, and the International Trade Administration. |