FEDERAL GOVERNMENT:
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| THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE | |||
| The official site. | |||
| " | Bureau of Economic Analysis | ||
| The big numbers: GDP, personal income, economic output, etc.. | |||
| Bureau of Industry and Security | |||
| Regulates exports in context of national security and foreign policy, including dual-use exports. | |||
| Economics and Statistics Administration | |||
| From the Department of Commerce, their economic indicators page gathers data from a number of sources within the department. | |||
| FedWorld | |||
| A junior version of FirstGov, but still useful. | |||
| International Trade Administration | |||
| Government advocacy and assistance to domestic exporters, plus export statistics. | |||
| National Institute of Standards and Technology | |||
| Weights, measures and time standardization. | |||
| " | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | ||
| Oceans, climate and environment. | |||
| National Technical Information Service | |||
| Searchable database of publications on business, environment (EPA Superfund and global warming), health, the military and NTSB reports.There is a charge for many documents. | |||
| National Telecommunication and Information Administration | |||
| Allocates radio frequency spectrum (with map) and internet domain names. | |||
| SciTech Resources | |||
| Science, technology, food & health resources. | |||
| " | United States Census Bureau | ||
| Unquestionably the most important source of statistical information on the nation. The site is probably as easy to use as it can be considering both its scope and the level of detail it provides. | |||
| " | A to Z Subject List | ||
| OOOEssentially an index to the Bureau's statistics | |||
| " | American Factfinder | ||
| OOOThe Census Bureau's public user-friendly portal. | |||
| " | Census 2000 Gateway | ||
| OOOA good place to start. The Gateway provides a fascinating sample of what the Bureau offers. | |||
| " | Statistical Abstract of the United States | ||
| OOOIf it can be reduced to numbers, it's probably here. The Abstract covers a whole panoply of topics. | |||
| U.S. Patent and Trademark Office | |||
| Look up who owns what. | |||