Dept. of Commerce Economic Data (UMich)

The University manually downloads files daily from the EBB. As described above, it contains almost all of the Commerce Department material of interest to economists. General information about the system can be found in the directory "IMPORTANT!! README!!". Information on file formats and the system in general can be found under in the directories "Current Business Statistics" and "General Information Files". As with the Commerce Department location, data comes in several different forms. One can also search for files by their names in their first entry.

One good educational use of this gopher is recent press releases concerning economic statistics. I frequently use it just before my macro class to check the most recent numbers.

The directory directly above EBB at the University of Michigan contains a variety of useful information.

Again, Gary Langer's BCI Data Manager, described below, is a Windows 3.1 program that lets you manage data from this database.

Note that Current Business Statistics Files are not updated after April 1, 1994.

Finally, be aware that the Commerce Department does not offer support for uses of this system.

• telnet://gopher@una.hh.lib.umich.edu/Social Science Resources/Economics/ Dept. of Commerce Economic Data (UMich)
• gopher://una.hh.lib.umich.edu:70/11/ebb
• Gopher:
  • direct: una.hh.lib.umich.edu /socsci/ebb
  • indirect: USA/Michigan/University of Michigan Libraries/Social Science Resources/Economics/ Dept. of Commerce Economic Data (UMich)
  • bookmark: Type=1+ Name=ebb Path=1/ebb Host=una.hh.lib.umich.edu Port=70 Admin=ULibrary Admin <timothy@umich.edu> ModDate=Fri Mar 3 11:03:26 1995 <19950303110326> URL: gopher://una.hh.lib.umich.edu:70/1/1/ebb