Statistical Abstract of the of the United States 2006

The Statistical Abstract of the United States 2006 is now available in the Goodwin Library. Published since 1878, this incomparable reference book is the standard summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. The Abstract guides you to the agency producing the statistics; then you can go to that agency for more details. What is in it?

• more than 1,300 tables and graphs
• expanded guide to other statistical sources in print and online
• listing of metropolitan and micropolitan areas & population numbers
• historical tables highlighting unique data from previous editions

The State and Metropolitan Area Data Book is the local area supplement to The Statistical Abstract. The 2006 volume is available online: http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/smadb/smadb-06.pdf