Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis:
International Economic Statistics (IES) Database: Browse for online sources of world-wide economic indicators, such as GDP and CPI. The database is title, country, subject and keyword searchable.

International Economic Trends: A compilation of data on the G-7 countries and the euro area. A brief essay in each issue covers a topic relevant to international economics.

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Civilian Unemployment Rate 5% in Apr 2008

Consumer Price Index +3.9% in Apr 2008, % Chg. Year Ago

30-year Mortgage Rate 5.92% in Apr 2008

New Housing Units Started 947 in Mar 2008, thousands of units

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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis:
State Unemployment Rates at a Glance
Total Gross Domestic Product by State
GeoFRED™ Help & Tutorial

Bureau of Labor Statistics:
U.S. Economy at a Glance—State and Metro Area statistics
State Unemployment Rates, Monthly Rankings

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"Are Global Imbalances Due to Financial Underdevelopment in Emerging Economies?"
By Diego Valderrama
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco FRBSF Economic Letter, 2008-12, April 11, 2008.

"World Economic Outlook: IMF Predicts Slower World Growth Amid Serious Market Crisis"
By Subir Lall
IMF Research Department IMFSurvey Magazine, April 9, 2008.

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"Energy and the Economy" (PDF)
By Richard G. Anderson
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis National Economic Trends, April 2008.

"Neighborhoods That Don't Work"
By Allison K. Rodean and Christopher H. Wheeler
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis The Regional Economist, April 2008.

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"A Decade of Decline: The Erosion of Employer-Provided Health Care in the United States and California, 1995-2006"
By Jared Bernstein and Heidi Shierholz
Economic Policy Institute EPI Briefing Paper, Number 209, April 16, 2008.

"Pork over a Barrel"
By Matthew Martin
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Region Focus Weekly Update, March 26, 2008.

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Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland:
Inflation Central: Tracks inflation across the world.

International Monetary Fund:
World Economic Outlook (WEO) database: The WEO includes projections and analysis of global economic development.

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Federal Reserve Bank of New York:
Dynamic Maps of Nonprime Mortgage Conditions in the United States: In response to rising foreclosures, the Federal Reserve offers dynamic maps that show conditions and density of owner-occupied subprime mortgage loans for the states, counties and zip codes in the United States.

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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis:
Regional Economist: A quarterly publication that addresses national and regional economic issues and their impact on the 8th District.

Burgundy Books: The Research Division's Center for Regional Economics—8th District (CRE8®) has begun producing a report for each of the regions surrounding its four offices (St. Louis, Little Rock, Louisville, and Memphis), which provides anecdotal information along with formal economic data. They are released four times per year (schedule).

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