The US Government Printing Office has again made available the electronic version of the Economic Report of the President (Last described in the February 13, 1998 Scout Report) immediately after it was transmitted to the Congress. 1998 witnessed the first budget surplus and the lowest unemployment rate since 1969, with real gross domestic product growing by 3.9 percent and inflation rising by only...

The Kiplinger organization developed Kiplinger Online to provide personal finance guidance on the Internet. Users can find selected articles from the current and past three months' issues of Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine on topics ranging from investing to retirement planning. The news section highlights consumer, business and financial news. Visitors to the site can compare the rankings...

The U.S. Federal Reserve Board issues this report eight times per year. It "gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in [each of 11 geographical districts] through reports from [Federal Reserve] Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key businessmen, economists, market experts, and other sources." This information is summarized by district and sector. The Beige Book is...

The Dismal Scientist, provided by Dismal Sciences, is a web site aimed at college students interested in the US economy. The site provides a "quick summary of major economic releases, along with an economist's perspective on its implications" and a summary table of the main indicators. It also contains regional data for all 50 states, Washington D.C., and 257 metro areas which can be ranked by...