Research Guides: SPI 300: The New Deal, Then and Now: Historical Data

Relevant historical data

Historical Statistics of the United States Millennial Edition This link opens in a new window
Statistical series on subjects ranging from population and land area to production figures for crops and manufactured products. Detailed documentation provides brief histories of the statistical series and source materials.
Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Allows user to visually analyze and understand the demography of the United States through the use of interactive maps and data reports from 1790 to the present. Also includes the 2011 censuses for Canada and the United Kingdom.

Mapping Inequality: Redlining in New Deal America
In the 1930s the federal government created redlining maps for almost every major American city. Redlining was the practice of categorically denying access to mortgages not just to individuals but to whole neighborhoods. Mapping Inequality lets you explore these maps and the history of racial and ethnic discrimination in housing policy.
ALFRED (Archival FRED)
ALFRED® allows you to retrieve vintage versions of economic data that were available on specific dates in history.
In general, economic data for past observation periods are revised as more accurate estimates become available. As a result, previous vintages of data can be superseded and may no longer be available from various data sources. Vintage or real time economic data allows academics to reproduce others' research, build more accurate forecasting models, and analyze economic policy decisions using the data available at the time.