UNITED STATES ECONOMIC DATA SOURCES

IMPLAN’s regional economic research data for the United States, is available at every regional level, spans multiple data years, and offers up to 536 sectors for analysis.

The combination of IMPLAN’s impact data and analytical software provides analysts with the most complete and comprehensive picture of any economic impact and its effects.

IMPLAN’s economic impact data is constantly being vetted by industry-leading economic research analysts. And those experts consistently agree that our data is the most accurate and reliable available.

In addition to economic indicators regarding production, employment, final demand, and more, in a selected region, much of IMPLAN’s data includes trade flow information, giving users special insight into how goods and services move between economies.

Our data’s reputation as the most trusted in the industry is something we don’t take for granted.

Detailed Regions

IMPLAN is the leading provider of economic impact data and economic modeling software.

Reputable Economic Data

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The Highest Quality Data…

At the end of the day, there’s only one criteria by which you should judge your data provider: accuracy.

The one element of your data that matters most is quality, and there is no data of equal or higher quality than IMPLAN’s.

We’re universally recognized as the most accurate and reliable provider on the market, and it’s a label we plan on keeping.

…With No Surprises.

With IMPLAN there are no secrets. Constructing our expansive database of regional impact data requires compiling information from a variety of economic sources, estimating the missing pieces, and then converting it all into one consistent format.

IMPLAN does this each and every year. And all of our sources are entirely public.

Incisive Economic Research

Our team of expert economists spend all year creating updated IMPLAN data for our annual release. Then we take things even further.

Data Enrichment

What propels IMPLAN data beyond others’ is what we add.

A lot of economic data remains undisclosed each year, but IMPLAN can estimate those values with precision.

Most other available data only represents large regions, but IMPLAN data is so detailed, you can model an economy down to a single U.S. ZIP Code.

Censuses are not taken every year, but IMPLAN can accurately estimate data from non-census years.

Most other available data only represents isolated economies, but IMPLAN data is so detailed, it can even tell you how goods and services move between regions.

Timeless Analysis

United States government data sources change over time. They update their collection methods, reclassify industry sectors, and more. Unlike others’, IMPLAN data is able to adapt to these changes.

In 2016, all of IMPLAN’s historical United States data underwent an extensive revision which produced retrofitted data that allows for the most accurate time series analyses. So now, despite some of IMPLAN’s data being nearly 15 years old, it’s no less accurate than data from our current release.

Regardless of the selected data year, all of IMPLAN’s United States data (which dates back to 2001!) now employs the same refined sectoring scheme and improved methodologies being used today to create even our newest data.

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Global Economic Data

Reliable Data Sources

IMPLAN data is compiled from a sprawling assortment of disclosed government sources. With access to an increasingly expansive network of information, IMPLAN’s database of interrelated input-output matrices is always growing.

United States Data

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) promotes a better understanding of the U.S. economy by providing economic accounts statistics that enable government and business decision-makers, researchers, and the American public to follow and understand the performance of the Nation’s economy.

BEA benchmark input-output tables
BEA Regional Economic Accounts (REA)
BEA Annual Industry Accounts
BEA National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA) tables

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. Its mission is to collect, analyze, and disseminate essential economic information to support public and private decision-making.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)
BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES)

U.S. Census Bureau

The Census Bureau‘s mission is to serve as the leading source of quality data about the nation’s people and economy.

United States Census Bureau Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM)
United States Census Bureau County Business Patterns (CBP)
United States Census Bureau Annual Retail Trade Survey