Or at least data everyone should use.
My small efforts at putting together useful data has recently been dwarfed by Steve Ballmer's latest project: USAfacts.org. This site has collected up a vast amount a governement data and made it readily accessible. It is truly wonderful.
What is the Inflation Rate, and How is it Measured? (accompanying spreadsheet: inflation.xls)
Population (accompanying spreadsheet: population.xls)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (accompanying spreadsheet: GDP.xls)
Comments on any of these essays? Suggestions for others? Please send them to chris@lithoguru.com. As always, intelligent insights are preferred.