Contains annual, time-series data with national coverage on almost any aspect of United States economics, population or infrastructure since the government began recording statistics. Part 1 covers: Population. Vital statistics and health and medical care. Migration. Labor. Prices and price indexes. National income and wealth. Consumer income and expenditures. Social statistics. Land, water, and climate. Agriculture. Forestry and fisheries. Minerals. Part 2 covers: Construction and housing. Manufactures. Transportation. Communications. Energy. Distribution and services. International transactions and foreign commerce. Business enterprise. Productivity and technological development. Financial markets and institutions.

This 2-volume pub. is the 3rd in the Historical Statistics series issued by the Census Bureau. Statistics are a valuable adjunct to historical analysis, but users of historical data are faced with the paradox of over-abundance and scarcity. The volumes assemble, select, and arrange data from 100s of sources and make them available within a single source. Includes: population, vital statistics, migration, labor, price indexes, national income and wealth, consumer income and expenditures, social statistics, land, water, climate, agriculture, minerals, manufacturers, transportation, communications, energy, foreign commerce, financial markets and institutions, government, and much more.

Bibliographical notes p. 245-317 Includes index.

Provides statistics on American social, political, and economic development from 1610 to 1970.