Statistical Abstracts of the United States are national summaries of various social, demographic and economic trends. Published from 1878 to 2012.
Prior to the establishment of the Department of Commerce in 1903, the Statistical Abstract was produced by the Department of Treasury.
The following items link to several sources including the U. S. Census Bureau, HathiTrust and the St. Louis Federal Reserve.
*No abstract was published for 1884 and 1927.
The abstracts for 1944 and 1945, 1982 and 1983 and 2004 and 2005 are published in single volumes.
Historical Statistics of the United States, 1789 - 1945
Bureau of the Census (1949) Historical Statistics of the United States 1789-1945 : A Supplement to the Statistical Abstract of the United States. Washington, D. C. Government Printing Office.
A supplement to the Statistical Abstract of the United States; prepared by the Bureau of the Census with the cooperation of the Social Science Research Council. This publication presents in compact form for ready reference, approximately 3,000 statistical time series which cover various periods from 1789 to 1945. These statistics reflect economic, social, and political development of the Nation since the Federal government was formally established. It is designed to provide through brief descriptive text and precise source notes, a guide to the types of historical data available, so as to inform the user where future data can be obtained. Objectives are similar to those of the annual Statistical Abstract of the United States, except that the annual volume emphasizes current data with limited historical data as background. The historical statistics selected for presentation consist primarily of data readily available in Federal agencies.
