Federal Information

All companies, foreign and domestic, are required to file registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms electronically through EDGAR. Anyone can access and download this information for free.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy. Replaces the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system.

The mission of the SEC is to protect investors; maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets; and facilitate capital formation. Website includes information on enforcement, regulation, and filings data.

Search the 1987 SIC manual by keyword or code (This code was replaced by the NAICS)

Provides news and information on patents, trademarks and intellectual property policy.

Contains the budget message of the President, information about the President's budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications that have been issued that year. Includes full text from 1996 to the present.

Provides national, industry, international, and regional data including the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP).

Find statistics on a wide range of economic topics, including inflation, employment, productivity and wages.

Access the Consumer Price Index (CPI), "a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services." Includes indexes for the U.S. and various geographic areas.

Annual series produced by the Census Bureau that "provides subnational economic data by industry."

Published monthly by the Council of Economic Advisors for the Joint Economic Committee, provides economic information on GDP, income, employment, production, business activity, prices, money, credit, security markets, Federal finance, and international statistics.

An annual report from the President, providing on overview of economic progress, with extensive data appendices.

Website for the Council of Economic Advisers, an agency within the Executive Office of the President, that offers objective economic advise to the President

"The Recovery tab of FedSpending.org allows searching of over 100,000 reports from prime recipients of more than $250 billion in contracts, grants, and loans awarded under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (Recovery Act) between Feb. 17, 2009 and June 30, 2012, as well as additional information on sub-recipients and vendors."

U.S. State Department site includes Background Notes for foreign countries; diplomatic list; Foreign Per Diem rates; and U.S. business opportunities overseas.

Trade statistics, general foreign import needs, and export assistance.

Trade agreement between U.S., Mexico, and Canada. Replaced NAFTA as of July 1, 2020. The USMCA Center serves as a one stop shop for information concerning the USMCA

Includes information on trade, imports and exports.

Foreign trade information including NAFTA and other trade agreements, speeches, and Congressional testimony on current trade issues.

Access government auctions and sales via USA.gov website. Includes tips on spending, saving, and investing.

Contract opportunities are procurement notices from federal contracting offices. Anyone interested in doing business with the government can use this system to search opportunities. Contract Opportunities replaces Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps).

The official U.S. Government system for conducting business with the U.S. government. It consolidated the capabilities of CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLA. No fee to register.

Wide range of small business resources from the USA.gov web portal.

Database containing wage determinations issued by the Department of Labor under the Davis-Bacon and related Acts by county. The Wage and Hour Division of the Labor Department determines prevailing wage rates to be paid on federally funded construction projects.

Resources for small businesses including information on planning, launching, managing, and growing a business.

Interactive database with loan information arranged by geographic region. Maintained by the Small Business Association.

Information regarding U.S. taxes. Including forms, e-services, and help.