Data and Analyses

The Association of Bay Area Governments (www.abag.ca.gov) provides current and historical data on population, retail sales, cost-of-living and land use, and annual forcasts through the ABAG Data Center.

Independent Sources of Current Economic Data

Information available from the Federal Reserve Bank includes:

  • Beige Book—This report is published by the Federal Reserve Bank eight times per year. The Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its District through reports from Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources.
  • Western Economic Developments—Western Economic Developments is produced twice quarterly by the Banking and Regional Studies Section of the Economic Research Department. It analyses the current economic conditions in 12th District states.

Partner Organizations

In addition to the members of BASIC and the Bay Area Marketing Partnership, the following organizations are active partners with the Bay Area Council Economic Institute. Together they provide important analysis of key state and regional economic trends, and work to support California and the Bay Area’s competitiveness and quality of life.

Bay Area

California

National

Key Reports by Regional and State Partners

The following reports, including quarterly and annual analyses and forecasts, are produced by regional and statewide partners, and address key issues in or related to the Bay Area economy. More extensive lists of reports and publications are accessible on their web sites.

  • Association of Bay Area Governments
    Projections
  • Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network
    Index of Silicon Valley
    Building the Next Silicon Valley
  • Silicon Valley Leadership Group
    Silicon Valley Projections
  • East Bay EDA
    East Bay Indicators
    Quarterly Forecasts and Monthly Updates
    East Bay Biotechnology Study
    San Francisco Goods Movement
  • Public Policy Institute of California
    High-tech Startups and Industry Dynamics in Silicon Valley
    Local and Global Networks of Immigrant Professionals
      in Silicon Valley
  • Pacific Council on International Policy
    Globalization in the San Francisco Bay Area
  • Milken Institute
    Best Performing Cities: Where America’s Jobs are Created
    State Technology and Science Index: Comparing and
      Contrasting California
    Manufacturing Matters: California’s Performance
      and Prospects
    Knowledge-Value Cities in the Digital Age
  • California Council on Science and Technology
    Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Opportunities
      and Challenges in California
    Science and Technology Innovation in California
    Critical Path Analysis of California’s Science
      and Technology Education System
  • Blue Ribbon Task Force on Nanotechnology
    Thinking Big About Thinking Small: An Action Agenda for California
    —December 2005 (PDF: 36 pages, 4.4 MB)

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