Resources

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

• Home Sales:
  DataQuick
• Employment:
  California Employment Development Department
• Education:
  California Department of Education
• Transportation:
  MTC DataMart
• Venture Capital:
  VentureOne
  National Venture Capital Association
• National and International:
  U.S. Dept. of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis
• Census:
  U.S. Census Bureau

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

• Bay Area Council
• Association of Bay Area Governments
• Economic Development Alliance for Business
• Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group
• Joint Venture Silicon Valley
• Bay Area Bioscience Center
• TechVentures
• Tri-Valley Business Council
• San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
• San Jose/Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce
• Oakland Chamber of Commerce
• San Rafael Chamber of Commerce
• Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce

California

• Public Policy Institute of California
• Milken Institute
• California Council on Science & Technology
• California Association for Local Economic Development
• California Chamber of Commerce
• California Business Roundtable
• California Manufacturers and Technology Association

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.

• Bay Area Council
  Bay Area Poll
  Bay Area Business Confidence Survey
  Bay Area Housing Profile
  Bay Area Education Performance Profile
• Association of Bay Area Governments
  Projections
• Joint Venture Silicon Valley
  Index of Silicon Valley
  Building the Next Silicon Valley
  Next Silicon Valley: Riding the Waves of Innovation
• Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group
  Projections Silicon Valley
• Economic Development Alliance for Business
  East Bay Economic Indicators
  East Bay Quarterly Economic Forecast
  East Bay Bioscience Study
  San Francisco Bay Area Goods Movement Study
• Public Policy Institute of California
  In Short Supply: Cycles and Trends in California Housing
  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 Science and Technology 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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Other Regional Collaborations

• Bay Area Alliance for Sustainable Development
• Regional Agencies Smart Growth Initiative

Project Sponsors

The following companies and organizations have contributed to the Bay Area community through their sponsorship and in-kind support of the Bay Area Council Economic Institute’s projects and publications.

Fleishman Hillard
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
McKinsey & Company
NASA Ames Research Center
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Pacific Maritime Association
Sandia National Laboratory
Wells Fargo HSBC Trade Bank