Frames index allows easy searching for fairly specific subject areas covered on the site. Especially good for online international statistics produced both by organizations like the UN and individual countries. Resources are annotated . The Bureau site itself is well done. The topical pages themselves are highly recommended for basic information, including definitions, descriptions of print and CD-ROM resources, and links to related sites.
Output is text on a Web page.
Occasionally this makes the re-use of the data difficult . An excellent site for specialized statistics online that aren't indexed or linked to from other sites. Output options vary . StatUSA STAT-USA gathers business, economic, and trade data from over 40 government agencies, consolidates this information, and then provides it over a range of electronic formats. It provides a fairly limited range of products, the most notable being National Trade Data Bank, but does have a lot of business-oriented data not available from any other site.