Although different entities ranging from governments to private organizations publish statistics, finding them is relatively easy at the ASU Libraries. Almanacs Almanacs are collections of wide varieties of facts and figures. Almanacs are often a good place to start when you're looking for quick and easy access to statistics. Use an almanac for anything from baseball statistics, to how many people practice various religions in the world, to rates of global fuel consumption. Almanacs are located at library reference desks and in the reference collections.
Many governmental entities publish statistical abstracts focusing on data on their regions.
Statistical abstracts contain a wealth of data and are another good place to start searching for statistics. An index in the back refers to a table number. At the bottom of each table, the source of information is printed. The Statistical Abstract is also available electronically in the Government Documents reference area in the Hayden Library, 3rd floor. If you do not find the information you need in an almanac or a statistical abstract, then there are more detailed statistical indexes available.