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Wall Street Journal Market Data CenterData on stock indexes, stocks, currencies, mutual funds, treasury bills and notes, bonds, ETFs, and more.Economics/Finance
Weather @ CNNCNN provides current weather conditions, maps, and the forecast. Defaults to Macomb, IL/WIU area.Physical Sciences
Weather HistoryFind daily, weekly, and monthly historical weather data for a city/zip code or by airport code.Physical Sciences
Weather.comGet current weather information and forecasting (including Local Doppler and Regional Satellite images). Physical Sciences
Who We Are: AsiansContains facts about the size and characteristics of the country's Asian population, the fastest-growing segment of the consumer marketplace. Examines their attitudes, education, health, housing, income, labor force status, living arrangements, population, spending, and time use. WIU USERS ONLY.Ethnic & Gender Studies
Who We Are: BlacksPresents facts about the size and characteristics of this fast-growing and politically powerful minority. Examines their attitudes, education, health, housing, income, labor force status, living arrangements, population, spending, time use, and wealth. WIU USERS ONLY.Ethnic & Gender Studies
Who We Are: HispanicsPresents facts about the nation's largest minority. Examines their attitudes, education, health, housing, income, labor force status, living arrangements, population, spending, time use, and wealth. WIU USERS ONLY.Ethnic & Gender Studies
Who's Buying Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic BeveragesBased on unpublished data collected by the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, examines how much Americans spend on specific beverages by age, income, household type, race, region, and education. It looks at who buys beer, wine, whiskey, and other alcoholic beverages at home, on trips, and at restaurants and bars. It also examines who buys soda, coffee and tea, sports drinks, milk, bottled water, etc. WIU USERS ONLY.Marketing
Who's Buying ApparelBased on unpublished data collected by the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, examines how much Americans spend on clothing by age, income, household type, race, region, and education. Also looks at who buys apparel and shoes for infants, boys and girls, men and women, plus jewelry, sewing material, laundering, dry cleaning, and more. WIU USERS ONLY.Marketing
Who's Buying at Restaurants and Carry-OutsBased on unpublished data collected by the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, examines how much Americans spend on eating out by age, income, household type, race, region, and education. Also looks at spending on breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks consumed at fast-food and full-service restaurants, employer and school cafeterias, and vending machines and mobile vendors. WIU USERS ONLY.Marketing
Who's Buying by AgeBased on unpublished data collected by the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, presents data on spending patterns by age, which is probably the most important predictor of spending. WIU USERS ONLY.Marketing
Who's Buying by Race and Hispanic OriginBased on unpublished data collected by the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, presents detailed, product-by-product household spending statistics for Asians, blacks, Hispanics, and non-Hispanic whites. Categories include apparel, entertainment, financial products and services, food and alcoholic beverages, gifts, health care, household operations, shelter, transportation, personal care, reading, education, and tobacco. WIU USERS ONLY.Marketing
Who's Buying EntertainmentBased on unpublished data collected by the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, examines how much Americans spend on amusing themselves by age, income, household type, race, region, and education. Individual products range from television sets to movie tickets, video games, cable service, pet food, toys, sports equipment, and recreational vehicles. WIU USERS ONLY.Marketing
Who's Buying for PetsBased on unpublished data collected by the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, examines how much Americans spend on pets by age, income, household type, race, region, and education. Categories include pet food; pet purchase, supplies, and medicine; pet services (e.g., grooming and dog walking); and veterinary services. WIU USERS ONLY.Marketing
Who's Buying for TravelBased on unpublished data collected by the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, examines how much Americans spend on getting out of town by age, income, household type, race, region, and education. Products and services studied include airline and ship fares, lodging on trips, restaurant meals and alcohol purchased on trips, auto rentals on trips, luggage, recreational expenses on trips, etc. WIU USERS ONLY.Marketing
Who's Buying GroceriesBased on unpublished data collected by the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, examines how much Americans spend on food at grocery and convenience stores by age, income, household type, race, region, and education. The 80+ examined products fall within the categories of cereals and bakery products; meats, poultry, fish, and eggs; dairy products; fruits and vegetables; sugar and other sweets; fats and oils; and a miscellaneous category that includes fresh prepared food, snacks, condiments and seasonings, and nonalcoholic beverages. WIU USERS ONLY.Marketing
Who's Buying Health CareBased on unpublished data collected by the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, examines how much Americans spend out-of-pocket on health care by age, income, household type, race, region, and education. Data categories include health insurance, medical services (lab tests, dental and physician services, etc.), drugs (prescription, nonprescription, and vitamins), and medical supplies (eyeglasses and contact lenses, etc.). WIU USERS ONLY.Marketing
Who's Buying Household Furnishings, Services, and SuppliesBased on unpublished data collected by the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, examines how much Americans spend on their homes by age, income, household type, race, region, and education. Data categories include furniture, floor coverings, household textiles, appliances, and miscellaneous household equipment such as lamps and power tools. Also included are household services (day care, housekeeping, lawn care, etc.) and household supplies (laundry detergent, toilet paper, stationery and giftwrap, etc.). WIU USERS ONLY.Marketing
Who's Buying Information and Consumer ElectronicsBased on unpublished data collected by the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, examines how much Americans spend on information and consumer electronics by age, income, household type, race, region, and education. Covers cell phone service, computer hardware and software, books, digital book readers, video games, televisions, newspapers and magazines, audio and video streaming, and more. WIU USERS ONLY.Marketing
Who's Buying TransportationBased on unpublished data collected by the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, examines how much Americans spend on getting around town by age, income, household type, race, region, and education. Data categories include vehicle purchases (new and used cars and trucks, etc.), gasoline and motor oil, other vehicle expenses (insurance, finance charges, maintenance and repairs, leasing, etc.), and public transportation. WIU USERS ONLY.Marketing


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