Provides access to an extensive repository of standardized and structured statistical data in 16 major categories: Agriculture and Food; Banking, Finance, and Insurance; Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement; Education; Energy Resources and Industries; Government and Politics; Health and Vital Statistics; Housing and Construction; Industry, Business, and Commerce; International Relations and Trade; Labor and Employment; Military and Defense; Natural Resources and Environment; Population and Income; Prices, Consumption, and Cost of Living; Transportation and Traffic
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A chart such as the one above can be used to compare operational costs.
This database is unique because it mostly pulls statistics from government agencies. Some of these agencies require regular reports from companies and organizations. A commonly used source in DataPlanet is the Census.gov. The Census conducts regular surveys on various topics regularly. DataPlanet gathers this data from these different sources to create subject categories and compiling them into charts for easy comparison.