Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Publications

The Montana Business Quarterly
For more than 40 years, the award-winning, Montana Business Quarterly has provided accessible and reliable information about Montana’s business and economic climate. Quarterly articles include groundbreaking and sometimes controversial Bureau research, state and local economic analyses and forecasts, up-to-date information about Montana’s major industries, and business reports and profiles.

Outlook 2011
Each year, Bureau economists compile economic data and analysis for the entire state and various counties into the Economic Outlook Book, which provides national, state, and local forecasts as well as industry reports. Each booklet also features a significant issue pertinent to Montana’s economy that year. The 2009 Outlook featured, "Montana's Transportation Future: Opportunities Around the Next Curve." The Outlook Book serves as the proceedings booklet for that year’s Economic Outlook Seminar, during which Bureau economists travel around the state, presenting economic forecasts for Montana, its counties, and industries.

Montana Kids Count Data Book
By providing policymakers and citizens with the best available data on the well-being of all children in our state, Montana Kids Count seeks to improve the lives and the futures of all our children. The annual Data Book provides detailed information on the status of Montana’s kids. These are available from the Montana Kids Count Web site.

Forestry Reports
Forest researchers within the Bureau of Business and Economic Research produces numerous reports on variety of topics relating the forest industry and forest management.

Montana Poll

Annual Report
The Bureau's annual report provides clients and stakeholders with detailed information regarding the Bureau's recent projects, research, and industry analysis.