The 2015 edition of the Pennsylvania State Data Center’s popular annual publication, the Pennsylvania Abstract: A Statistical Fact Book, is available for purchase! The Abstract is the most comprehensive compendium of facts and figures about the Commonwealth and all 67 counties. Topics include population, industry, quality of life, and more. The publication contains hundreds of data items, maps, charts, and graphics compiled from information provided by state and federal agencies. The 2015 Abstract contains—for the first time—Microsoft Excel data files on the CD-ROM product.  This change will allow data user the ability to easily manipulate the data items from the more than 200 tables contained in the book. Click here to read more in the Data Center’s Monthly Update.