MODERN REFERENCE · 30% of composite
BEA vs Statistics Canada — Modern Reference
How fit each source is for citation in modern (LLM-era) writing — machine-readability, schema, freshness signals, AI-corpus presence.
Verdict
BEA outscores Statistics Canada on Modern Citation Reference by 3 points (A · 88 vs A · 85).
Higher Modern Reference
Government
BEA
bea.gov
A·88
Rank #43 of 130 on Modern Reference
BEA Data API (apps.bea.gov/api) provides programmatic access; structured downloads.
Government
Statistics Canada
statcan.gc.ca
A·85
Rank #59 of 130 on Modern Reference
Open Data Portal + Web Data Service API; structured datasets; bilingual.
Global rank · Modern Reference
Why these Modern Reference scores
BEAA·88
Modern Reference · 88/100
BEA Data API (apps.bea.gov/api) provides programmatic access; structured downloads.
Statistics CanadaA·85
Modern Reference · 85/100
Open Data Portal + Web Data Service API; structured datasets; bilingual.
Signals behind the Modern Reference score
BEA
- BEA Data APIREST API + bulk downloads for all major datasets.
Statistics Canada
- Web Data ServiceProgrammatic API + bulk downloads (CSV + SDMX).
Other dimensions for BEA vs Statistics Canada
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