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Reference for Statistics

• Consumer Price Index Manual: Theory and Practice (ILO) Print copy in Gov Info Reference
• Deardorff's Glossary of International Economics
• IMF Glossary of Selected Financial Terms (IMF) Print copy in Gov Info Reference
• OECD Glossary of Statistical Terms

General

• UN Common Database UNCDB provides access to 300 data series, covering a wide range of subjects, from numerous specialized international data sources for all available countries and areas.
• World Development Indicators (World Bank) Annual compilation of data about development. The 2007 WDI includes more than 900 indicators in over 80 tables organized in 6 sections: World View, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links. Latest edition and CD-ROM in GovInfo Ref 330.05 W9721
• SourceOECD (OECD) The online publications (books, periodicals, working papers...) portal of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Over 25 thematically speciallized databases on a wide variety of topics (employment, education, health, migration, national accounts, etc.) are also included.
• UNdata A compilation of United Nations and agency databases, covering numerous economic, social, financial and development topics.

• Europa World: Comparative Statistics
• Europa World: Country Statistics
• Statistics in the Human Development Report (UNDP) Latest edition
• LexisNexis Statistical Statistical information from governmental and privately-published sources. Includes all index and abstract records for Index to International Statistics (IIS) [1983 to present] IIS indexes approximately 2000 titles from over 100 IGOs.
• Monthly Bulletin of Statistics UN. Provides current monthly economic statistics for most countries and areas of the world; from the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Division the United Nations; please log out after using. Print issues: 1947-present; latest issues in Gov Info Reference 310.5 U58m
• Statistical Agencies of Foreign Governments U.S. Census Bureau. Direct links to national statistical agencies
• UN Statistical Yearbook (UN) 1948-present; see Gov Info Reference 310.5 U58s
• World Economic Outlook Database (IMF) October 2007 edition
• World Population Prospects 2006 Revision Database (UN Population Division) Detailed population counts and projections for all countries along with select demograpic indicators.

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Agriculture

• FAOSTAT Food and Agriculture Organization. Core resource for data relating to food, agriculture and nutrition.
• Agriculture and Food Statistics. OECD. Available through SourceOECD to the NU community.
• Eurostat (EU) Detailed statistics on the EU and candidate countries; search under agriculture.
• FAO Factfile and Fact Sheets.

Communication

• Culture and Communication Statistics. UNESCO. Has statistics on book production, films, libraries, press.
• ICT Free Statistics Home Page. International Telecommunication Union. Has statistics on telephone lines, mobile cellular subscribers, internet indicators, top operators and regional reports.
• Information & Communications for Development (IC4D) - Global Trends and Policies (2006) World Bank. Provides a global overview of ICT trends and policies in 144 economies, with a particular emphasis on developing countries. Current Print edition in GovInfo Reference.
• Information Economy Report UNCTAD. Analyses current trends and major international policy issues regarding information and communication technologies and their use for, and effect on, trade and development. Current Print edition in GovInfo Reference.
• Information and Communications Technologies OECD Communications Outlook (2007) OECD. Provides an extensive range of indicators for different types of communications networks and compares performance indicators such as revenue, investment, employment and prices for service throughout the OECD area. Current Print edition in GovInfo Reference.
• OECD Communications Technologies Database OECD. The basis for the above mentioned publication; provides time series for OECD countries from 1980 to 2005.

Development

• World Development Indicators World Bank. (800+ indicators, some going back to 1960s). Latest book and CD-ROM in Gov Info Reference 330.05 W9721.
• Human Development Report. UNDP. Reports from 1990-present available online and in print in Gov Info.
  • National & Regional Human Development Reports Database
• African Development Indicators. World Bank. Includes approximately 50 macroeconomic, sectoral, and social indicators, covering 53 African countries; historical data available on CD-ROM kept in Gov Info Reference 330.96032 W927 CD.
• Global Development Finance. World Bank. Financial flows to developing countries. 1998-present. Latest book and CD-ROM in Gov Info Reference 336.34 I61w
• Globstat: UNCTAD. Statistics on investment, trade, production, and information techonology.
• International Development Statistics. OECD. Available through SourceOECD to the NU community
• Least Developed Countries Report UNCTAD. Comprehensive and authoritative source of socio-economic analysis and data on the world´s most impoverished countries; published since 1996. Latest print edition in GovInfo Reference.
• UN Common Database (UNCDB) provides selected series from numerous specialized international data sources for all available countries and areas.
• World Development Report World Bank. Each issue provides in depth analysis of a specific aspect of development; 1978-present. Latest edition in GovInfo Reference
• World Economic Outlook Database (Data from the IMF's World Economic Outlook) October 2007 edition.

Economics

• World Economic Outlook Database (IMF) October 2007 edition.
• OECD Econominc Outlook. OECD. Data from 1980 to present availalbe through SourceOECD to the NU community. Available in print (1967-present) in Gov Info 337.05 O68o, latest 2 years in Gov Info Reference.
• Commodity Price Statistics Online UNCTD. Monthly free-market prices and price indices starting in January 1960 for selected commodities that concern commodity-dependant countries. Please log out after using.
• Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Database of international business intelligence prepared by the Economist Intellligence Unit. Search by country, by title of publication, or by words or phrases within the documents.
• Global Insight--Economic and Financial Data Comprehensive economic, financial, and political coverage of countries, regions, and industries.
• International Economic Statistics Database (IES) Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. 75+ key economic indicators for most countries; collected by national statistical agencies and central banks
• Indicators of Industry and Services OECD. Data for 2001. Available through SourceOECD to the NU community. Also available in Gov Info 338.00212 O68i
• Insurance Statistics. OECD. Available through SourceOECD to the NU community. Also available in Gov Info 368.0021 I59. Latest issue in Gov Info Reference
• Main Economic Indicators. OECD. Data from 1997 available through SourceOECD. Data from 1959-present available in print in Gov Info 330.09 S797.
• Monthly Bulletin of Statistics UN. Provides current monthly economic statistics for most countries and areas of the world; from the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Division the United Nations. Print issues: 1947-present. Latest issues in Gov Info Reference 310.5 U58m
• Penn World Tables. Information on Purchasing Power Parity.

Education

• UNESCO Data Centre 1,000+ types of indicators and raw data on education, literacy, science and technology, culture andcommunication.
• Education Database OECD. Available through SourceOECD to the NU community.
• Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators. OECD. Latest print issues available in Gov Info Reference 370.5 E238.
• Europa World: Europa World Year Book Online Available to the NU community
• Eurostat (EU) Detailed statistics on the EU and candidate countries; search under education.
• UNESCO Global Education Digest (2006) Latest education statistics from primary to tertiary levels in more than 200 countries

Employment and Labor

• Laborsta Main ILO database on labour statistics covering household income and expendture statistics, economically active population (data since 1945), employment, unemployment, employment (or labour force) by detailed occupational group and sex.
• ILO Databases Access to 30+ thematic databases from the International Labour Organization.
• Bulletin of Labour Statistics ILO. Quarterly 1965-present. Latest year in Gov Info Reference 331.0212 B936.
• Foreign Labor Statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Labordoc contains references and full text access to the world's literature on the world of work; covers all of the publications by the ILO since 1919 and in all languages
• Labour Force Statistics OECD. 1982-2002. Available through SourceOECD to the NU community. Also available in Gov Info Reference 331.11 L124.
• Labour Market Statistics OECD. Available from the OECD web site. Click on the labour folder in the navigation bar on the left.
• OECD Employment Outlook (2007) OECD. Available through SourceOECD to the NU community.
• OECD Non-Members Labour Database OECD. Available through SourceOECD to the NU community.
• Quarterly Labour Force Statistics OECD. 1975-present. Issues for latest 2 years in Gov Info Reference 331.1105 Q1.
• Yearbook of Labour Statistics ILO. 1935-present. Gov Info Reference 331.06 I612y.

Energy

• European Union Energy Statistics (EU)
• Eurostat (EU) Detailed statistics on the EU and candidate countries; search under energy/environment.
• IEA statistical publications are located in the Gov Info Reference Room. They are not available through SourceOECD.
• IEA Statistics Database

Environment

• Geo Data Portal 450+ environmental indicators from UNEP data sets. Data can be downloaded or displayed in maps, graphs, data tables, etc.
• GEMstat. UNEP. Global Water Quality Data and Statistics.
• Eurostat (EU) Detailed statistics on the EU and candidate countries; search under energy/environment.
• Statistical Resouces on the Web (Environment) Comprehensive list of U.S. and international resources from the University of Michigan.

Financial

• IMF Data & Statistics: Links to numerous IMF statistical databases
• Balance of Payments Statistics. IMF. Provides information on a country's international transactions. Latest month's CD-ROM in Gov Info Reference 382.17 I61ba CD
• National Accounts Main Aggregates Database. United Nations.
• Balance of Payments. League of Nations. 1924-1927. Gov Info 382 L434
• Balance of Payments (International Transactions) from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis International Economic Accounts.
• Bank Profitability Statistics. OECD. Information on financial statements of banks in OECD countries. Available through SourceOECD to the NU community.
• Direct Investment. U.S. direct investment abroad; from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis International Economic Accounts.
• Europa World: Europa World Year Book Online. Available to the NU community.
• Foreign Direct Investment Online. UNCTAD. FDI data for most countries going back to 1970.
• Foreign Direct Investment in the United States. From the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis International Economic Accounts.
• Global Development Finance. World Bank. Financial flows to developing countries. 1998-present. Latest book and CD-ROM in Gov Info Reference 336.34 I61w
• Global Insight--Economic and Financial Data Comprehensive economic, financial, and political coverage of countries, regions, and industries.
• Globstat: UNCTAD. Statistics on investment, trade, production, and information techonology.
• GMID--Global Market Information Database Online business information system providing data and reports on industries, countries, and consumers; from Euromonitor
• Government Finance Statistics Yearbook. IMF. 1977-present. Latest in Gov Info Reference 336.02 G721
• Institutional Investors Statistics. OECD. Available through SourceOECD to the NU community.
• International Direct Investment Statistics. OECD. Available through SourceOECD to the NU community.
• International Financial Statistic Online. IMF. Data from 1945-present. NU subscribes to IFS Online and no longer receives monthly CD updates.
• International Investment Position. Annual estimates of the value of accumulated stocks of U.S.-owned assets abroad and of foreign-owned assets in the United States.
• ISI Emerging Markets (Privately published data for developing economies that have been designated as emerging markets)
• Measuring Globalisation Statistics. OECD. Statistics that measure the importance of multinational corporations in the economies of their host countries. Available to the NU community through SourceOECD.
• Measuring the Non-Observed Economy: a Handbook. OECD. Government Publications Supplemental Reference 330.727 M484.
• National Accounts Database. OECD. discontinued as of 2001. The latest time series is 1970 -2000. OECD also publishes data in:
  • National Accounts of OECD Countries: Main Aggregates (GOVT. 339.3 O681, latest in Gov Info Reference)
  • National Accounts of OECD Countries: Detailed Tables (GOVT. 339.3 O682, latest in Gov Info Reference)
  • Quarterly National Accounts. 1983-present. (GOVT. 339.3 O68q, latest edition in Gov Info Reference).
• National Accounts Statistics. UN. 1982-present. Latest issue in Gov Info Reference UN ST/ESA/ STAT/ SER.X and ST/ESA/STAT/SER.X/SUP.
• Non-Observed Economy in National Accounts: Survey of National Practices. United Nations. Gov Info Supplemental Reference 330.727 N812.
• Quarterly National Accounts. OECD. 1983-present. Latest issues in Gov Info Reference 339.3 O68q.
• Revenue Statistics of OECD Member Countries. OECD. 1965 to present. Available through SourceOECD to the NU community. Also available in print GOVT. 336.2 O68s, latest issue in Gov Info Reference).

Gender

• Genderstats World Bank data on gender.
• Life of Women and Men in Europe: a Statistical Portrait. European Union. Gov Info Reference 301.32 L722
• OECD Gender, Institutions and Development Statistics (2007) OECD. comparative data on gender equality in 161 countries around the world.
• WISTAT: Women's Indicators Statistical Database UN. 2000. Gov Info CD Reference 305.42094 U58 CD
• The World's Women 2005: Progress in Statistics (2005) UN Reviews and analyses the current availability of data and assesses progress made in the provision of national statistics.

Health and AIDS

• WHOSIS WHO Core health indicators, disease statistics, health care system statistics, etc. are all included in this extensive database.
• AIDS Epidemic Update. UNAIDS 2006.
• Burden of Disease statistics WHO 2006
• Eurostat (EU) Detailed statistics on the EU and candidate countries; search under health.
• Health Nutrition Population (HNP) Statistics. World Bank.
• OECD Health Data OECD. Available through SourceOECD to the NU community. Data for some series covers 1960-present.
• Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. UNAIDS 2006.
• World Health Report WHO. 1995-present. Latest issue in Gov Info Reference 341.765 W927.
• World Report On Violence and Health WHO. 2002. Gov Info Reference 303.6 W927.

Historical

• International Historical Statistics 1750-2000 (3 vols.) Gov Info Reference 310 M681.
• League of Nations. NUL digitized international statistical publications such as: Armaments Yearbook, Statistical Yearbook, and Statistical Yearbook of the Trade in Arms. To access these documnet please visit the League of Nations Digital Collection.
• Pan-American Union. We have publications from the Pan-American Union and also collect documents from the Organization of American States. Please see Box 46 and 47 in the Finding Aid for OAS and Pan-American Union Documents for pre-1980s holdings, for later publications search NUcat.
• The World Economy : a Millennial Perspective. Angus Maddison/OECD. Gov Info Reference 330.9 M1798wo

Migration and Refugees

• UNHCR Statistical Population Database UNHCR. UN High Commission for Refugees.
• 2006 Global Trends: Refugees, Asylum-seekers, Returnees, Internally Displaced and Stateless Persons UNHCR
• Asylum Trends UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).
• International Migration Outlook--SOPEMI (2007) OECD. 1992-present. Latest issue in Gov Info Reference 325.05 T794.
• International Migration Statistics OECD. Available through SourceOECD to the NU community.
• Reflink. UNHCR
• State of the World's Refugees (2006) UNHCR
• Statistical Yearbook (2006) UNHCR
• UNHCR Statistical Reports UNHCR
• World Migrant Stock: 2005 Revision Population Database (UN Population Division)
• World Migration Report (2005) IOM. International Organization for Migration. Latest issue in Gov Info 325.09045 W927.

Population

• World Population Prospects: 2006 Revision Population Database United Nations Population Division (UNPD) Official UN estimates (1950-2006) and projections (2006-2050) for every country in the world, including estimates and projections of 28 demographic indicators, including birth rates, deaths rates, infant mortality rates and life expectancy.
• City Population Population overview for the major cities and agglomerations of the world.
• GeoHive Geopolitical data and population statistics of official regions, countries, provinces and cities; statistics on wealth and infrastructure are also given.
• State of the World's Population (2007) United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Latest print edition in Gov Info Ref 304.6021 S797
• United Nations Population Information Network Guide to population information on UN system websites.

Public Opinion

• SSDS links to public opinion websites.
• How Europeans See Themselves European Union. Print edition in Gov Info Reference 390.094 H847.
• Public Opinion Analysis Sector of the European Commission. Surveys and studies addressing "major topics concerning European citizenship: enlargement, social situation, health, culture, info- technology, environment, the Euro, defense, etc."
• Pew Research Center

Regional

• African Development Indicators. World Bank. Includes approximately 50 macroeconomic, sectoral, and social indicators, covering 53 African countries; historical data available on CD-ROM kept in Gov Info Reference 330.96032 W927 CD.
• Asian-Studies Full-Text Online. Database for the study of the modern Asia-Pacific, bringing together thousands of full-text reports covering 53 countries on a variety of business, governmental, economic, and social issues. Many APEC and ADB statistical publications can be found here.
• City Population Population overview for the major cities and agglomerations of the world.
• Eurostat Regional Yearbook (2007) EU. A broad set of regional data for current EU member states are presented on the following themes: population, gross domestic product, household accounts, labour market, labour productivity, urban statistics, science, technology and innovation, structural business statistics, transport, tourism, education and agriculture
• Human Development Report UNDP. Reports from 1990-present available online and in print in Gov Info.
  • Regional Human Development Reports
  • National Human Development Reports
• ISI Emerging Markets (Privately published data for developing economies that have been designated as emerging markets)
• SourceOECD (OECD)

Science and Technology

• Globstat: UNCTAD. Statistics on investment, trade, production, and information techonology.
• Science and Technology Database. OECD. Available through SourceOECD to the NU community. This database contains data from Main Science and Technology Indicators as well as research and development statistics.
• Main Science and Technology Indicators. OECD. Data available in Science and Technology Database. Also available in print, 1981-present, in GOVT. 338.94 M2243, latest issue in Gov Info Reference.
• OECD Science, Technology, and Industry Scoreboard (2007) latest issue in Gov Info Reference. 338.97306 S4168
• UNESCO Data Centre 1,000+ types of indicators and raw data on education, literacy, science and technology, culture and communication.