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Sources of Statistical Business Information This guide gives a brief selection of sources, both print and electronic. Most print sources will be found in the Government Publications collection on level 1. Later editions are usually available online either via SUPrimo or the relevant webpage. Finding the correct statistical source Guide to official statistics (CSO) International statistics sources: Subject guide to sources of international comparative statistics Business Information from Government Gov. Pub. Serial RD 016.31 INS RD 029.965 BUS Zanran: Search engine for worldwide data and statistics including charts, graphs and tables for business & markets, industry & manufacturing and economics. http://www.zanran.com/q/ Official statistics: United Kingdom Office for National Statistics (ONS) The UK’s largest independent producer of official statistics and the recognised national statistical institute of the UK. http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/index.html. ONS is responsible for the production of a wide range of economic and social statistics. The Publications Hub provides the latest statistics from UK Government Departments and hosts all first releases of National Statistics. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/hub/index.html For business related statistics browse the following themes: Business and energy includes: UK Business: Activity, Size and Location Mergers and Acquisitions involving UK Companies UK Business Enterprise Research and Development Economy includes: Balance of payments Price Indices and Inflation GDP and the Labour Market Labour market includes: Business Register and Employment Survey Labour Market Statistics, including unemployment Scottish Government Statistics http://www.lib.strath.ac.uk/govpub/gov.htm Either search for a specific publication or browse the following topics: Business, Enterprise and Energy Economy Labour market Local Government and Finance Tourism and Culture 1 Useful UK statistics Bank of England publishes a range of monetary and financial statistics including domestic and international banking statistics, interest and exchange rates. Data is available in Excel and PDF formats. http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/. Economic & Labour Market Review (previously Economic Trends) Monthly collection of key economic indicators Gov. Pub. Serial/electronic Family Spending (previously Family Expenditure Survey) Gov. Pub. Serial/electronic Local Government Financial Statistics England http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/corporate/statistics/financialstatistics222012 Scottish Local Government Financial Statistics http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Local-GovernmentFinance/PubScottishLGFStats Social Trends Social and socio-economic characteristics of households Gov. Pub. Serial/electronic Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings – ASHE (Previously New Earnings Survey) Earnings of employees by industry, occupation and region. http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/index.html Gov. Pub. Serial/electronic United Kingdom Balance of Payments (CSO Pink Book) Current and capital accounts, visible and invisible trade Gov. Pub. Serial/electronic United Kingdom National Accounts (CSO Blue Book) National income, output and expenditure by broad section Gov. Pub. Serial/electronic Official statistics: Europe/World International Organisations UNECE: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Links to official International and national statistical organisations http://www.unece.org/stats/links.html European Union Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union providing statistics at European level that enable comparisons between countries and regions. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/eurostat/home/ Search for specific statistics or browse by theme. E.g.: Economy and finance – balance of payments, interest rates, government finance Population and social conditions, including labour market, household budgets and income. Industry, trade and services Presented according to the NACE activity classification Manufactured goods (Prodcom), tourism, construction, distributive trades and services Agriculture and fisheries – agriculture and the environment, forestry industry, Agricultural prices and price indices International trade 2 United Nations United Nations Statistics Division Contains data on international trade, national accounts, energy, industry, environment and demographic and social statistics gathered from national and international sources http://unstats.un.org/unsd/default.htm UNdata is an internet based data service enabling users to search and download a variety of UN statistical resources. http://data.un.org OECD Economic and social data from member states enabling international comparisons. Full access to OECD publications is available via SUPrimo. (Enter OECD iLibrary into the search box) World Bank Comprehensive sets of data about development in countries around the world. Search by country, topic or indicator. Key indicators include Economic Policy & External Debt, Financial Sector, Private and public sectors. Labor & Social Protection. http://data.worldbank.org/ International monetary Fund (IMF) The IMF publishes a range of time series data on IMF lending, exchange rates and other economic and financial indicators. http://www.imf.org/external/data.htm Useful worldwide statistics Business Monitor International Series . Reports available via Nexis UK and ABI/INFORM Complete Electronic via SUPrimo Independent source for analysis and forecasts on Country Risk and Industry, spanning 175 countries - will show trends, help identify new markets, seasonal factors and prices. Demographic Yearbook (UN) Size, distribution and trends in population including economic activity, income and poverty. Gov. Pub. Serial/electronic Direction of Trade Statistics (IMF) Import, export, distribution of trade data for individual Countries. Access is via UK Data Service ESDS International Gov. Pub. Serial/electronic ESDS International (UK Data Service) Electronic via SUPrimo An extensive database which includes international data from the OECD, World Bank, IMF and UN. For help in using the ESDS Service use: Thematic guide to financial and monetary statistics http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/support/user_guides/I4B.pdf European Economy (EU) Statistics and topical studies e.g. convergence, euro Industrial Commodity Statistics Yearbook (UN) Production figures for specific products by country Gov. Pub. Serial/electronic Gov. Pub. Serial 3 International Financial Statistics (IMF) International and national finance, including prices and interest rates. International Trade by Commodity Statistics (OECD) Gov. Pub. Serial Electronic via SUPrimo Import and export data in US dollars broken down by commodity and by partner country International Trade Statistics 2012 (World Trade Organisation – WTO) Gov. Pub. Serial/electronic Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM) International Labour Organisation (ILO). A comprehensive database of country-level data on 18 key indicators of the labour market from 1980 to the latest available year. http://kilm.ilo.org/KILMnet/ Main Economic Indicators (OECD) Covers many countries, giving production, sales, orders and prices Gov. Pub. Serial/electronic OECD Economic Surveys Surveys of individual OECD countries Gov. Pub. Serial/electronic Offstats: Official statistics on the web (University of Auckland Library) Provides access to free worldwide statistics from official sources on the web. Browse or search by topic, region or country. http://www.offstats.auckland.ac.nz/ Penn World Tables Provides purchasing power parity and national income accounts converted to international prices for 189 countries/territories for some or all of the years 1950-2010. https://pwt.sas.upenn.edu/php_site/pwt_index.php Statistical Yearbook (UN) Economic and social data for over 270 countries Gov. Pub. Serial/electronic UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics Analysis of world trade by growth rates, shares, rank Gov. Pub. Serial/electronic Yearbook of Labour Statistics (ILO) Employment levels, hours, labour costs, injuries and strikes Gov. Pub. Serial Other sources of statistical information Trade associations Associations often compile more detailed statistics for their own sector. Many will have links with similar organisations in other countries. Directory of British Associations RD 068.41 DIR Commercial publishers of market information Provide specific information of particular markets, and often include secondary data on population, employment, consumer expenditure and social studies. Useful publishers include: 4 Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU): Country Report Country Finance and Forecast Reports Country profile Electronic via ABI/INFORM Complete Euromonitor: European Marketing Data & Statistics Consumer Europe Consumer Americas World consumer income and expenditure patterns Business & Industry database provides full-text articles from trade journals. Many of these will provide business intelligence on specific companies,industries, products and countries. RD 658.8009 EUR RD 339.4709 CON D 339.4709 CON D 339.3 WOR Electronic via SUPrimo NationMaster Database of world statistics enabling country comparisons. Reference site contains country statistics, graphs and pie charts. http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php Contact information Library enquiries: [email protected] Linda Emery: Business Subject Librarian Email: [email protected]; Tel: 0141-548-4461 5