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Jamaican Economic Statistics Database Pilot Study Database Directory Developed by: Nekeisha Spencer Mikhail-Ann Urquhart Department of Economics University of the West Indies Mona Campus, Kingston 7 Jamaican Economic Statistics Database Database Directory Preface This directory contains a listing of international and local databases. These databases include statistics on selected Jamaican economic indicators, such as gross domestic product, interest rates, trade, and exchange rates. The directory is designed to succinctly offer a description of the databases, their location and how to access them. The directory is designed to facilitate persons doing research at the University of the West Indies (UWI). The aim is to assist them to easily locate statistical data on Jamaican economic indicators. The information presented in the directory is based on a primary investigation of the services offered by the databases. Some of the sources that are listed in the directory are available in the UWI Mona Main Library. To find out about the availability of these sources users can access the library’s online catalogue through the main page of the library by way of the following link: http://mona.uwi.edu/library/ . Alternatively, users may access the catalogue directly through: http://alwebsrv.uwimona.edu.jm/F?RN=881141443 . In addition to the UWI Main Library, statistical data can also be accessed by all graduate students and faculty members from the library at the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and Economic Studies (SALISES). This is located in the Faculty of Social Sciences. The directory is divided into two main sections: international and national. The international section list those databases that are maintained by international institutions and the national databases are those which are maintained by institutions in Jamaica. The reference section of this document provides a Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet version of this directory with more details. Specifically, the document contains direct links to websites, a complete listing of the economic indicators provided by each database and a listing of where to find the main indicators used by UWI economic researchers. 1 This spreadsheet can also be accessed from the individual database descriptions. 1 A survey of UWI economic students was conducted to determine the most commonly used economic indicators. This survey study was to determine the class of main indicators consisting of only five. (Spencer and Urquhart, 2007) Page 2 of 18 Jamaican Economic Statistics Database Database Directory Contents International Databases.................................................................................................... 4 Balance of Payments Statistics ....................................................................................... 4 Caribbean Labour Statistics ............................................................................................ 5 Caribbean Trade Statistics Database ............................................................................... 6 CEPALSTAT .................................................................................................................. 7 Commodity Trade Statistics ............................................................................................ 8 Direction of Trade Statistics ........................................................................................... 9 International Financial Statistics ................................................................................... 10 International Labour Office Database on Labour Statistics .......................................... 11 Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online ........................................................................... 12 Statistical Yearbook for Latin America & the Caribbean ............................................. 13 World Development Indicators ..................................................................................... 14 World Economic Outlook ............................................................................................. 15 Local Databases ............................................................................................................... 16 Bank of Jamaica ........................................................................................................... 16 Statistical Institute of Jamaica ...................................................................................... 17 Reference ......................................................................................................................... 18 Page 3 of 18 Jamaican Economic Statistics Database Database Directory International Databases Balance of Payments Statistics Description: This database provides aggregate balance of payments data for 170 countries and areas covering the period 1948 to present. The online service allows users to download selected data sets in a spreadsheet format. Data is also available through a CD-ROM subscription or through the purchase of printed copies from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). For more information click on the following link BOPS Associated Institution: International Monetary Fund Address: Washington D.C. 20431, USA Email: [email protected] , [email protected] Website: www.imf.org Accessibility: Information available to the public Costs#: Online access – 5 day free trial Subscription costs begin at US$575/yr CD-ROM - US$520/yr [single user subscription] US$295/yr [academic subscription] Hardcopy - purchase from IMF bookstore online US$98 /copy (2004 price) # These costs apply to 2007 Economic Indicators Covered: Total goods, Services, Factor income, Current transfers an economy receives from or provides to the rest of the world, Capital transfers, Changes in each economy's external financial claims and liabilities For a complete list click here: BOPS indicator list Page 4 of 18 Jamaican Economic Statistics Database Database Directory Caribbean Labour Statistics Description: The Caribbean Labour Statistics (CLS) database contains information on economic indicators for 20 Caribbean countries. The information is covered for the period 1991-2001. For more information click on the following link CLS Associated Institution: International Labour Organization Caribbean Office Address: Port of Spain, Trinidad Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.ilocarib.org.tt Accessibility: Available to the public Costs: Online access – Free Economic Indicators Covered: Wages/incomes, Labour costs, Key economic and demographic indicators for Caribbean countries For a complete list click here: CLS indicator list Page 5 of 18 Jamaican Economic Statistics Database Database Directory Caribbean Trade Statistics Database Description: The Caribbean Trade Statistics Database (CARIBTRADE) contains information on external trade and transportation. It covers only sixteen Caribbean countries providing data for the period 1995-2002. For more information click on the following link CARIBTRADE Associated Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America & the Caribbean Address: Santiago, Chile Email: [email protected] Website: http://celade.eclac.cl/redatam/CARIBTRADE/index.html Accessibility: Limited access to the public Costs: Online access – Free Economic Indicators Covered: Type of trade, Associated country, Value of goods, Duty payable/paid, Type of packaging, Mode of transport, Port of entry For a complete list click here: CARIBTRADE indicator list Page 6 of 18 Jamaican Economic Statistics Database Database Directory CEPALSTAT Description: This is an Economic Indicators and Statistics online database providing statistical information for the period 1990-2006. The economic indicators are disaggregated on a monthly, yearly and quarterly basis. This database allows the user to download desired statistics in a spreadsheet format. For more information click on the following link CEPALSTAT Associated Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America & the Caribbean Address: Santiago, Chile Email: [email protected], [email protected] Website: http://websie.eclac.cl/sisgen/consultaintegrada.ASP Accessibility: Information available to the public Costs: Online access – Free Economic Indicators Covered: GDP at current market prices, GDP at constant market prices, External debt, Service of External Debt Monetary Indicators For a complete list click here: CEPAL indicator list Page 7 of 18 Jamaican Economic Statistics Database Database Directory Commodity Trade Statistics Description: The Commodity Trade Statistics (COMTRADE) database is a subscription based website containing statistics on trade for all available countries and areas from 1962 to present. For more information click on the following link COMTRADE Associated Institution: United Nations Statistics Division Address: New York, USA Email: [email protected] Website: http://comtrade.un.org Accessibility: Free but limited access to the public Costs#: Online access – Free view of up to 10000 records Single user subscription begins at US$110/yr Multiple user subscription begins at US$4,125/yr # These costs apply to 2007 Economic Indicators Covered: Exports & Imports between countries For a complete list click here: COMTRADE indicator list Page 8 of 18 Jamaican Economic Statistics Database Database Directory Direction of Trade Statistics Description: The Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS) database provides data on countries trade patterns. It contains data for over 190 countries and areas since 1948. The online service allows users to download selected data sets in a spreadsheet format. Data is also available through a CD-ROM subscription, through the purchase of the DOTS yearbook and the DOTS quarterly from the International Monetary Fund. Each yearbook covers the last seven years of data and the quarterly covers the last six quarters. For more information click on the following link DOTS Associated Institution: International Monetary Fund Address: Washington D.C. 20431, USA Email: [email protected] , [email protected] Website: www.imf.org Accessibility: Information available to the public Costs#: Online access – 5 day free trial Subscription costs begin at US$575/yr CD-ROM - US$520/yr [single user subscription] US$295/yr [academic subscription] Hardcopy - DOTS quarterly: US$22/copy ; DOTS yearbook: US $77/copy # These costs apply to 2007 Economic Indicators Covered: Value of Merchandise Exports & Imports between each country and all its trading partners; Total bilateral and multilateral exports and imports aggregated at national/regional group levels For a complete list click here: DOT indicator list Page 9 of 18 Jamaican Economic Statistics Database Database Directory International Financial Statistics Description: This database contains information for over two hundred countries covering the period 1948 to present. The online service allows users to download selected data sets in a spreadsheet format. Data is also available through a CD-ROM subscription or through the purchase of printed copies from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). For more information click on the following link IFS Associated Institution: International Monetary Fund Address: Washington D.C. 20431, USA Email: [email protected] , [email protected] Website: www.imf.org Accessibility: Information available to the public Costs#: Online access – 5 day free trial Subscription costs begin at US$575/yr CD-ROM - US$520/yr [single user subscription] US$295/yr [academic subscription] IFS Hardcopy - purchase from IMF bookstore online US$89/copy # These costs apply to 2007 Economic Indicators Covered: Exchange rates, International liquidity, International banking, Money and banking, Interest rates, Prices, production, International transactions, Production, Government accounts, National accounts For a complete list click here: IFS indicator list Page 10 of 18 Jamaican Economic Statistics Database Database Directory International Labour Office Database on Labour Statistics Description: The International Labour Office Database on Labour Statistics (LABORSTA) contains labour statistics for over 190 countries and areas. In each yearbook, there is data for the last ten years. For more information click on the following link LABORSTA Associated Institution: International Labour Organization Address: Geneva Switzerland Email: [email protected] Website: http://laborsta.ilo.org/ Accessibility: Information available to the public Costs#: Online access – Free Hardcopy – US$200 # current cost Economic Indicators Covered: Yearly data of Total and Economically active population, Employment, Unemployment, Hours of Work, Wages, Labour Cost, Consumer Price Indices, Household Income Expenditure statistics For a complete list click here: ILO indicator list Page 11 of 18 Jamaican Economic Statistics Database Database Directory Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online Description: The Monthly Bulletin of Statistics (MBS) online is subscription based containing economic statistics for over 200 countries and world groups. The data can be downloaded and depicted in graphical forms. For more information click on the following link MBS Associated Institution: United Nations Statistics Division Address: New York, USA Email: [email protected] Website: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mbs/ Accessibility: Information available to the public Costs#: Online access – via subscription only For-Profit: US$635/yr ; US$1220/2yrs Not-for-Profit: US$370/yr; US$670/2yrs # These costs apply to 2007 Economic Indicators Covered: Exchange Rates Money Supply Interest Rates Imports & Exports Employment Unemployment CPI Producer Price Index For a complete list click here : MBS indicator list Page 12 of 18 Jamaican Economic Statistics Database Database Directory Statistical Yearbook for Latin America & the Caribbean Description: The Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean (STATLAC) database provides statistical information on economic indicators for the Latin American and Caribbean Region. For more information click on the following link STATLAC Associated Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America & the Caribbean Address: Santiago, Chile Email: [email protected] Website: www.eclac.org/publicaciones/default.asp?idioma=IN Accessibility: Information available to the public Costs: Online access – Free Yearbook available electronically and hardcopy for certain years Economic Indicators Covered: GDP (by type of expenditure, at market prices) GDP (by kind of economic activity, at market prices) Balance of Payments Exports (of 10 leading products) Import & Export of Goods & Services Total External Debt For a complete list click here : STATLAC indicator list Page 13 of 18 Jamaican Economic Statistics Database Database Directory World Development Indicators Description: The World Development Indicators (WDI) database contains development data for 226 countries and groups from 1960 - 2006. The online service allows users to view and export data for selected indicators without charge. Data is also available through a CD-ROM subscription, and from the World Development Indicators (printed copy). For more information click on the following link WDI Associated Institution: World Bank Address: Washington D.C. 20433, USA Email: [email protected] , [email protected] Website: www.worldbank.org Accessibility: Information available to the public Costs#: Online access – Free view of selected indicators Online Individual Subscription: US$400/yr Institutional Subscription: contact the Bank CD-ROM - US$275/yr [single user subscription] US$550/yr [multiple users subscription] WDI Hardcopy - US$75/copy # These costs apply to 2007 Economic Indicators Covered: Exports of goods & services (% of GDP) Imports of goods & services (% of GDP) GDP (at current prices) Inflation GDP deflator Long-term debt For a complete list click here : WDI indicator list Page 14 of 18 Jamaican Economic Statistics Database Database Directory World Economic Outlook Description: This database provides statistics estimated by IMF staff economists. It contains data since 1980 and is available online and in hard copy format. The World Economic Outlook Report is published bi-annually and can be purchased from the International Monetary Fund. For more information click on the following link WEO Associated Institution: International Monetary Fund Address: Washington D.C. 20431, USA Email: [email protected] , [email protected] Website: www.imf.org Accessibility: Information available to the public Costs#: Online access – Free Hardcopy - Free [Full Text available online] Can be purchased: $US54 # These costs apply to 2007 Economic Indicators Covered: Real Gross Domestic Product (annual Percent change), Real Gross Domestic Product (billions of local currency units), Gross Domestic Product at current prices (billions of local currency units), Gross Domestic Product, at current prices (billions of local US dollars), Inflation, Net Capital Flows For a complete list click here : WEO indicator list Page 15 of 18 Jamaican Economic Statistics Database Database Directory Local Databases Bank of Jamaica Description: The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) provides primary data on Jamaica’s monetary position since the inception of the institution in 1960 and beyond. The Bank regularly updates its datasets which are disseminated in various publications issued on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis. Statistics are also posted online in spreadsheet format or as downloaded versions of the publications. The information can also be accessed from the Bank by contacting its library. The main data publications are the Economics Statistics, Statistical Digest, and BOP Monthly Statistical Update. For more information click on the following link BOJ Associated Institution: Bank of Jamaica Address: Nethersole Place, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies Email: [email protected] Website: www.boj.org.jm Accessibility: Information available to the public Costs: Online access – Free view of selected indicators and publications Publications hardcopy – Free Economic Indicators Covered: Exchange rates, Balance sheet data, Assets and liabilities of financial institutions, Debt, Prices, Production, Housing, Inflation, Monetary Policy For a complete list click here : BOJ indicator list Page 16 of 18 Jamaican Economic Statistics Database Database Directory Statistical Institute of Jamaica Description: The Statistical Institute of Jamaica is the lead provider of statistical information in Jamaica. STATIN publishes economic data on an annual, quarterly and monthly basis. The main data publications are the Consumer Price Indices, Employment and Earnings 2004- 2005, External Trade Report, Labour Force Statistics, Quarterly Gross Domestic Product and National Income and Product. Data is also made available through the JAMSTATS CD-ROM. STATIN can retrieve data from selected indicators from the 1950’s to the present. For more information click on the following link STATIN Associated Institution: Statistical Institute of Jamaica Address: 7 Cecelio Avenue, Kingston 7 Email: [email protected] Website: www.statinja.com Accessibility: Information available to the public Costs: Online access – Free view of selected indicators Publications hardcopy – Consumer Price Indices Employment and Earnings 2004- 2005 External Trade Report Labour Force Statistics Quarterly Gross Domestic Product National Income and Product JAMSTATS CD – US$200 Economic Indicators Covered: Production, Trade data, Consumer prices, Producer price indices Housing, National accounts data Labour For a complete list click here : STATIN indicator list Page 17 of 18 - US$25 - US$20 - US$22 - US$22 - US$20 - US$20 Jamaican Economic Statistics Database Database Directory Reference The following icon provides a direct link to the spreadsheet format of the Database Directory. The links within each database description are also linked to this spreadsheet. Page 18 of 18