ISD Library

Statistics Sources
For specific frequently asked business questions and recommended sources try our database ‘Business
Brain’ via the Portal. Still stuck? Email libresearch@london.edu and we will do our best to help.

Below is a list of broad categories of statistics and the Library databases they can be found on.

SourceOECD
EIU Country
Data Insight

Intelligence
Datastream
Bloomberg

EIU Market
Economist

Indicators

Forecasts

Emerging
Financial

Markets
Global

GMID
Data

Data
Unit

and

IFS

ISI
Bond Market
Related

Consumer
Spending

Consumer / Retail
Prices

Employment/
Unemployment

Equity market
related

Exchange Rates

Government
Accounts

GDP / GNP

Interest Rates

Population

Productivity

Trade

Wages

Individual resource details can be found in the following alphabetic section.

Please read descriptions carefully as some databases may have geographic or
other limitations on data availability.
Alphabetical List of sources

Bloomberg
Two Open Bloomberg terminals are available in the Library and offer a wide range of analytical functions for
research in the international financial markets. Use Bloomberg to:

• find background data on stocks, bonds, market indices, currencies and commodities
• obtain technical and fundamental analyses
• search and produce custom reports

Available in the Library only

Also please note that it is not possible to download data from Bloomberg, only print.

Global Insight
Long-term macro and micro economic time series. Covering over 200 countries. The database provides tools for
graphing and analyzing the data.
Available in the library only.

Datastream
Datastream provides extensive current and historical coverage of fundamental data for international equity, bond,
commodities, foreign exchange and futures markets. Macroeconomic statistics and company accounts for listed
companies are also available. Use Datastream for:
- time series for price and other market indicators for different financial instruments as well as for macroeconomic
data.
- graphical display and analysis
- search and custom report generation

The London Business School Library provides access to Datastream Advance and Datastream AFO. We
recommend using AFO for the downloading of time series and Company Accounts data, use Advance for
generating reports and graphs.
Available in the Library only

Economist Intelligence Unit

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) service provides timely and independent analysis on worldwide market trends
and business strategies. EIU provides continuous assessment and forecasting for political economic business
conditions in almost 200 countries. The EIU Country Reports and EIU Country Profiles series are archived from
1996 onwards.

EIU Country Data

Is a comprehensive database of economic indicators and forecasts, covering 317 series for 150 countries, as well
as 45 regional aggregates, running from 1980 and forecasting out five years. For the 60 most important markets,
key variables are additionally projected to 2030 in order to facilitate business planning. You can select by country,
region or user grouping, then series and date. Displays can also be ordered in the same ways. Analytical functions
provide a choice of charts, screening for countries and segmentation of countries. Data can be exported to Excel
spreadsheets.

EIU Market Data and Statistics

A database of economic, demographic, consumption and industry data on 60 major countries worldwide and 11
regional aggregates, stretching back to 1990. The product includes detailed economic and industry forecasts for the
next five years and longer-term economic projections. You can select by country, region or user grouping, then
series and date. Displays can also be ordered in the same ways. Analytical functions provide choice of charts. Data
can be exported to Excel worksheets.
Global Financial Data
Global Financial Data (GFD) provides an extensive collection of over 3,000 long-term international financial and
macroeconomic data indicators, in some cases dating back several centuries, which can be graphed and/or
downloaded for use in spreadsheets or databases.
Available on campus only.

GMID
Global Marketing Information Database (GMID) provides quantitative international market volume, value share and
forecast data. GMID covers over 350 markets and 207 countries. In addition to statistical data it has in depth market
analysis reports covering, consumer, industrial and service sectors. It also has profiles for leading FMCG
companies.

IFS
This database includes Macroeconomic data, Commodity prices, Trade statistics, Interest Rates and Exchange
rates easily downloadable. Data is from the International Monetary Fund’s International Financial Statistics
publication. The Library also holds the IFS yearbook from 1980 onwards
Available on campus only.

ISI Emerging Markets

ISI Emerging Markets provides a single, specialised source of information on:

- current news, comment & analysis

- company accounts; financial markets data
- markets for products & services
- macroeconomic statistics
- legal & regulatory climate

Our subscription covers the BRIC countries (ie Brazil, Russia, India and China). Material is published in either
English or local language(s).

SourceOECD
SourceOECD offers access to all 14 OECD statistical databases covering key areas of macroeconomic data,
including Economic Outlook, Employment, Industrial Structure, International Trade, Direct Investment, Main
Economic Indicators, and National Accounts

The following are some key statistical publications held in print by the London
Business School Library:
The library has a ten-year holding for all of the following titles unless otherwise indicated.

Annual Abstract of Statistics

The library holds this UK publication from 1947 onwards. It ‘contains statistics on the United Kingdom'
s economy,
industry, society and demography presented in easy to read tables and backed up with explanatory notes and
definitions. It is compiled from 100 sources and has more than 10,000 series’. Much of this data can also be got via
the Internet at www.statistics.gov.uk
Demographic Yearbook
Published by the United Nations Department of International Economic and Social Affairs.

European Marketing Data and Statistics

Contains statistical data on topics as diverse as population, economic indicators, consumer expenditure in different
sectors, Retail distribution and household characteristics etc. The library also holds the title International Marketing
Data and Statistics.

Eurostatistics
Monthly data ‘for short term economic analysis’ published by Eurostat, the European Communities’ statistical office.

IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook

Contains country tables as well as statistical tables where the top 30 countries are ranked. The statistical tables
cover topics within the following headings as Economic Performance, Government Efficiency, Business Efficiency
and Infrastructure.

International Trade Statistics Yearbook

Published annually by the World Trade Organization.

International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics

Principally organised as Country tables, it provides such data as numbers of establishments, numbers of employees
and average wages paid, by ISIC industry codes. The yearbook is published by the United Nations Industrial
Development Organization.

Statistical Abstract of the United States

Published on an annual basis by the US Census Bureau. It provides a ‘summary of statistics on the social, political
and economic organization of the United States. The Library holds copies from 1975 onwards.
Current and past issue of this title can be viewed online at http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/

Statistical Yearbook
Published by the United Nations. It covers information on population and social statistics, economic activity and
international economic relations. The data is generally a couple of years old, by the time it is published, so for
example, the 2006 edition may only contain data up to 2003/2004.

Yearbook of Labour Statistics

The Library has a ten-year holding of this and the quarterly Bulletin of Labour Statistics. The International Labour
Office publishes both publications.

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