Search Across Multiple Statistical Sources at Once
- ProQuest Statistical Insight This link opens in a new window
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Search across 1000s of statistical publications from 100s of sources. This comprehensive database includes the three major statistical indexes (American Statistics Index, Statistical Reference Index, and Index to International Statistics). - Statista This link opens in a new window
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A statistics portal integrating over 60,000 topics of data and facts from over 10,000 sources onto a single platform, categorized into over 20 market sectors. Stronger on market statistics than the others listed here.
Statistics
Here is just a sampling of "usual suspects" of places to look for data. Talk to Kristin for more ideas if you don't find what you're looking for here.
- International historical statistics Africa, Asia and Oceania 1750-2005CC Ref HA4675 .M552 2007
- WDI: World Development Indicators This link opens in a new window
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900+ economic, social, environmental, and governance time series indicators (1960-2002) across 200 countries and 18 country groups. - Global Financial Data This link opens in a new window
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Includes historical financial data dating back to 1265. Includes datasets in 10 topics: Asset Allocation, Commodities, Economic, Equity, Exchange Rates, Fixed Income, Development, Government and Debt, International Trade, and National Accounts. NOTE: You will need to set up a personal account and log in using your Carleton email address in order to access.
- Penn World Tables"Purchasing power parity and national income accounts converted to international prices for 188 countries for some or all of the years 1950-2004."
- OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new window
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OECD datasets and publication abstracts, including the Main Economic Indicators. - CNTS Data Archive (Cross-National Time Series) This link opens in a new window
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Statistical data for over 200 indicators, and time series data in some cases going back as far as 1815, for over 200 countries. Variables include government expenditure, trade, infrastructure and media, domestic conflict event data, elections, legislative process, numerous political measures and international status indicators.
- FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the UNSeveral important international databases of agriculture, aquaculture, food, livestock, forestry and soils statistics.
- WTO - World Trade OrganizationInternational trade and tariff statistics.
- ILOSTAT from the ILO - International Labor OrganizationInternational labor statistics: employment, unemployment, wages, hours of work, consumer prices, occupational injuries, days worked, poverty line and income distribution and more.
- IFS: International Financial Statistics This link opens in a new window
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Thousands of time series covering more than 200 countries and areas, published by the IMF (International Monetary Fund). Covers 1945 - current.
