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Statistical Datasets in category D3: Economic Processes and Indicators, multinational


·         IMF International Financial Statistics: annual, quarterly, monthly data, 1948-, via browser
·         IMF Direction of Trade Statistics: annual, quarterly, monthly data, 1948-, via browser
·         OECD Business Sector Database

The OECD Business Sector Database provides an overview of the economic development of OECD Member countries since 1960. The data is measured quarterly and contains 3,926 observations on 54 variables. Some examples of the types of data contained herein include: government expenditure, private consumption, employment, wages, hours worked, exchange rates, interest rates, investment, the capital stock, imports and exports, various deflators, taxes, subsidies.

The data is available in the following formats:
o        Stata:

http://capricorn.bc.edu/data1/vdc/private/d3/bsdb.dta.gz (in gzipped form)   0.9 Mb

o        SAS transport:

http://capricorn.bc.edu/data1/vdc/private/d3/bsdb.tpt.gz (in gzipped form)   1.0 Mb

o        SPSS portable:

http://capricorn.bc.edu/data1/vdc/private/d3/bsdb.por.gz (in gzipped form)   1.1 Mb

  

·         OECD Economic Outlook Database

The OECD Economic Outlook Database includes the full set of historical statistics and projections underlying the OECD Economic Outlook publication. It provides macroeconomic time series for OECD countries, beginning as early as 1960 and extending to the end of the published forecast horizon. It covers: expenditure and GDP; deflators and prices; government accounts; household and business sector accounts; labor market conditions; financial data; external sector (including Trade, Balance of Payments and Competitiveness Indicators); supply data; oil and commodities. The database includes 2,360 observations on 145 variables.

Documentation The data is available in the following formats:
o        Stata:

http://capricorn.bc.edu/data1/vdc/private/d3/ecoutlook99.dta.gz (in gzipped form)   514 Kb

o        SAS transport:

http://capricorn.bc.edu/data1/vdc/private/d3/ecoutlook99.tpt.gz (in gzipped form)   639 Kb

o        SPSS portable:

http://capricorn.bc.edu/data1/vdc/private/d3/ecoutlook99.por.gz (in gzipped form)   776 Kb

  

·         OECD International Sectoral Database: quarterly data, 1960-1995, in Stata format
use http://econ.bc.edu/d3/oecd_isdb.dta
·         UNCTAD TRAINS (Trade Analysis and Information System): available in Stata format with an account on econ.bc.edu
·         World Trade Flows, 1980-1997: annual data, 1980-1997, in Stata format

Last modified: 2004/08/05