East Asian Statistical Sources

Economist Inteligence Unit Database

The Library's subscription to this database covers Contry Reports and Country Profiles for all countries in the Middle East and East Asia.

Country Reports analyse political and economic trends. The reports include quarterly and annual statistics of at least 150 data points picked from reliable sources and reviewed by EIU analysts to provide consistent, objective and impartial coverage.

The Country Profiles supply background and historical context of current economic and political events for each country. Each profile analyses the infrastructure and major industrial sectors of each economy and includes maps and tables of key economic data for the past 5 years.

ESDS International

The ESDS International covers the following international statistical databanks :

■ IMF Direction of Trade Statistics ■ IMF Balance of Payments Statistics ■ IMF Government Finance Statistics ■ IMF International Financial Statistics

■ UNIDO Industrial Statistics Databases ■ UNIDO Demand Supply Databases

■ OECD Main Economic Indicators ■ OECD International Development ■ OECD International Direct Investment ■ OECD International Migration Statistics ■ OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators ■ OECD Measuring Globalisation Statistics ■ OECD Statistics on International Trade in Services ■ OECD Statistics on Value Added and Employment ■ OECD Social Expenditure Statistics ■ OECD Quarterly Labour Force Statistics

■ UN Common Database

■ ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market

■World Bank World Development Indicators ■World Bank Global Development Finance

China Yearbooks

The Library subscribes to many yearbooks from China produced by official bodies such China Statistical Bureau and its provincial subsidaries. Click on the link to see the list of the yearbooks.