Economic Data Sets on FactSet
Scope and coverage information for the economic data sets available on FactSet.
BCI U.S. Economic Series
The BCI Economic Series database contains comprehensive, up-to-date U.S. Business Cycle Indicators as published by The Conference Board, a business-backed research organization. The series are easily accessible online, and are fully integrated with FactSet's library of investment applications and databases.
Scope and Coverage
| Number of Series | 250 |
| Data History | Since 1945 |
| Update Cycle | Monthly |
Information Provided
Series include cyclical indicators; Components of the national income and product accounts; Measures of prices, wages, productivity, labor force, employment, and unemployment; Economic data on federal, state, and local government activities; Measures of U.S. international transactions; Selected economic comparisons with major foreign countries
CEIC Asia
CEIC is recognized in Asia as a leader in providing high-quality, detailed economic and financial statistics on the Asian economies. CEIC sources their data directly from the primary sources, including over 200 major government statistical agencies and other recognized non-government agencies.
Scope and Coverage
| Number of Series | Over 380,000 |
| Number of Regions | Detailed economic and financial data for 17 Asian countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam Limited daily financial data for United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and Latin America |
| Data History | From 1900 |
| Update Cycle | Twice daily |
Information Provided
National Accounts; Production; Sales, Orders, Inventory & Shipments; Construction & Property; Government & Public Finance; Demographic & Labor Market; Banking Statistics; Interest & Foreign Exchange Rates; Investment; Prices; Tourism; Business & Economic Survey.
CEIC China
The CEIC China database includes over 125,000 national, provincial, and municipal data series for the burgeoning Chinese economy. The database includes detailed macroeconomic data, as well as industrial data from China’s 16 rapidly growing industrial sectors. CEIC sources their data directly from the prime sources, including major government statistical agencies, prime industrial data issuing agencies, and various reference publications.
Scope and Coverage
| Number of Series | Over 130,000 |
| Data History | From 1949 |
| Update Cycle | Twice daily |
Information Provided
Macroeconomic Concept Coverage: Demographic and Labor Market; Domestic Trade and Household Survey; Financial Markets; Foreign Trade & Balance of Payments; Government and Public Finance; Inflation; Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates; Investment; Monetary; National Accounts; Prices
Industrial Sector Coverage: Advertising Sector; Agricultural Sector; Automobile Sector; Electronic Sector; Energy Sector; Insurance Sector; Metals and Steel Sector; Mining and Manufacturing Sector; Petrochemical Sector; Pharmaceutical Sector; Property and Construction Sector; Real Estate Development Sector; Textile Sector; Tourism Sector; Transport, Post and Telecom Sector; Wholesale, Retail and Catering Sector
Consensus Economics
Each month, Consensus Economics polls more than 600 economists around the world for their economic forecasts and views. These surveys cover estimates for the principal macroeconomic variables (including GDP growth, inflation, interest rates and exchange rates) in more than 80 countries across the world's major industrialized countries, as well as the emerging economies of Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
Scope and Coverage
| Number of Countries | 83 |
| Number of Contributors | More than 600 |
| Data History | Since 1989 |
| Update Cycle | Monthly |
Countries Followed
Albania; Argentina; Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Belarus; Belgium; Bolivia; Bosnia & Herzegovina; Brazil; Bulgaria; Canada; Chile; China; Colombia; Costa Rica; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; Estonia; Euro Zone; Finland; France; Georgia; Germany; Greece; Hong Kong; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Japan; Kazakhstan; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macedonia; Malaysia; Mexico; Moldova; Netherlands; New Zealand; Nigeria; Norway; Pakistan; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russia; Saudi Arabia; Serbia; Singapore; Slovakia; Slovenia; South Africa; South Korea; Spain; Sri Lanka; Sweden; Switzerland; Taiwan; Thailand; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; United Kingdom; United States; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Venezuela; Vietnam
Information Provided
Concepts: Consumer Price Inflation; Producer Price Inflation; Current Account Balance; Exchange Rates; Foreign Currency Reserves; Industrial Production Growth; Interest Rates; Money Supply Growth; Real GDP Growth; Gov Balance as a % of GDP; Trade; Corporate Profits; Consumption Expenditure Growth; Fixed Investment Growth; Wage/Salary Growth; Unemployment Rate
Consensus Statistics: Mean; Standard Deviation; High; Low
Estimated Periods: Annual, one and two years out; Current, 3-month, 12-month and 24-month forecasts for exchange rates, foreign reserves and interest rates
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) CountryData
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) CountryData database on FactSet provides forecasts for a wide variety of economic variables, including balance of payments, GDP, inflation, and international trade, for 150 individual countries as well as several regional and global aggregates. Employing analysts around the world, each individual country forecast is based upon the main global forecast assumptions (major exchange rates, interest rates, growth and inflation forecasts for the major economies, world trade, etc.) to ensure complete consistency across countries.
Scope and Coverage
| Number of Series | Approximately 50,000 |
| Frequency of Data | Forecast data on annual basis; selected historical data available on a quarterly and monthly basis |
| Update Cycle | Weekly |
| Countries/Regions | 150 countries and 45 regional aggregates |
Countries Followed
Albania; Algeria; Angola; Argentina; Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bolivia; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; Cape Verde; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Congo (Brazzaville); Costa Rica; Cote d'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Finland; France; Gabon; Georgia; Germany; Ghana; Greece; Guatemala; Guinea; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Hong Kong; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kuwait; Kyrgyz Republic; Laos; Latvia; Lebanon; Lesotho; Libya; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macedonia; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Malta; Mauritius; Mexico; Moldova; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Netherlands; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Nigeria; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; Romania; Russia; Rwanda; Sao Tome and Principe; Saudi Arabia; Senegal ; Serbia & Montenegro; Seychelles; Singapore; Slovakia; Slovenia; South Africa; South Korea; Spain; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Swaziland; Sweden; Switzerland; Syria; Taiwan; Tajikistan; Tanzania; Thailand; The Gambia; Togo; Trinidad & Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Venezuela; Vietnam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe
Regions Followed
ASEAN; Asia and Australasia; CIS; Eastern Europe; Euro Area; European Union; G7; G10; North America; Latin America; Middle East and North Africa; NAFTA; Non-OECD; Sub-Saharan Africa; World
Information Provided
Gross Domestic Product; Government Finance; Money Supply; Inflation; Interest Rates; Exchange Rates; Wages and Labor Costs; Population; Income; Balance of Payments; Trade
EcoWin
The EcoWin database provides international macroeconomic and financial time series for more than 100 countries and 35 regions, with history to 1940. EcoWin collects data directly from primary sources, using an extensive international network of various national statistics offices, central banks and financial exchanges. EcoWin’s economists have condensed their broad spectrum of data into a database focusing on the most important indicators from each country.
Scope and Coverage
| Number of Series | Over 285,000 |
| Number of Countries | Over 100 |
| Data History | To 1940 |
| Update Cycle | Intra-day |
Countries Followed
Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Antigua & Barbuda; Argentina; Armenia; Aruba; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Bermuda; Bhutan; Bolivia; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; Bulgaria; Burundi; Cambodia; Canada; Cape Verde; Cayman Islands; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Costa Rica; Cote d’Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Estonia; Ethiopia; European Union; Euro Zone; Falkland Islands; Fiji; Finland; France; Gambia; Georgia; Germany; Ghana; Gibraltar; Greece; Guatemala; Guinea; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Hong Kong; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kuwait; Kyrgyz Republic; Laos; Latvia; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macao; Macedonia; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Malta; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Moldova; Mongolia; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Caledonia; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Nigeria; North Korea; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; Romania; Russia; Rwanda; Samoa; Sao Tome and Principe; Saudi Arabia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovak Republic; Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Korea; Spain; Sri Lanka; St. Helena; Sudan; Suriname; Swaziland; Sweden; Switzerland; Syria; Taiwan; Tanzania; Thailand; Tonga; Trinidad & Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Venezuela; Vietnam; Yemen; Yugoslavia (Serbia/Montenegro); Zambia; Zimbabwe
Information Provided
Balance of Payments; Commodity Prices; Consumer Prices; Exchange Rates; Financial Data; Global Capital Market Indices; Government Finance; Housing and Construction; Industrial Production; Interest Rates; Labor Market; Monetary Aggregates; National Accounts; Producer Prices; Retail Prices; Retail Sales; Survey Data; Trade
Eurostat
Based in Luxembourg, Eurostat is the official statistical office for the European Union, and the key source of statistics at the European level. Eurostat’s function is to provide the European Union with statistics at the European level that enable comparisons between countries and regions.
Scope and Coverage
| Number of Series | 500,000 series for EU Countries |
| Data History | To 1946 |
| Update Cycle | Daily |
Information Provided
Series covering the macroeconomic, industrial and financial activities of Europe, with limited coverage of the Australia, Canada, Japan, and the United States. Topics include balance of payments, consumer prices, industrial production, interest rates, international trade, and national accounts.
Global Insight
The Global Insight product provides nearly one million macroeconomic, financial and commodity indicators for major industrial and emerging economies. Global Insight sources their data directly from the primary sources, including various government agencies, national statistics offices, central banks and financial exchanges. Global Insight’s extensive financial and commodity data includes spot prices from exchanges all over the world, as well as vast coverage of various derivative contracts, including futures, options, swaps and forwards.
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Scope and Coverage
| Number of Series | Over 1 million |
| Number of Countries and Regions | Over 200 |
| Data History | Up to 1945 |
| Update Cycle | Intra-day |
Countries Followed
Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Antigua & Barbuda; Argentina; Armenia; Aruba; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bermuda; Bhutan; Bolivia; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; Bulgaria; Burundi; Cambodia; Canada; Cape Verde; Cayman Islands; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Costa Rica; Cote d’Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Eritrea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Falkland Islands; Fiji; Finland; France; Gambia; Georgia; Germany; Ghana; Gibraltar; Greece; Guatemala; Guinea; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Hong Kong; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kosovo; Kuwait; Kyrgyz Republic; Laos; Latvia; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macao; Macedonia; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Malta; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; Netherlands Antilles; New Caledonia; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Nigeria; North Korea; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; Romania; Russia; Rwanda; Samoa; Sao Tome and Principe; Saudi Arabia; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovak Republic; Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Korea; Spain; Sri Lanka; St. Helena; Sudan; Suriname; Swaziland; Sweden; Switzerland; Syria; Taiwan; Tajikistan; Tanzania; Thailand; Tonga; Trinidad & Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Venezuela; Vietnam; Yemen; Yugoslavia (Serbia/Montenegro); Zambia; Zimbabwe.
Regions Followed
Africa; Asia; Baltic States; Caribbean; Central America; Commonwealth of Independent States; Developing Countries; Eastern Europe; Europe; European Union; Euro Zone; Latin America; Middle East; Nordic Countries; North America; OECD; South America; World.
Information Provided
Balance of Payments; Commodity Prices; Consumer Prices; Exchange Rates; Financial Data; Global Capital Market Indices; Government Finance; Housing and Construction; Industrial Production; Interest Rates; Labor Market; Monetary Aggregates; National Accounts; Producer Prices; Retail Prices; Retail Sales; Survey Data; Trade.
Global Insight Forecast
The Global Insight Forecast database provides forecasts for a wide variety of economic variables, including GDP, inflation, interest rates, and exchange rates, for over 200 countries and aggregates.
Scope and Coverage
| Number of Series | Over 55,000 |
| Number of Countries and Regions | Over 200 |
| Data History | Since 1970 |
| Update Cycle | Monthly |
Countries Followed
Afghanistan; Africa; Albania; Algeria; American Samoa; Andorra; Angola; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Armenia; Aruba; Australia; Austria; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bermuda; Bhutan; Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; Cape Verde; Cayman Islands; Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Republic of Congo; Costa Rica; Cote D’Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; East Timor; Ecuador; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Fiji; Finland; France; French Guiana; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; Germany; Ghana; Greater China; Greece; Grenada; Guam; Guatemala; Republic of Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Hong Kong; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kiribati; Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Laos; Latvia; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Lithuania; Macau; Macedonia; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; Martinique; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Micronesia; Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; Netherlands Antilles; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Korea; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Palestinian Authority; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Puerto Rico; Qatar; Reunion; Romania; Russia; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Sao Tome and Principe; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovakia; Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Korea; Spain; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Suriname; Swaziland; Sweden; Switzerland; Syria; Tajikistan; Tanzania; Thailand; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Tuvalu; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Venezuela; Virgin Islands (U.S.); Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
Regions/Aggregates Followed
Asia; Asia NICs; Asia-Pacific; APEC; ASEAN; Balkans; Baltic Countries; Caribbean; Caucasus; Central America; Central Asia; Central Europe; Central Europe and Balkans; CFA Franc Zone; Commonwealth of Independent States; COMESA; East African Community; Eastern Europe; ECOWAS; Emerging Europe; Eurozone; EU Mediterranean Partners; European Union; Europe; European Group of 4; Former Soviet Union; G-7; G-8; Gulf Cooperation Council; Indian Ocean Countries; Latin America; Latin America and Caribbean; Levant; Mercosur; Middle East; Middle East & Africa; Middle East & North Africa; NAFTA; Non-OECD Countries; North Africa; North-East Asia; OECD; OPEC; Pacific (Oceania); Pacific Islands; Persian Gulf Countries; Sahel Region; South America; South Asia; South-East Asia; Southern Africa Customs Union; Southern African Development Community; Sub-Saharan Africa; Sub-Saharan Oil Exporters; Sub-Saharan Oil Importers; Western Europe; Western Hemisphere; World; World Oil Exporters; World Oil Importers.
Information Provided
Interest rates and yields; Prices and indices; Labor and earnings; Production and sales; Balance of payments; International transactions; National accounts; Monetary aggregates; Currency rates; Government finance; Population.
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund's International Financial Statistics provides, for most countries of the world, current and historic data on a wide range of economic and financial indicators.
Scope and Coverage
| Number of Series | Over 50,000 |
| Number of Countries | 150 countries—virtually every country in the world—as well as custom area and world aggregates. |
| Data History | Since 1948 |
| Update Cycle | Monthly |
Information Provided
Interest rates; Gross domestic product; Employment; Productivity; Trade; Monetary indicators; Exchange rates; Fund accounts; International liquidity; International banking; Money and banking; Prices; Wages; International transactions; Government finance; National accounts; Population
INDB
INDB (I-N Information Systems) is a comprehensive macroeconomic database that provides series covering the economic, industrial and financial activities of Japan. The statistics are provided by government agencies and business organizations, compiled by INDB and represent the premier source for detailed analysis of the Japanese economy.
Scope and Coverage
| Number of Series | 30,000 |
| Data History | To 1950 |
| Update Cycle | Daily |
Information Provided
Japanese economic time series covering the following industries/categories: banks; ceramic, stone & clay products; chemicals; coal; construction; consumer price index; corporate statistics; corporations; electric machinery; electric power; fiber products; finance; food; gas; general machinery; household economy; industrial production; insurance; iron & steel; labor; metal products; national income; non-ferrous metals; paper/pulp; petroleum products; pharmaceutical products; precision machinery; publishing/printing; real estate; retail; rubber products; service; storage; trade; transportation; transportation equipment; wood/wooden products/furniture; public finance
NTC Economics
The NTC Economics database contains a range of unique and highly regarded monthly and quarterly reports on business conditions. Its best known product is the monthly Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), which has become established in major economies of the world as an authoritative and leading indicator of business conditions.
Scope and Coverage
| Number of Series | 1,300 |
| Data History | 1992 |
| Update Cycle | Daily |
| Number of Regions | 25 countries and country aggregates: Australia, Austria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, European Union, and Euro Zone |
Information Provided
Monthly, quarterly, and yearly series covering the manufacturing, construction, and services sectors of the economy. Parallel with this are monthly and quarterly surveys of corporate profitability, productivity, labor market trends, gross domestic product indicators, and cyclical indicators of economic activity.
OECD Economic Outlook
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Economic Outlook database provides historical trends and future projections for a number of economic statistics for OECD Member countries, as well as selected non-OECD regions.
Scope and Coverage
| Scope | Economic data including expenditures, foreign trade, output, employment, interest rates, exchange rates, balance of payments, outlays and revenues of governments and households, and government debt |
| Number of Regions | 49 countries and regions: Africa and Middle East, Dynamic Asia, Asia excl. China & Dynamic Asia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, 7 major countries, Canada, Switzerland, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, OECD Europe, Euro area, Euro area with Western Germany, OECD Europe, small countries, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Central and South America, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Non-OECD countries, Norway, NAFTA, New Zealand, OECD total, OPEC, OECD Pacific, Poland, Portugal, Central and Eastern Europe, Former USSR, Slovakia, Sweden, OECD excl. high inflation countries, Turkey, United States |
| Data History | Quarterly and Annual data going back to 1960 |
| Update Cycle | Biannually, in December and June |
OECD Main Economic Indicators
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Main Economic Indicators provide a picture of recent economic developments in individual OECD member countries and select non-member countries, as well as data on several geographically and economically-defined regions.
Scope and Coverage
| Number of Countries | 41 |
| Number of Series | Over 5,500 |
| Data History | Since 1960 |
| Update Cycle | Monthly |
Countries/Regions Followed
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, European Community, Eurozone, Major Four, Major Seven, OECD Total, OECD Europe, OECD Europe excluding Turkey, OECD Total excluding Turkey, OECD North America, World.
Information Provided
Main aggregates of national accounts; Industrial production; Deliveries; Stocks and orders; Construction; Retail sales; Labor; Wages; prices; Home and foreign finance; Interest rates; Foreign trade and balance of payments; Business survey data for the manufacturing industries
ONS
The ONS database is a comprehensive macroeconomic database that includes series covering the economic, industrial and financial activities of the United Kingdom. The ONS is the statistics arm of the UK government, and they distribute data drawn from a variety of sources, including other government departments and the Bank of England.
Scope and Coverage
| Number of Series | 42,000 |
| Data History | To 1946 |
| Update Cycle | Varies |
Information Provided
Balance of payments; consumer prices; credit business; financial; industrial production; labor market; national accounts; producer prices; public sector finance; retail prices; retail sales; trade
The Consumer Confidence Survey
The Consumer Confidence Survey is a monthly measure of the public's confidence in the health of the U.S. economy, as published by The Conference Board, a business-backed research organization. The survey measures overall consumer confidence, an index of the present situation, and an index of expectations; these indices are calculated for the entire United States, as well as across nine U.S. geographic regions. Consumers' expectations for the next six months are surveyed, including buying plans for homes, cars, and major appliances. The Consumer Confidence Survey is based on a representative sample of 5,000 U.S. companies.
Scope and Coverage
| Number of Series | 90 |
| Data History | Since 1967 |
| Update Cycle | Monthly |
Information Provided
Composite and regional indices measuring consumer confidence, consumers’ assessment of the present situation, and expectations. Buying plans for major appliances, automobiles, and homes. Vacation plans.
