Sources of Economic Data.

SOURCES OF
ECONOMIC DATA
GROUP_B:
DIPTI JOSHI
DURGESH RANJAN
KARAN DAVE
KESHAV K AGARWAL
KRITIKA GUPTA
INTRODUCTION:
 Numerical time-series, i.e., sets of data
(covering periods of time) for part or all of a
single economy or the international economy.
 Monthly, quarterly and annual.
 Describes functions or inter-relationships
between variables which may be theoretical
(e.g. a production function) or factual.
 Describe a static as opposed to a dynamic
relationship (e.g., an input-output matrix as
opposed to e.g.. a series showing changes of
automobile output over time).
 At the level of an economy, these are compiled by
use of national accounts which includes the major
components such as Gross National Product,
Gross National Expenditure, Gross National
Income, and a whole panoply of series
including output, etc.
 Within a country the data series are usually
produced by one or more statistical
organizations, e.g., a government or quasi-
government organization and/or the central bank.
International statistics are produced by several
international bodies and firms, including
the International Monetary Fund and the Bank for
International Settlements.
SOURCES:
 Europa World Year Book.
 Publication: Europa Publications Limited, 1989.
 This is a very useful compendium of country facts and statistics.
 Each country entry covers recent history, economics, demographics, and a
directory of names, addresses and other useful facts about the government and
political system. It also includes a section on intergovernmental organizations.
 International Financial Statistics Yearbook.

 publication: International Monetary Fund,
 Provides tables of interest and exchange rates, balance of payments, world
trade, money and banking, and commodity prices, with detailed country tables.
 Statistical Yearbook
 Publication: New York: United Nations,
 This United Nations source covers finance, trade and many other social
statistics.
 Guide to economic indicators:
 Publication: Bloomberg Press,
 244 pages
 This guide is, a practical work that clearly explains the
underlying economic realities of today's world.
 Invaluable reference for those in business, the financial
markets, or government, and a necessary resource for
students.
 Written for the nonspecialist, this accessible guide
explains how to understand and interpret all that main
economic indicators that relate to: GDP and GNI (GNP);
Growth, trends and cycles; Population, employment,
unemployment; Government; Investment and savings;
Industry and commerce; Balance of payments; Exchange
rates; and Money and financial markets.
 India 2010
 Publication : Govt. of India
 Provides data for the sectoral economic development of
the Indian economy as well as the poverty, literacy, etc.
 Analysis of economic data

 Author: Gary Koop 241 pages
 The book is more accessible for those students who
have limited mathematical skills.
 Greater discussion is also provided of data
transformations such as growth rate and index
numbers.
 International Economic Indicators and Central
Banks
 Author: Anne Dolganos Picker 320 pages
 International Economic Indicators and Central Banks"
opens with a brief description of the bond, stock, and
foreign exchange markets—since this is where
investors respond to the news of central bank activities
and the direction .
 Guide to economic indicators
 Author: Norman Frumkin 283 pages
 industrial production index, interest rates, international
investment position of the U.S., inventory-sales ratios,
job gains and losses, job openings and labor turnover,
leading, coincident and lagging composite indexes
 ECONOMIC SURVEY OF INDIA:
 State of economy affairs
 Micro foundations of inclusive growth.
 Fiscal development and public finance
 Financial intermediation and markets.
 Balance of payments.
 International trade.
 Industry.
 Human development, poverty and public programmes.
 Statistical tables, e.t.c.
 CSO – CENTRAL STATISTICS ORGANISATION’s
REPORT:
 Economic statistics on –
 Agriculture
 Industries
 Energy
 Construction
 Investment.
 Services, like
 Transportation
 Communication
 Trade.
JOURNALS IN INDIA:
 Finance India, quarterly journal published by
Indian Institute of Finance.
 Indian Economic review – Delhi School of
Economics.
 Reserve bank of India – occasional papers
 Global Crisis, Fiscal Response and Medium-term
Risks to Inflation in India
 Book reviews – The Economic Crisis and the state of
Economics.
 Indian Economic Journal – Indian Economic
Association.
 PUBLICATIONS OF RBI –
RBI Bulletin
RBI Annual Report
Handful of Statistics on Indian Economy
 NATIONAL INCOME, SAVING AND EMPLOYMENT

 OUTPUT AND PRICES
 FINANCIAL MARKETS
 PUBLIC FINANCES
 TRADE AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
 CURRENCY AND COINAGE
 SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS
OTHERS:
 American Economic Review
The encouragement of economic research, especially the
historical and statistical study of the actual conditions of
industrial life.
The issue of publications on economic subjects.
 Applied Economics
Applied Economics is a journal that interprets its subject
area as "the application of economic analysis to specific
problems in both the public and private sectors" and
seeks to publish "quantitative studies, the results of which
are of use in the practical field" and thus may help "bring
economic theory nearer to reality“.
 Cambridge Journal Of Economics
The Cambridge Journal of Economics, provides a forum for
theoretical, applied, policy and methodological research into
social and economic issues. Its focus includes:
 The organization of social production and the distribution of its
product
 The causes and consequences of gender, ethnic, class and
national inequities
 Inflation and unemployment
 the changing forms and boundaries of markets and planning
 Uneven development and world market instability
 Globalization and international integration.
 Econometrica
Econometrica is an academic journal of economics,
publishing articles not only in econometrics but in many areas
of economics. It is published by the Econometric Society and
distributed by Wiley-Blackwell.
 The Economist
Provides data on free trade, internationalism and minimum
interference by government, especially in the affairs of the
market.
 Indian Economic Journal

Its main objective is to provide a forum for dissemination of
the research findings of scholars from all over the world, on
Issues of analytical, methodological and practical value to
the professional community.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA SOURCES:
 Budget Papers, presented by Ministry of
Finance
 Research papers and other publications of
Department of Economic Affairs.
WEBSITES:
 Reportlinker.com
Reportlinker.com is a search engine, offering an access to
the largest online collection of Industry, company and
country reports available.
 Indiastat.com
Datanet India Pvt. Ltd collects, collate and compile in ready
to use socioeconomic information about India and its states
and to make it available online.
 RBI
RBI database on Indian Economy section provides data on
various aspects of Indian economy, banking and finance.
 Freelunch.com
Freelunch.com is a free service provided
by Moody's Economy.com a leading independent
provider of economic, financial, country, &
industry research that helps businesses,
governments, & professional investors worldwide
meet their diverse planning and information needs.
 Economy.com
EconomyWatch.com is the largest online
economics community in the world covering the
economy, investment, personal and global finance,
statistics databases and directory listings.
 IMF.Org
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an
organization of 187 countries, working to foster
global monetary cooperation, secure financial
stability, facilitate international trade, promote high
employment and sustainable economic growth, and
reduce poverty around the world.
 EconData.Net
EconData.Net provides socioeconomic data sources,
arranged by subject and provider, pointers to the
Web's premiere data collections, & also their list of
the ten best sites for finding regional economic data.
MAGAZINES:
 Economic Outlook
 World Economic Outlook
 presents the IMF staff's analysis and projections of
economic developments at the global level, in major
country groups and in many individual countries.
 data on national accounts, inflation, unemployment
rates, balance of payments, fiscal indicators, trade for
countries and country groups (aggregates),
and commodity prices whose data are reported by the
IMF.
 Business world
 Outlook Business
 Business Today
 Business India
NEWSPAPERS:
 Business Standard
 Economic Times
 Mint
 Financial Express
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 International Financial Statistics Yearbook.

 Analysis of economic data

 NATIONAL INCOME, SAVING AND EMPLOYMENT

 Indian Economic Journal

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