Economics
Emphasis on the historical, institutional, and theoretical background of modern economics from a Canadian perspective
International Trade
- International Trade Statistics Yearbook (UN)
The International Trade Statistics Yearbook from the UN is available electronically from 1992-2015. These are two volume sets presenting trade by country (Vols. I) and by product/commodity (Vols. II). - Direction of Trade Statistics Yearbook (IMF)
This publication is available via our IMF eLibrary subscription -- just search for "Direction of Trade Statistics Yearbook". The Direction Of Trade Statistics (DOTS) provides data on the country and area distribution of countries’ exports and imports as reported by themselves or by their partners. The DOTS yearbook gives seven years of data for about 186 countries. - DOTS quarterly issues (IMF)The DOTS quarterly issues cover data for the most recent six quarters and the latest year for about 156 countries, and ten quarters and five years for the world and area tables. These publications are not available in full text on the web.
- International Financial Statistics (IMF)
This publication is available via our IMF eLibrary subscription -- just search for "International Financial Statistics Yearbook". The International Financial Statistics is the IMF's principal statistical publication covering numerous topics of international and domestic finance. It includes, for most countries, data on exchange rates, balance of payments, international liquidity, money and banking, interest rates, prices, etc. - International Financial Statistics Country Notes (IMF)The IFS Country Notes are also available via our IMF eLibrary subscription -- just search for "International Financial Statistics Country Notes". The International Financial Statistics Country Notes presents, in two sections, brief information on the data published in International Financial Statistics. Country Notes is designed to be a companion volume to IFS.
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook (IMF)
Government finance statistics (GFS) yearbook measure the financial activities of the government in an economy. This publication is available via our IMF eLibrary subscription starting from 2001 -- Just browse to Series > IMF Statistics. - Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook (IMF)
The BOPS Yearbook, usually published in December, contains balance of payments statistics for most of the world, compiled in accordance with the IMF’s Balance of Payments Manual. This publication is available via our IMF eLibrary subscription starting from 1999 - Just browse to Series > IMF Statistics > Balance of Payments Statistics.
Population Statistics
- Vital Statistics of the United States (US CDC)Annual reports that present detailed vital statistics data, including natality, mortality, marriage and divorce for United States populations. These reports are available for download from the CDC site. Bound volumes of these are also available in the UW Library at HB 1335 V58 (UW Main), as we have committed to retain them as part of the COPPUL SPAN monograph project.
Hunger
- Hunger Report - Bread for the World InstituteRecent reports are freely available online, and the UW Library holds print copies (UW Main) HC 79 F3H84 from 1992-2010.
Labour
- Manitoba Labour Market Outlook ForecastsManitoba's LMI Overview includes Manitoba's Population, Aboriginal Manitobans and Immigrants, Educational Attinment, and Labour Force & Employment.
- OECD labour force statistics.2010 - present, some exceptions (delayed 6 months) are available online. The UW Library also has select historical volumes in print (UW Main) HD 5712 L32. See http://www.oecd.org/std/labour-stats/ for more.
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