LIB 150 LOCATING STATISTICAL RESOURCES Lingnan University Library October

OUTLINE  Library Collection  Hong Kong Statistics  Major Statistical Databases  Internet Resources 2

LIBRARY COLLECTION Search for Library materials by:  Author  Title  Keyword/Phrase  Subject  Call Number  ISBN/ISSN 3

LIBRARY COLLECTION  Standard subjects for statistical publications  topic(s) -- geographic location -- statistics  e.g. education -- China --hong kong -- statisticseducation -- China --hong kong -- statistics  e.g. education -- China -- statisticseducation -- China -- statistics  Can use subject word search in advanced keyword search for better results  e.g. s:(hong kong and statistics) and (education)s:(hong kong and statistics) and (education) 4

HONG KONG STATISTICS Census and Statistics Department FREE download of some Publications and Individual Statistical Tables Hong Kong Statistics Products 5

Hong Kong Trade Development Council HONG KONG STATISTICS Business-Stat Online Frequently Asked Statistics 6

MAJOR STATISTICAL DATABASES Census (HK)  Census On-Tab (In-library use ONLY) Economic/Financial Statistics  Datastream (In-library use ONLY)  International Financial Statistics  Compustat Statistical information in table format  TableBase 7

MAJOR STATISTICAL DATABASES China Statistics  CEIC Premium China Database (In-library use ONLY)  China InfoBank 中國資訊行  中國統計年鑒數據庫 8

CENSUS ON TAB (In-library use ONLY: borrow CDROM at Circulation Counter and use it at CDROM Workstation A or B) Detailed data sets and tables from 2001 Hong Kong Census  372 commonly used statistical tables Other online resources :  2001 Population Census ation_census/ ation_census/  2006 Population by-census 9

DATASTREAM (FINANCIAL STATISTICS) (In-library use ONLY, available at Workstation IC021)  Equities  e.g. financial accounts of listed companies  Indices  Bonds  Macroeconomic indicators  Commodities  Commodity Indices, Agricultural prices, Chemical prices  Interest & Exchange rates 10

DATASTREAM (FINANCIAL STATISTICS) 3. Select the type of request (For example, a single chart) 4. Change time period and / or Frequencies & Settings 5. Run your request 2. Use the Datastream Search button to find the Series and datatypes 1. Select the type of series you want (Equity; Equity Index; Interest Rates, etc.) Reserve a workstation in “Room Booking System” Reserve a workstation in “Room Booking System” 11

DATASTREAM (FINANCIAL STATISTICS) Listed company’s info Equity performance Unemployment rate 12

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS Macroeconomic indicators compiled by International Monetary Fund  Interest & Exchange rates  International Liquidity  National Accounts  GDP, Government Consumption etc.  Commodity Prices  International Transactions  Monetary Statistics 13

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS Demo example  Monthly savings/ deposit rate for Canada from  Monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) of HK between &

COMPUSTAT  Contains financial, statistical, and market information covering publicly traded companies in the U.S. and Canada, and also worldwide  Provides more than 340 annual and 120 quarterly income statement, balance sheet, flow of funds, and supplemental data items on more than 10,000 active and 9,400 inactive companies  Data from 1987 forward 15 Apply for an Individual Account or a WRDS Access Pass beforehand Apply for an Individual Account or a WRDS Access Pass beforehand

TABLEBASE An international database specializes in tabular data  Market share, Market size  Product and Brand Rankings  Forecasts  Exports / Imports Sources from  Authoritative business publications  Statistical annuals, brokerage reports  Trade association reports and Government reports 16

TABLEBASE Demo example  Toy industry / Ranking  Survey on consumers  Customers preference on airlines 17

CEIC PREMIUM CHINA DATABASE (In-library use ONLY, available at Workstation IC020 & IC021) Extensive coverage of over 230,000 statistical data series of China on national, provincial and municipal level Macroeconomic Data  Comprehensive sets of monitoring indicators  e.g. leading index, business and entrepreneurs’ survey, banking survey, consumer survey and PMI 18

CEIC PREMIUM CHINA DATABASE Industry Data  Most detailed dataset in the marketplace  e.g. Utility, Logistic, Pharmaceutical and Petrochemical Regional Data  City database: 286 prefecture level cities  County database: 2000 counties Specific Topic  Land and Resources  Environmental Protection 19

CHINA INFOBANK 中國資訊行 Online database with news, listed company information, company directory and statistics  中國統計數計庫  from national and provincial statistical yearbooks, China Economic Statistics Bulletin, the People's Bank of China Quarterly Statistical Bulletin, and Custom Statistics  SOSHOO 搜數網  a website providing statistical data originated from China InfoBank in table form 20

CHINA INFOBANK 中國資訊行 Demo example  中國統計數據庫  e.g. 人口 > 廣東省  SOSHOO 搜數網  e.g. 人口 21

中國統計年鑒數據庫 169 volumes of statistical yearbooks are subscribed by the Library, which covers various kinds of census and survey data. Demo example  e.g. 人口 > 廣東省 Notes for accessing the database Step 1 : Select 中國期刊全文數據庫 from Database List Step 2: Select “ 檢索首頁 ” in the menu bar, then select “ 中國統計年鑒數據庫 ” Notes for accessing the database Step 1 : Select 中國期刊全文數據庫 from Database List Step 2: Select “ 檢索首頁 ” in the menu bar, then select “ 中國統計年鑒數據庫 ” 22

INTERNET RESOURCES Global Economic Monitor / The World Bank  Provides analysis of current economic trends, economic and financial data indicators.  Update daily  Data includes - Balance of payments, commodities, consumer prices, forecasts-commodities & forecasts-macroeconomics etc. 23

INTERNET RESOURCES WDI Online / The World Bank development-indicators  Presents the most current and accurate global development data, includes national, regional and global estimates.  View by country, topic or indicators  Data includes - Populations, income, social, economic, financial, natural Resources etc. 24

INTERNET RESOURCES UNCTAD Stat /United Nations  Provides statistics related to world trade, investment, international financial flows and development  Continuously updated 25

REFERENCES  Locating Information at Lingnan: Finding Statistics Information_at_Lingnan:_Finding_Statistics  Statistics of Hong Kong  Electronic Databases / Statistical Yearbooks  Selected Internet Resources: General References: Statistics s/General_References/Statistics/ 26

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