Statistical Data Sources CIA: World Factbook The World Factbook is produced annually by the Central Intelligence Agency. The documents contain all vital information and statistics for most countries around the world. The data fall under the following headings: Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications, Transportation, Transnational Issues, and Military. Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: April 4, 2014 Tags: Global globalEDGE Database of International Business Statistics The globalEDGE Database of International Business Statistics (DIBS) is a comprehensive source of statistical data. 2,460 fields of data are offered, which can be accessed across specified years and countries. Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: March 31, 2014 International Labour Organization: Global Employment Trends Global Employment Trends is the flagship publication by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and examines the latest statistics and projections on several indicators of the labor market. Tags: Global, Publications Eurostat
Consumer Price Index (CPI) The Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) program produces monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services. CPI for all items falls 0.1% in December as energy and food indexes decline On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers declined 0.1 percent in December after being unchanged in November. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in December after increasing 0.2 percent in November. HTML | PDF | RSS | Local and Regional CPI Current CPI Economic News Releases CPI News Release (HTML) (PDF) Subscribe to the BLS News Service—receive the Consumer Price Index news release by e-mail. Archived Consumer Price Index History Table: Table Containing History of CPI-U U.S. CPI Detailed Report Tables: Relative Importance of Items in the Consumer Price Index December 2014: Relative Importance of Components in the Consumer Price Index, Table 1, U.S. Department Store Inventory Price Indexes
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Portail de la statistique publique Spying Out the Land One of the thoughts that has been bouncing around my mind over the past few weeks is this: So much of what I do in life, so many of the decisions I make, are driven primarily by considerations of my own comfort. I do what I do because it is more comfortable than the alternative; I choose to go this way instead of that way because the opposite looks like it may just bring too much discomfort. I’m kind of a coward, I guess, and kind of consumed with keeping life safe and easy. I think it’s more than coincidence that as I’ve been considering my own comfort, I’ve kept coming across the story of the twelve Israelite spies who were sent to scout out the Promised Land (Numbers 13). For forty days these men did just what Moses asked. Only two of the twelve, Joshua and Caleb, took a dissenting view and said “The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceedingly good land. I can identify with this kind of fear. Where I’ve seen it most clearly, I think, is with my children.
LABORSTA Internet (E) Economic Indicators: Producer Price Index (PPI) By Ryan BarnesBackgroundThe Producer Price Index (PPI) is a weighted index of prices measured at the wholesale, or producer level. A monthly release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the PPI shows trends within the wholesale markets (the PPI was once called the Wholesale Price Index), manufacturing industries and commodities markets. All of the physical goods-producing industries that make up the economy are included, but imports are not. The PPI release has three headline index figures, one each for crude, intermediate and finished goods on the national level: PPI Commodity Index (crude): This shows the average price change from the previous month for commodities such as energy, coal, crude oil and the steel scrap. The PPI looks to capture only the prices that are being paid during the survey month itself. The PPI does not represent prices at the consumer level - this is left to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which is released a few trading days after the PPI. Strengths:
World Development Indicators | DataBank The Aggregation Rules function defines the methodologies to be used when deriving custom aggregates. These rules apply only to custom country groups you have created. They do not apply to official groups presented in your selected database. For each selected series, choose your Aggregation Rule and Weight Indicator (if needed) from the corresponding drop-down boxes. Aggregation Rules include: 1. Note 1: In none of the above methodologies are missing values imputed. Note 2: Aggregation results apply only to your custom-defined groups and do not reflect official World Bank aggregates based on regional and income classification of economies.
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