Top 10 Economic Indicators and their sources

Here is a list of free economic and financial data. The list contains data released from private bodies as well as Government sources. We will keep on updating the list as we get new data sources.

1. Economagic

Contains data on US, Japanese, Australian, ECB, Libor data in various currencies.

2. American Economic Association

Website include US Macro and Regional Data, World and Non-USA Data, Finance and Financial Markets, Journal Data and Program Archives.

3. Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS)

ESDS is a UK data service which provides link to host of economic and social data covering many areas. Service requires University Login to access the data.

4.Offstats

Contains link to many statistical data around the world.

5. UK National Statistic

You can access all data of major publications like Economic & Labour Market Review (ELMR), the Blue Book, the Pink Book, Financial Statistics, etc.

6. Bank of England

It contains interactive database. Contains monetary, banking and financial database. This includes the monthly publication, Bankstats.

7. The Treasury

Another source of UK economic data and Tools about latest economic indicators.

8. European Central Bank

Contains Statistical data about European banking and monetary system.

9. European Economy

Database containing details of economic developments in Europe.

10. OECD

Data on national Accounts, Finance, Agriculture, Development, International Trade, Labour, Prices, Public Management and Short-term Economic Statistics of OECD nations and more.

11. IMF

For data according to the countries click above link. There are many other ways in which you can access the data on main IMF website.

12. IMF Publications

Very important publications are the World Economic Outlook,Global Financial Stability Report and Annual Report.

13.IMF trade and finance stats

The complete set of IMF Direction of Trade Statistics and IMF International Financial Statistics are available free via the Economic and Social Data Service, which requires using you university/college username and password (you will have to register first: details are given on the site)

14. WTO international trade statistics

There are two main parts to the site. The first is a searchable database for various time series data. These include data on merchandise and commercial services trade.

15.UNCTAD Statistics

You can access customisable international trade, finance, commodity price and various other international statistics free of charge.  

FUN, Interactive and knowledgeable

16.NationMaster

17. GAPMINDER

18. CIA World Factbook

19. Index Mundi

US DATA

20. Federal Reserve Economic DATA

Economic data for the whole of the USA, updated daily from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

21. UK House Prices

This gives quarterly movements in national house prices since 1952.

22. The UK government's Debt Management Office

This UK government site has, amongst other things, market data on Gilt markets, Treasury Bill markets and the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) market.

23. The London Metal Exchange

You can download Excel spreadsheets of prices, stocks and traded volumes for each month of the current year for each metal.

24. World Crude Oil Prices

25.Electricity, Coal, Gas, Nuclear Power and Oil

This is a US government site, but it gives international as well as US data.

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