Business & Economic Statistics
This guide lists a small selection of high-quality BC, Canadian and international sources available to Kwantlen faculty members, students and staff. You can also jump to these other library guides to specific types of business statistics which will open in a new window:
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Related library guides: CANSIM | Census | Data Services | Statistics |
BC - Business & Economic Statistics
- Quick Facts about British Columbia
- handy source of key statistics - BC STATS Business Gateway
- an excellent place to begin any search
- answers typical questions that a business owner or entrepreneur might have - BC STATS Business & Industry Page
- a more general list of business statistics sources - BC Financial & Economic Review 2010
- this annual review of the financial performance of the provincial government provides a status report on the BC economy - BC Economic Accounts
- "these are the principal estimates of aggregate economic activity in BC. They translate information on income, savings, and key economic processes such as production, capital formation, and consumption into a consistent system of statistics that can be used to explain the functioning of the economy. In addition, the BCEA contain important data on price changes and the relative growth of various industries over time."
Canada - Business & Economic Statistics
- Canada: Economy
- good starting place to identify sources of economic and business data from the federal government - Industry Canada
- Statistics Canada ("Statcan")
- Canada Year Book
- annual guide from Statistics Canada is useful for the getting the 'big picture' and spotting trends
- tables include links to the sources of the statistics if you want to investigate further
- provides excellent brief overviews of broad topics such as: - Economic & Financial Data (updated daily)
- Statistics by Subject
- browse through a vast collection of Statcan tables, analytical reports and more, arranged in broad (to narrower) categories
- uses similar categories as the Canada Year Book (above), but links you to many more sources
- also provides links to other key sources outside of Statistics Canada - CANSIM
- Most of Statistics Canada's tables are stored in its CANSIM collection. As of February 1, 2012, these are freely available to the public
Kwantlen users also have access to CANSIM tables at no cost through three other sources which provide different searching and formatting options. Check our CANSIM guide to see which one is right for you. - Economic Accounts
- "provides up-to-date portraits of national, provincial, and territorial economies and their structures, based on an integrated, internationally recognized set of economic accounting concepts." (Statistics Canada)
- Canada Year Book
International - Economic Statistics
- Economagic.com: Economic Time Series - Over 200,000 data files, with charts and Excel files for each, from the US government and other sources.
- OECD: Statistics Portal
- a very rich source of comparable economic and social data for member countries; much of info is freely available, but some is not
- OECD collects data, monitors trends, analyses issues and forecasts developments in many areas
- handy tools include:- Frequently Requested Statistics
- OECD Factbook - annual compilation of key figures; some Excel tables can be downloaded
- Interactive Charts and Graphs - several innovative, visual presentations of trends and data
- UNdata
- World Bank Data
- World Factbook (CIA)
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- See our related subject guides: CANSIM | Census | Data Services | Statistics
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Page maintained by: Chris Burns , Research Support & Data Services Librarian
Updated: 15/12/2011
