The Scottish Economy- Scottish Annual Business Statistics - profiles of industry sectors in Scotland.
- Scottish Economic Report - the Scottish Executive also publish many other statistics and publications.
- Fraser of Allander Quarterly Economic Commentary - also in print at 330.05 F70. Includes brief appraisal and forecasts for various sectors of the Scottish economy and overview of the labour market.
- Scottish Business Insider - only the main feature article of current issue is online. We have the journal in print, located in Compact Shelving on Level 0 at 338.09411005 S16.
- Scottish Affairs - list of articles in this journal from Autumn 1992 onwards; full text in print at Compact Shelving on Level 0 at 320.9411005 S15.
- Scottish Council for Development and Industry - publishes results of research surveys online (Policy & information section of their web site).
- Scottish Economy - in print in Compact Shelving on Level 4 at R330.94110856 S15. Monthly report from Mackay Consultants. Includes Scottish GDP estimates, unemployment levels by Scottish region, a brief overview of recent economic developments and prospects.
- CBI Quarterly Scottish Industrial Trends Survey - in print in Compact Shelving Level 4 at R338.9411 C12.
- New Business Statistics - from the Scottish Clearing Banks.
- Caledonian Blue Book 1997. National accounts for Scotland 1951-96 - in print at R339 3411 C11 and 339.3411 C10.
- Statistical Accounts for Scotland - free access ; published 1791-9 and 1845.
- Scottish Enterprise
- Scottish Poverty Information Unit
The UK Economy
- National Statistics - wide variety of official government statistics on the UK economy.
- HM Treasury - includes annual Budget report and a range of Economic data and tools, giving GDP and forecasts for the UK economy.
- British Economy Survey - back issues of this journal 1999 -2001 online. It is a good source of articles on British economy. Current issues available in print at 330.941005 B70.
- Consumer and Retail prices indexes - guide and links
- LloydsTSB Corporate Economic research - variety of news and surveys.
- Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
- Competition Commission
- Office of Fair Trading
- UK Data Archive - digital data in the social sciences in the UK.
- MIMAS - provide researchers and teachers in UK Higher Education Institutions with online access to a range of strategic datasets, including Census Data. Once only registration is required.
The European Economy
- European Economy - monthly journal in print at 330.94005 E79
- European Economy supplements: A:Recent economic trends in print at 330.94005 E81 B : Business and economic surveys - in print at 330.94005 E81
- The Euro - euro information site set up by Central European Bank; brief information for all types of users.
- European Central Bank Statistics Pocket Book - wide variety of statistics about the "euro area". Download area of the Bank site has more monetary, financial markets and balance of payments statistics.
- Harmonised indexes of Consumer Prices
The World Economy
- ESDS International part of Economic and Social Data Service. It is free. The macro databanks contain socio-economic time series data for a range of countries. They contain current statistical information from organisations such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, the Organisation for EconomicCooperation and Development and the United Nations. Topics covered include national accounts, industrial production, employment, trade, energy,demography, human development and other indicators of national performance and development. The micro databanks contain survey information from groups of individuals within a number of different countries. International micro datasets such as Eurobarometer, International Social Survey Programme and the European and World Values Surveys cover a range of social science topics including household and demographic information, income, employment, education and housing. The macro databanks often contain secondary data derived from primary micro data sources.
- Infonation - two-step database that allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations.
- International Financial Statistics (1972-) in print in Compact Shelving on Level 4 at R332.1505 I56 monthly international statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance. For most countries of the world, also includes data on exchange rates, international liquidity, money and banking, international transactions, prices, production, government finance and interest rates.
- International Monetary Fund - includes country reports.
- International Labour Office - provides access to some free publications and to LABORSTA, a database of labour statistics.
- OECD - including free summaries of Economic Surveys of various countries. From the Home page, browse by country. Also international statistics on wide variety of topics.
- Statistical Data Locators - lists web sites giving statistics for countries worldwide
- World Bank - many publications and statistics.
- World Competitiveness Yearbook - on CD ROM. Also in print in Compact Shelving on Level 4 at R338.6048 I57.
- World Economic and Social Survey - from United Nations.
- World Economic Outlook - published by International Monetary Fund.
- World Trade Organisation
- Yahoo list of government statistical offices
Other useful web sites
- Current value of old money - a list of web sites, allowing comparisons of purchasing power over periods of time.
- EDIRC - economics departments, institutes and research centers in the world.
- Intute tutorial internet for Economists - a free "teach yourself" tutorial
- Lancaster University Management School
- London School of Economics Research Centres : RLAB,CASE, CEP, FMG, STICERD - working papers online.
- OECD - from Home page, choose "Documentation" (top of screen) for a complete list of working papers ( and other publications) or choose a Theme first and then "Documentation".
- Public Administration of the Economy (including Public-Private Partnerships) - a list of web sites compiled by Intute.
- RePEc - access to working papers in economics from over 45 countries.
- Social Science Research Network - includes free access to working papers in economics and accounting.
- Timeweb - selection of time series databanks plus materials to help you develop effective data-handling skills.