Datastream: Economics

CONTENT IN BRIEF:

The Economic content features 3.6 million time series from national and international agencies, associations, and research institutions - extensive content that covers historical and forecast statistics, developed and emerging markets, macro and micro statistics.

Thomson Reuters (Datastream) is committed to sourcing data directly from primary, timely, domestic sources for 124 countries. Over 711,300 time series are available from 1000 such agencies.

European Area and Union coverage from Eurostat, the European Central Bank, and European Commission is exhaustive, totalling over 1.5 million series.

The remaining nations are profiled by data collected from international agencies and other secondary sources. Much of the data is adjusted for comparability across geographies by sources such as the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, OECD, and the Bank for International Settlements.

Forecasts for over 400 concepts are available from Oxford Economics, the Economist Intelligence Unit, Consensus Economics, and official international agencies. 

COVERAGE:

• Consumer confidence and business outlook survey results produced by research departments
• Macroeconomic statistics from country statistical agencies, central banks, ministries of finance and labour, customs bureaus and private research groups that profile the economies
• Industry and other microeconomic content from national sources and also international trade associations
• Forecasts across countries from renowned international sources – Oxford Economics, Economist Intelligence Unit, Consensus Economics, and official international organizations

Datastream Economics provides data which extend back 35 or more years for G7, 20 or more for major markets, and 5 to 10 for emerging nations

KEY INDICATORS

NATIONAL ACCOUNTS

• Gross Domestic Product
• Consumer Spending
• Government Consumption
• Fixed Investment
• Change in Stocks
• Exports, Imports of Goods and Services
• GDP Price Deflator or Index
• Leading Indicator Index

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

• Current and Financial Account Balances
• Exports, Imports of Goods
• Balance on Goods (Visible Trade)
• Official International Reserves

MERCHANDISE TRADE

• Total Exports and Total Imports
• Foreign Trade Balance

MONETARY SERIES

• Money Supply - M0, M1, M2, M3, M4
• Foreign Exchange Rate vs US dollar, Euro
• Trade Weighted Exchange Rate - nominal, real
• Policy Interest Rate
• Short Term Market Interest Rate
• Bank Lending Rate
• Long Term Government Bond Yield
• Stock Price Index

PRICES

• Consumer Price Index
• Core and Harmonized CPI’s
• Export, Import Price Indices
• Terms of Trade
• Producer Price Index

LABOUR MARKET

• Population
• Total Employment - from LFS & Payrolls
• Unemployment - Level, Rate
• Job Vacancies

SECTOR SPECIFIC:

• PUBLIC
  • Government Surplus/Deficit
  • Government External Debt

• PERSONAL
  • Personal Savings, Disposable Income
  • Retail Sales
  • Car Registrations and Sales
  • Consumer Credit

• BUSINESS
  • Company Profits
  • Bankruptcies
  • Bank lending to business

• INDUSTRY
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Production
  • Capacity Utilization
  • New Orders to Industry
  • Productivity and Labour Costs
  • Housing Indicator