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Indexes and Databases:
United Nations (Statistics Division) Common Database (UNCDB)
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For help using these indexes see: How do I find an article on my topic?
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Plugins Required: None.
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| Description |
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United Nations Common Database is a multi-disciplinary source containing data elements from more
than 400 statistical series, on topics including: agriculture, forestry and fishing; balance of
payments; communication and culture; construction; development assistance; economically active/not
economically active population; education and learning; energy; environment; financial statistics;
health, health services, impairment, disabilities, nutrition; households and families, marital
status, fertility; human settlements, housing, geographic distribution of population; income,
consumption and wealth; industrial production; international finance; international tourism;
international trade; mining and quarrying; national accounts; population composition and change;
prices; public order and safety; science and technology, intellectual property; services industries;
social security and welfare services; socio-economic groups and social mobility; transport; women and
men.
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Varies for each series; range of coverage is from the 1940s to projections for the future.
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Updated regularly.
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The main data sources are the UN Statistics Division's own databases in merchandise trade, national
accounts, demography and population, energy, status of women and industrial commodities production;
and statistics from the Population Division, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs'
Project Link, FAO, ILO, IMF, ITU, OECD, UNESCO, WHO, WIPO, World Bank and World Tourism Organization,
among others.
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Viewable and searchable statistical series, that can be output in comma-delimited
(.csv), Excel spreadsheet (.xls), or HTML format.
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| Print Counterpart |
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Some publications included in the database are available in print and may be
found through a search of IRIS , the Libraries' online catalog.
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United Nations Statistics Division
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A Help Index and a User Support feedback form are accessible from each screen.
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