Lingnan University Library
Feb 2013
http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/services/libraryworkshops/handouts
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 Library
Collection on Statistics
 Hong Kong Statistics
 Major Statistical Databases
 Internet Resources
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Search for Library materials by:
 Author
 Title
 Keyword/Phrase
 Subject
 Call Number
 ISBN/ISSN
http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/
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 Standard
subjects for statistical publications
 topic(s) -- geographic location -- statistics
e.g. education -- China -- hong kong -- statistics
e.g. education -- China -- statistics
 Can
use subject word search in advanced
keyword search for better results
 e.g. s:(hong kong and statistics) and (education)
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Census and Statistics Department
Browse by Subject
Search
for
Statistics
FREE download of some
Publications and Individual
Statistical Tables
http://www.censtatd.gov.hk/
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Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Frequently Asked Statistics
http://bso.hktdc.com/
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(In-library use ONLY: borrow CD-ROM at Circulation Counter
and use it at CD-ROM Workstation A or B)
•1996 Population by-census : TAB on CD-ROM
•2001 Population : TAB on CD-ROM
 Detailed data sets and tables from 2001 Hong Kong Census
 372 commonly used statistical tables
•Other
online resources:
2006 Population By-census
http://www.bycensus2006.gov.hk/en/index.htm
2011 Population Census
http://www.census2011.gov.hk/en/index.html
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Census (HK)
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Economic/Financial Statistics
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Statistical information in table format
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China Statistics
 TAB on CD-ROM (In-library use ONLY)
 Datastream (In-library use ONLY)
 International Financial Statistics
 Compustat
 WIND Database (In-library use ONLY)
 Bloomberg Professional (In-library use ONLY)
 TableBase
• CEIC Premium China Database (In-library use ONLY)
• China InfoBank 中國資訊行
• 中國統計年鑒數據庫
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(In-library use ONLY, available at Workstation
IC025)
Equities
e.g. financial accounts of listed companies
Indices
Bonds
Macroeconomic
indicators
Commodities
Commodity Indices, Agricultural prices, Chemical prices
Interest
& Exchange rates
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2.
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Find the Series and
data types
4.
Select the type of series
you want (Equity; Equity
Index; Interest Rates, etc.)
3.
Change time period and /
or Frequencies & Settings
5.
Run your
request
Select the type of
request (For example,
a single chart)
Reserve a workstation in “Room Booking System”
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Listed company’s info
Equity performance
Unemployment rate
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Macroeconomic indicators compiled by
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Interest & Exchange rates
International Liquidity
National Accounts
GDP, Government Consumption etc.
Commodity
Prices
International Transactions
Monetary Statistics
http://elibrary-data.imf.org/
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Demo example
Monthly savings/
deposit rate for
Canada from 20012011
Monthly Consumer
Price Index (CPI) of HK
between 1996-1999 &
2002-2005
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Contains financial, statistical, and market
information covering publicly traded companies in
the U.S. and Canada, and also worldwide
Provides more than 340 annual and 120 quarterly
income statement, balance sheet, flow of funds,
and supplemental data items on more than 10,000
active and 9,400 inactive companies
Data from 1987 onwards
Apply for an Individual Account or a WRDS Access Pass beforehand
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(In-library use ONLY, available at Multimedia Booth
area of IC)
•Bloomberg is the leading source of data, news and
analytics for financial and legal professionals,
corporations, media organizations and private
individuals around the globe.
•Provides real-time and historical pricing, indicative
data, reporting, research, estimates, analytics,
portfolio management tools, electronic trading and
order management systems, multimedia events and
electronic communications
Reserve a workstation in “Room Booking System”
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(In-library use ONLY, available at Workstation
IC024 & IC025)
Extensive coverage of over 230,000 statistical data
series of China on national, provincial and
municipal level
Macroeconomic Data
 Comprehensive sets of monitoring indicators
 e.g. leading index, business and entrepreneurs’
survey, banking survey, consumer survey and PMI
Reserve a workstation in “Room Booking System”
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Industry Data
 Most detailed dataset in the marketplace
 e.g. Utility, Logistic, Pharmaceutical and
Petrochemical
Regional Data
 City database: 286 prefecture level cities
 County database: 2,000 counties
Specific Topic
 Land and Resources
 Environmental Protection
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Online database with news, listed company
information, company directory and statistics
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中國統計數計庫
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from national and provincial statistical yearbooks,
China Economic Statistics Bulletin, the People's Bank
of China Quarterly Statistical Bulletin, and Custom
Statistics
SOSHOO 搜數網
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a website providing statistical data originated from
China InfoBank in table form
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Demo example
中國統計數據庫
 e.g.人口>廣東省
SOSHOO 搜數網
 e.g.人口
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203 volumes of statistical yearbooks are
subscribed by the Library, which covers various
kinds of census and survey data.
Demo example
 e.g.人口 > 廣東省
http://tongji.cnki.net/fanti/brief/result.aspx
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Global Economic Monitor / The World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org/gem
 Provides analysis of current economic trends,
economic and financial data indicators.
 Provides daily updates in world key financial
indicators
 Data includes - Balance of payments,
commodities, consumer prices, forecastscommodities & forecasts-macroeconomics etc.
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WDI Online / The World Bank
http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/worlddevelopment-indicators
 Presents the most current and accurate global
development data, includes national, regional
and global estimates.
 View by country, topic or indicators
 Data includes - Populations, income, social,
economic, financial, natural Resources etc.
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UNCTAD Stat /United Nations
http://unctadstat.unctad.org/
 Provides statistics related to world trade,
investment, international financial flows and
development
 Continuously updated
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 Selected
Internet Resources:
-Hong Kong Information: Statistics
http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/content.php?pid=3
33865&sid=2748100
-General Information: Statistics
http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/content.php?pid=3
33865&sid=2748065
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form of this Library Workshop, OR, type the
following link :
http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/services/library
- workshops/handouts
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(Scroll down the webpage to the link of
“Evaluation Form”)
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