LIB 150
LOCATING STATISTICAL RESOURCES
Lingnan University Library
October 2012
http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/services/library-workshops/handouts
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OUTLINE
Library Collection
 Hong Kong Statistics
 Major Statistical Databases
 Internet Resources
 1-Search
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LIBRARY COLLECTION (1)
Search for Library materials by:
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Author
Title
Keyword/Phrase
Subject
Call Number
ISBN/ISSN
http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/
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LIBRARY COLLECTION (2)
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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
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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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HONG KONG STATISTICS (1)
Census and Statistics Department
http://www.censtatd.gov.hk/
Hong Kong
Statistics
FREE download of some
Publications and Individual
Statistical Tables
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HONG KONG STATISTICS (2)
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
http://www.hktdc.com/
Frequently Asked Statistics
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MAJOR STATISTICAL DATABASES
http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/databases --> Statistics
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Census (HK)
 TAB on CD-ROM (In-library use ONLY)
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Economic/Financial Statistics
 Datastream (In-library use ONLY)
 International Financial Statistics
 Compustat
 Bloomberg Professional (In-library use ONLY)
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Statistical information in table format
 TableBase
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China Statistics
 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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POPULATION CENSUS: TAB ON CD-ROM
(In-library use ONLY: borrow CDROM at Circulation
Counter and use it at CDROM Workstation A or B)
 1996 Population by-census : TAB on CD-ROM
 2001 Population : TAB on CD-ROM
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Detailed data sets and tables from 2001 Hong Kong Census
372 commonly used statistical tables
Other online resources:
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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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DATASTREAM (FINANCIAL STATISTICS) (1)
(In-library use ONLY, available at Workstation IC025)
 Equities
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Indices
Bonds
Macroeconomic indicators
Commodities
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e.g. financial accounts of listed companies
Commodity Indices, Agricultural prices, Chemical prices
Interest & Exchange rates
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DATASTREAM (FINANCIAL STATISTICS) (2)
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Find the Series and
datatypes
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Change time period and /
or Frequencies & Settings
Select the type of series
you want (Equities; Equity
indices; Interest rates, etc.)
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Run your
request
Select the type of
request (For example,
a single chart)
Reserve a workstation in “Room Booking System”
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DATASTREAM (FINANCIAL STATISTICS) (3)
Listed company’s info
Equity performance
Unemployment rate
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INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS (1)
Macroeconomic indicators compiled by International
Monetary Fund
 Interest & Exchange rates
 International Liquidity
 National Accounts
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GDP, Government Consumption etc.
Commodity Prices
 International Transactions
 Monetary Statistics
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INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS (2)
Demo example
 Monthly savings/
deposit rate for Canada
from 2003-2012
 Monthly Consumer
Price Index (CPI) of HK
between 1996-1999 &
2002-2005
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COMPUSTAT
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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 forward
Apply for an Individual Account or a WRDS Access Pass beforehand
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BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL
(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
 24/7 customer support
Reserve a workstation in “Room Booking System”
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TABLEBASE (1)
An international database specializes in tabular data
 Market share, Market size
 Product and Brand Rankings
 Forecasts
 Exports / Imports
Sources from
 Authoritative business publications
 Statistical annuals, brokerage reports
 Trade association reports and Government reports
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TABLEBASE (2)
Demo example
 Toy industry / Ranking
 Survey on consumers
 Customers preference on airlines
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CEIC PREMIUM CHINA DATABASE (1)
(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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CEIC PREMIUM CHINA DATABASE (2)
Industry Data
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Most detailed dataset in the marketplace
e.g. Utility, Logistic, Pharmaceutical and Petrochemical
Regional Data
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City database: 286 prefecture level cities
County database: 2,000 counties
Specific Topic
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Land and Resources
Environmental Protection
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CHINA INFOBANK 中國資訊行 (1)
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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CHINA INFOBANK 中國資訊行 (2)
Demo example
 中國統計數據庫
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e.g.人口>廣東省
SOSHOO 搜數網
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e.g.人口
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中國統計年鑒數據庫
203 volumes of statistical yearbooks are subscribed by the
Library, which covers various kinds of census and survey data.
Demo example
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e.g.人口 > 廣東省
Notes for accessing the database
1. Access directly from 中國統計年鑒資料庫 China Statistical Yearbooks
Database at
http://proxy1.library.ln.edu.hk:2048/login?url=http://tongji.cnki.net/fanti/brief/r
esult.aspx
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2. Select 中國期刊全文數據庫 China Journals Full-text Database from Database
List http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/content.php?pid=321307&sid=2630536#9227031
 select “檢索首頁” in the menu bar  select “中國統計年鑒數據庫”
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INTERNET RESOURCES (1)
Global Economic Monitor / The World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org/gem
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Provides analysis of current economic trends, economic
and financial data indicators.
Update daily
Data includes - Balance of payments, commodities,
consumer prices, forecasts-commodities & forecastsmacroeconomics etc.
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INTERNET RESOURCES (2)
WDI Online / The World Bank
http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/world-developmentindicators
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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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INTERNET RESOURCES (3)
UNCTAD Stat /United Nations
http://unctadstat.unctad.org/
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Provides statistics related to world trade, investment,
international financial flows and development
Continuously updated
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INTERNET RESOURCES (4)
Locating Information at Lingnan: Finding Statistics
http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/finding_statistics
 Statistics of Hong Kong
 Electronic Databases / Statistical Yearbooks
 Selected Internet Resources: General References:
Statistics
http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/content.php?pid=333865&sid=27480
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