Monthly Bulletin of Statistics and MBS Online
The Monthly Bulletin of Statistics presents current economic and social statistics for more than 200 countries and territories of the world. It contains over 50 tables of monthly and/or bimonthly, quarterly and annual data on a variety of subjects illustrating important economic trends and developments, including population, prices, employment and earnings, energy, manufacturing, transport, construction, international merchandise trade and finance.
Vol. LXVIII – No. 12, December 2014
In addition to the regular recurrent monthly tables, this issue includes quarterly and annual tables: Retail price indices relating to living expenditures of United Nations officials; Earnings in non-agricultural activities, by sex; Fuel imports, developed economies: unit value and volume indices; value; Indicators on fuel imports, developed economies; External trade conversion factors; Manufactured goods exports: unit value indices, volume indices and value; Selected series of world statistics.
National Accounts Statistics: Main Aggregates & Detailed Tables, 2013 (Parts I to V)
The publication contains detailed official national accounts data for over 200 countries or areas of the World for the years 2001 to 2013. It is a valuable source of information on the state and structure of economies worldwide. The data for each country or area are presented in separate chapters with uniform table headings and classifications as recommended in the System of National Accounts 1993 (1993 SNA). Each country chapter also contains a write-up on the methodology and data sources which are used to compile the national accounts. A summary of the SNA conceptual framework, classifications, definitions, is also included in the publication.
The publication contains statistics on gross domestic product by expenditure at current and constant prices and the relations among product, income, saving and net lending; value added by kind of activity at current and constant prices, and output, gross value added and fixed assets by industry; classification of consumption expenditure of general government, households, and non-profit institutions serving households according to purpose; production account through the financial account for the institutional sectors; and cross classification of gross value added by industry and institutional sector.
The time-series data can also be downloaded here.
2011 Energy Statistics Yearbook
The 2011 Energy Statistics Yearbook is the fifty-fifth issue in a series of annual compilations of internationally comparable statistics summarizing world energy trends. Annual data for 224 countries and areas for the period 2008 to 2011 are presented on production, trade and consumption of energy: solids, liquids, gaseous fuels and electricity. In addition, per capita consumption series are also provided for all energy products. Graphs are included to illustrate historic trends and/or changes in composition of production and/or consumption of major energy products.
Special tables of interest include: international trade tables for coal, crude petroleum and natural gas by partner countries – providing information on direction of trade; selected series of statistics on renewables and wastes; refinery distillation capacity; and a table on selected energy resources.
2011 Energy Balances and Electricity Profiles
The 2011 Energy Balances and Electricity Profiles contains energy balances for about 125 developing countries, showing production, trade, conversion and consumption in energy units for all energy products; and electricity profiles for about 180 countries, providing detailed information on production, trade and consumption of electricity, net installed capacity and thermal power plant input for selected developing and developed countries.
2013 International Trade Statistics Yearbook, Vol. II: Trade by Product
The 2013 International Trade Statistics Yearbook, Volume II – Trade by Product contains detailed tables showing international trade for 258 individual commodities (3-digit SITC groups), for the 11 main Extended Balance of Payments Services (EBOPS) categories, and eleven world trade tables covering trade values and indices up to the year 2013. The information contained in the publication is based on data provided by approximately 175 countries (or areas) in the world.
In contrast to editions prior to 2013 which featured only merchandise trade, the International Trade Statistics Yearbook Volume II —Trade by Product now includes integrated presentation of international merchandise trade and trade in services.
The publication is aimed at both specialist trade data users and common audience at large. The presented data, charts and analyses will benefit policy makers, government agencies, non-government organizations, civil society organizations, journalists, academics, researchers, students, businesses and anyone who is interested in trade issues. The information and analyses are presented in a way which can be comprehended by non-expert users of statistics.
The yearbook is also made available online here.
For more detailed data, visit: Comtrade and Service Trade
Outreach material
Sustainable Development in Action, Volume 3, Issue 1
The January issue of Sustainable Development in Action, published by UN DESA’s Division for Sustainable Development, is available online. It highlights the start of the post-2015 negotiations and the sustainable development goals among other things. The newsletter aims to feature the work carried out by Member States, United Nations system, Major Groups and other relevant stakeholders in implementing sustainable development and leading the way to the Future We Want.
Enable Newsletter
Prepared by the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SCRPD) within UN DESA’s Division for Social Policy and Development, the December issue is now available, highlighting among others the Status of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The newsletter features input from UN offices, agencies, funds and programmes, and civil society.
Youth Flash Newsletter
January issue of United Nations Youth Flash is now available online including a feature story on “Water: A key for sustainable development”. The newsletter is a service of the Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) Focal Point on Youth to help keep the public informed about the work of the UN on youth issues. It is prepared with input from UN offices, agencies, funds and programmes, and from youth organizations all over the world.
DESA NGO News
The latest issue of DESA NGO provides the most up-to-date information on news and upcoming events of interest to civil society at UN headquarters in New York, Geneva and elsewhere. The newsletter is published by UN DESA’s NGO Branch.
International Trade Statistics Newsletter, September/December 2014 Issue, Number 32
The September/December 2014 issue of International Trade Statistics Newsletter, published by UN DESA’s Statistics Division, has been released and is available online. This newsletter covers recent development and activities in three broad statistical topics: International Trade and Globalization, Tourism and Big Data for Official Statistics. The contents are categorized into methodological work, capacity development to support implementation of international standards, coordination among international organizations and UNSD activities in data collection and dissemination.
Discussion papers
Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects No. 74
Prepared by UN DESA’s Development Policy and Analysis Division, the January issue is available online with the following summary:
– Moderate global economic expansion in 2014, as post-crisis adjustments continued
– In 2015, developed economies to be led by a stronger U.S. economy, while downside risks remain significant in Japan and the euro area
- Developing economies to be led by East Asia, while several large emerging economies face internal and external challenges
Working papers
Redistributive Policies for Sustainable Development: Looking at the Role of Assets and Equity
Analyses of redistributive policies often focus on income flows to examine the nexus between redistribution and economic growth. With strengthening signs of growing economic inequality in many countries, an increasing number of economists investigated the existence and nature of a hypothetical trade-off between economic growth and equity. As signs of unsustainable development are strengthening more generally, this paper proposes to look at the broader nexus between redistribution, equity and sustainable development, emphasizing its social and environmental dimensions.
