Lingnan University Library Feb workshops/handouts

 Library Collection on Statistics  Hong Kong Statistics  Major Statistical Databases  Internet Resources 2

Search for Library materials by:  Author  Title  Keyword/Phrase  Subject  Call Number  ISBN/ISSN 3

 Standard subjects for statistical publications  topic(s) -- geographic location -- statistics e.g. education -- China -- hong kong -- statisticseducation -- China -- hong kong -- statistics e.g. education -- China -- statisticseducation -- China -- statistics  Can use subject word search in advanced keyword search for better results  e.g. s:(hong kong and statistics) and (education)s:(hong kong and statistics) and (education) 4

Census and Statistics Department 5 FREE download of some Publications and Individual Statistical Tables Browse by Subject Search for Statistics

Hong Kong Trade Development Council 6 Frequently Asked Statistics

(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  2011 Population Census 7

Census (HK)  TAB on CD-ROM (In-library use ONLY) Economic/Financial Statistics  Datastream (In-library use ONLY)  International Financial Statistics  Compustat  WIND Database (In-library use ONLY)  Bloomberg Professional (In-library use ONLY) Statistical information in table format  TableBase 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 8

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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 10

11 3. Select the type of request (For example, a single chart) 4. Change time period and / or Frequencies & Settings 5. Run your request 2. Find the Series and data types 1. Select the type of series you want (Equity; Equity Index; Interest Rates, etc.) Reserve a workstation in “Room Booking System”

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13 Equity performance Listed company’s info Unemployment rate

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 14

Demo example  Monthly savings/ deposit rate for Canada from  Monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) of HK between &

 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 16 Apply for an Individual Account or a WRDS Access Pass beforehand Apply for an Individual Account or a WRDS Access Pass beforehand

(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 17 Reserve a workstation in “Room Booking System”

(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 18 Reserve a workstation in “Room Booking System”

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 19

Online database with news, listed company information, company directory and statistics  中國統計數計庫  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  a website providing statistical data originated from China InfoBank in table form 20

Demo example  中國統計數據庫  e.g. 人口 > 廣東省  SOSHOO 搜數網  e.g. 人口 21

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 22

Global Economic Monitor / The World Bank  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, forecasts- commodities & forecasts-macroeconomics etc. 23

WDI Online / The World Bank development-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. 24

UNCTAD Stat /United Nations  Provides statistics related to world trade, investment, international financial flows and development  Continuously updated 25

 Selected Internet Resources: -Hong Kong Information: Statistics &sid= General Information: Statistics &sid=

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