United Nations Common Database - University at Buffalo Libraries

Description

United Nations Common Database (UNCDB) is the United Nations' statistical database that includes data published by the UN and its affiliated agencies. Selected topics cover:

Agriculture, Balance of payments, Communication and culture, Construction, Development assistance, Education, Energy and environment, Finance, Health, Households and families, Housing, Income and consumption, Industry, Labor, Foreign trade, Prices, Population, Science and technology, Services industry, Public welfare, Public safety.

Leads to statistical tables viewed 3 ways:
· Basic view--select a single data series for up to 10 countries and up to 20 years.
· Country profiles--twelve subject profiles for any country or area.
· Advanced data selection and downloading--select multiple series, countries and years for retrieval in Excel 97 (.xls), Access 97 (.mdb) or ASCII (CSV) formats.

Dates Covered

Dates vary depending upon the data source. Selected series cover 1948 to the present.

Print Counterpart

Selected print counterparts include:

· Demographic Yearbook (United Nations) (Lockwood Reference HA 17 D45)

· FAO Yearbook (Food and Agriculture Organization) ( Lockwood Reference HD 9000.2 F66)

· Government Finance Statistics Yearbook (International Monetary Fund) ( Lockwood Reference HJ 101 G68)

· International Financial Statistics (International Monetary Fund) ( Lockwood Reference HG3881 .I5762) Also available in the Business and Government Documents Reference Center on CD-ROM. (CD-ROM HG3881 .I626)

· International Trade Statistics Yearbook (United Nations) ( Lockwood Reference HF 91 U473) National Accounts Statistics: Main Aggregates and Detailed Tables (United Nations) ( Lockwood Reference HC 79 I5 U532)

· Statistical Yearbook (United Nations) ( Lockwood Reference HA 12.5 U63)

· World Development Report (World Bank) ( Lockwood Reference HC 59.7 W65)

Related Databases

· LexisNexis Statistical

Access Notes

Off-Campus Access to Libraries resources requires a UBITName and password.

Contact

Edward Herman