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penn world tables Penn World Tables
Center for International Comparisons
at the University of Pennsylvania
The tables contain data of countries
worldwide from 1950 to 2000.

Details here
The IMF international Mega-File   (xls)
www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2006/02/data/WEOSep2006all.xls
Contains comparable data from countries
worldwide covering 1980 till present
Variables  covered:
Current account balance
Six-month London interbank offered rate (LIBOR)
General government balance
General government gross debt
General government net debt
General government structural balance
Population
Unemployment rate
Inflation, consumer prices
Output gap in percent of potential GDP
Gross domestic product, deflator
Gross domestic product, constant prices
Gross domestic product, current prices
Gross domestic product per capita, current prices 
Gross domestic product per capita, constant prices
Gross national savings
Investment

Implied PPP conversion rate
per capita GDP based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP)
GDP based on PPP  share of world total
GDP based on PPP valuation of country GDP

Most popular IMF statistics also featured in
World Economic Outlook
World Economic and Financial Surveys Financial Systems and Economic Cycles

Overview of IMF Data-files here
oecdStatistics Portaloedc
Data covering Australia Austria Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Japan Korea Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Slovak Republic Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom United States Euro area EU USA
Statistical Methodology Transport Agriculture and Fisheries
Most Essential OECD Datasets:
Data generally covering OECD countries for the last 20 years


Contains the Full set of Outlook-Annex Tables

covering  OECD countries - Last 20 years including provisions next couple of years

Tables 1-10: National Accounts: GDP, Growth, Consumption, (xls format)
Annex Table 1.   Real GDP % change from previous year
Annex Table 2.   Nominal GDP % change from previous year
Annex Table 3.   Real private consumption expenditure % change from previous year
Annex Table 4.   Real public consumption expenditure % change from previous year
Annex Table 5.   Real total gross fixed capital formation % change from previous year
Annex Table 6.   Real gross private non-residential fixed capital formation
Annex Table 7.   Real gross private residential fixed capital formation
Annex Table 8.   Real total domestic demand
Annex Table 9.   Foreign balance contributions to changes in real GDP
Annex Table 10.  Output gaps

Tables 11-19 :  Labour, Productivity, unemployent, Prices in xls format here
Annex Table 11.  Compensation per employee in the business sector
Annex Table 12.  Labour productivity in the business sector
Annex Table 13.  Unemployment rates: commonly used definitions
Annex Table 14.  Standardised unemployment rates1
Annex Table 15.  Labour force, employment and unemployment
Annex Table 16.  GDP deflators
Annex Table 17.  Private consumption deflators
Annex Table 18.  Consumer price indices
Annex Table 19.  Oil and other primary commodity markets

Tables 20-22:  Employment, Participation, Unemployment   in xls format here
Annex Table 20.  Employment rates, participation rates and labour force
Annex Table 21.  Potential GDP, employment and capital stock
Annex Table 22.  Structural unemployment, wage shares and unit labor costs

Tables 23-24:  Saving   in xls format here
Annex Table 23.  Household saving rates
Annex Table 24.  Gross national saving

Tables 25-33 Public Finances  in xls format here
Annex Table 25.  General government total outlays
Annex Table 26.  General government total tax and non-tax receipts
Annex Table 27.  General government financial balances
Annex Table 28.  Cyclically-adjusted general government balances
Annex Table 28.  Cyclically-adjusted general government balances
Annex Table 29.  General government primary balances
Annex Table 30.  Cyclically-adjusted general government primary balances
Annex Table 31.  General government net debt interest payments
Annex Table 31.  General government net debt interest payments
Annex Table 32.  General government gross financial liabilities
Annex Table 33.  General government net financial liabilities

Tables 34-37: Interest Rates in  xls format here
Annex Table 34.  Short-term interest rates
Annex Table 35.  Long-term interest rates
Annex Table 36.  Nominal exchange rates (vis-à-vis the US dollar)
Annex Table 37.  Effective exchange rates

Tables 38-54 Trade, competitiveness, Foreign balances  in xls format here
Annex Table 38.  Export volumes of goods and services
Annex Table 39.  Import volumes of goods and services
Annex Table 40.  Export prices of goods and services
Annex Table 41.  Import prices of goods and services
Annex Table 42.  Competitive positions: relative consumer prices
Annex Table 43.  Competitive positions: relative unit labour costs
Annex Table 44.  Export performance for total goods and services
Annex Table 45.  Shares in world exports and imports
Annex Table 46.  Geographical structure of world trade growth
Annex Table 47.  Trade balances for goods and services
Annex Table 48.  Investment income,  net
Annex Table 49.  Total transfers, net
Annex Table 50.  Current account balances
Annex Table 51.  Current account balances as a percentage of GDP
Annex Table 52.  Structure of current account balances of major world regions
Annex Table 53.  Export market growth in goods and services
Annex Table 54.  Import penetration
Annex Table 58.  Household  wealth and indebtedness

Public Social Expenditures as % of GDP 1980 - 2001  in xls format here
Table 1.0  Total public social expenditure
Table 1.1  public social expenditure Old age
Table 1.2. public social expenditure Survivors
Table 1.3. public social expenditure Incapacity related benefits
Table 1.4. public social expenditure Health
Table 1.5. public social expenditure Family
Table 1.6. public social expenditure Almp
Table 1.7. public social expenditure Unemployment
Table 1.8. public social expenditure Housing
Table 1.9. public social expenditure Other

Public Social Expenditures Per head, at current prices and current PPPs  in xls
public social expenditure (1980-2001) total and by main category
as per tables above .

Dépenses sociales publiques totales (1980-2001) par grandes catégories
http://www.oecd.org/document/2/0,2340,en_2649_34635_31612994_1_1_1_1,00.html


Detailed Datasets from OECD
Data generally covering OECD countries
National accounts data from 1970 to present :

Detailed GDP & Growth Data:                                                                  

GDP figures


Labour Productivity Data: OECD countries 1970-2005 : GDP, Annual Hours Worked, Total Employment, Total Hours Worked, GDP per Hour Worked (xls) 

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/28/18/36396770.xls
http://cs4-hq.oecd.org/oecd/selected_view.asp?tableId=561&viewname=ANApart31970                 (Tables B1 to B12) From 1970 to latest year available            
          Purchase Power Parities  ( PPP )
         
          For latest updates see Factbook 2006 and factbook 2007


Annual hours worked Dependent and total Employment: 1960 - 2004    
    http://ocde.p4.siteinternet.com/publications/doifiles/812005131P1TF.xls
Unemployment data per age group  1990-2004
  http://ocde.p4.siteinternet.com/publications/doifiles/812005131P1TG.xls
Participation rate  & unemployment   1990-2004
 http://ocde.p4.siteinternet.com/publications/doifiles/812005131P1TG.xls 
Unemployment per education group  1990-2004
 http://ocde.p4.siteinternet.com/publications/doifiles/812005131P1TD.xls
Full time / part time unemployment   1990-2004
 http://ocde.p4.siteinternet.com/publications/doifiles/812005131P1TE.xls

Employment, Wages, job creation,  Syndical organisation,

     LFS by sex 
     LFS by sex and age 
     LFS by educational attainment, sex and age
     LFS transition from school to work of young people, sex and age
     Employment (Civilian) by professional Status 
     Employment by full-time/part-time distinction based on a common definition
     Employment by full-time/part time distinction based on national definitions
     Employment by permanency of the (main) job
     Employment (civilian) by sector (ISIC Revision 3)
     Employment by broad sector
     Employment (civilian) by sector (ISIC Revision 2)
     Average actual annual hours worked per person in employment
     Distribution of employed persons by usual weekly hour bands
     Involuntary part-time workers
     Economic short-time workers
     Discouraged workers
     Unemployment by duration
     Percentile distribution of gross earnings
     Gross earnings by age group
     Minimum wages
     Public expenditures on labour market programmes
     Labour market participant inflows
     GDP based on fiscal years
     Labour force data based on fiscal years
     Trade union members and number of employees
    
    Diverse basic Time series; saving, population, participation etc...
Economic Outlook - Statistical Annex :
mostly expressed as % change against previous period                  
http://www.oecd.org/document/61/0,2340,en_2649_201185_2483901_1_1_1_1,00.html    

    Wage and wage taxation Data

    Taxation in General
    Public Debt

 OECD publication "OECD Revenue Statistics 1965-2004"
 95€ on OECD Online Bookshop
        http://www.oecd.org/document/3/0,2340,en_2649_34533_35629227_1_1_1_1,00.html

   

The Groningen Total Economy Database  (xls)
( Conference Board and Growth and Development Centre of the Groningen University )

60-Industry Database
 
of internationally comparable data on industrial performance at industry level for OECD countries. The data set covers
56 industries for the period 1979-2003.
Variables: value added,persons engaged,
hours worked and labour productivity. 


Employment     Income     International     Money
Output     Prices     Production     Transportation

U.S. Department of Labor
DATA :  1975 - 2005
.  Labour & wages Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/fls/hcompsupptabtoc.htm
International Data
Introduction
Table 1. Indexes of hourly compensation costs in U.S. dollars (U.S. = 100)
Table 2. Hourly compensation costs in U.S. dollars
Table 3. Indexes of hourly compensation costs in U.S. dollars (1990 = 100)
Table 4. Hourly compensation costs in national currency
Table 5. Indexes of hourly compensation costs in national currency (1990 = 100)
Table 6. Indexes of hourly direct pay (U.S. = 100)
Table 7. Hourly direct pay in U.S. dollars
Table 8. Hourly direct pay in national currency
Table 9. Indexes of pay for time worked (U.S. = 100)
Table 10. Pay for time worked in U.S. dollars
Table 11. Pay for time worked in national currency
Table 12. Total direct pay as percent of hourly compensation costs
Table 13. Pay for time worked as percent of hourly compensation costs
Table 14. Other direct pay as a percent of hourly compensation costs
Table 15. Social insurance expenditures and labor taxes as a percent of hourly costs
Table 16. Exchange Rates
Complete Supplementary Tables
US Domestic Data
Employment and Unemployment
Prices and Living Conditions
Compensation and Working Conditions
Productivity and Technology
Employment Projections



Shadow Government Statistics

Analysis Behind and Beyond Government Economic Reporting






DATA :  1969 - Present
very regular updates  as well as projections

The USDA provides Excel spreadsheets containing comparable
long term
data for countries worldwide from 1969 to present
Real values and growth rates of:


Agricultural Production and Trade

Economy
1323 - Patents, by Country: 2005
1324 - Gross National Income, by Country: 1990 and 2004
1325 - Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country: 1995 to 2004
1327 - Sectoral Contributions to Gross Value Added: 1993 and 2003
1328 - Index of Industrial Production by Country: 1980 to 2004
1329 - Annual Percent Change in Labor Productivity and Hours Worked
1361 - Selected Indexes of Manufacturing Activity by Country: 1990 to 2004
1362 - Indexes of Hourly Compensation Costs for Production Workers
Finance
1369 - Foreign Exchange Rates: 2004
Foreign Commerce and Aid
Government Receipts, Expenditures, Debt
Labor Force
Natural Resources and Energy
Population, Households
Prices
Telecommunications, Computers
Vital Statistics, Health, Education, mariage


Federal Reserve Bank Of St Louis

Federal Reserve Bank Of St Louis

 Categories 
Banking
Business/Fiscal
Consumer Price Indexes (CPI)
Employment & Population
Exchange Rates
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Components
Interest Rates
Monetary Aggregates
Producer Price Indexes (PPI)
Reserves and Monetary Base
U.S. Trade & International Transactions
U.S. Financial Data
Regional Data

   Popular Data Series :

10-Year 2% Treasury Inflation-Indexed Note,
10-Year 3-5/8% Treasury Inflation-Indexed Note,
30-Year 3-5/8% Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bond,
1-Month Treasury Constant Maturity Rate
Commercial Paper of Nonfinancial Companies
5-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate
10-Year 3% Treasury Inflation-Indexed Note,
Moody's Seasoned Aaa Corporate Bond Yield
10-Year 1-7/8% Treasury Inflation-Indexed Note,
30-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate
10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate
Bank Prime Loan Rate Changes: Historical Dates of Changes and Rates
Canada / U.S. Foreign Exchange Rate
Civilian Unemployment Rate
Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers: All Items
Effective Federal Funds Rate
Gross Domestic Product, 1 Decimal
Industrial Production Index
Japan / U.S. Foreign Exchange Rate
M2 Money Stock
 

Exchange Rate Statistics
  Free Currency Exchange Rate Statistics from 1971-present
Real exchange Rates 1970-2007  xls historical date here

        
financial International Labour Organistion Economagic.com
Financial Time Series
ECB - FED - BOJ
      
Interest Rates Euro Area, United States, Japan
Credit to General Government
Euro Area Money Supply: Money Stock & Growth rate M1 M2 M3
Euro Area Producer Prices
Euro Area Hourly Labor Costs
Euro Area Unit Labour Costs by Economic Activity
Euro Area Labour Productivity by Economic Activity
Euro Area Gross Domestic Product: Current Prices: Level: SA
Private Consumption
Government Consumption
Gross Fixed Capital Formation
Exports  &  Imports
Euro Area Unemployment
Exchange Rates Per Euro
Other EU Member States: Long Term Government Bond Yield

Data of the Bank of Japan 
Data Headings
Japanese Interest Rates
Japanese Money Stock
Japanese Monetary Base
Japanese Supply and Demand of Funds in Money Markets
Japanese Personal Savings
Japanese Price Indexes
Japanese Foreign Exchange Rates

Australian Data of the Reserve Bank of Australia

LIBOR Data  1988 - present dayly data
LIBOR in US Dollars
LIBOR in European ECUs
LIBOR in British Pounds
LIBOR in Swiss Francs
LIBOR in Japanese Yen