Getting Research Help
Book a Research Appointment
Get lengthier and more specialized research help with our book an appointment service.
Visit our Research Help Desk
Visit the Research Help Desk on the main floor of the Library for help.
Attend a Workshop
Workshops are scheduled throughout the term.
Online Guides and Videos
How-to guides and videos on writing, research and citation
Economic Indicators
- World Bank Data Catalog This link opens in a new window
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The World Bank's Open Data initiative is intended to provide all users with access to World Bank data, according to the Open Data Terms of Use. The data catalog is a listing of available World Bank datasets, including databases, pre-formatted tables, reports, and other resources. - IMF Data This link opens in a new window
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International Financial Statistics (IFS)
Balance of Payments and International Investment Position (BOP/IIP)
Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS)
Government Finance Statistics (GFS)
Trade and Investment
Please create your own login to access IMF data.
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OECD iLibrary is OECD’s Online Library for books, papers and statistics and the gateway to OECD’s analysis and data. It replaces SourceOECD, and hosts all content so users can find – and cite – tables and databases as easily as articles or chapters. - EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit) This link opens in a new window
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EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit) provides country, industry, management analysis and forecasts on over 200 countries, nine strategic industries, and a full range of management functions through the following services: ViewsWire, Country Reports, and Country Profiles.
Countries & Regions
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EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit) provides country, industry, management analysis and forecasts on over 200 countries, nine strategic industries, and a full range of management functions through the following services: ViewsWire, Country Reports, and Country Profiles. - IMF Data This link opens in a new window
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International Financial Statistics (IFS)
Balance of Payments and International Investment Position (BOP/IIP)
Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS)
Government Finance Statistics (GFS)
Trade and Investment
Please create your own login to access IMF data.
This site requires Microsoft Silverlight. - OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new window
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OECD iLibrary is OECD’s Online Library for books, papers and statistics and the gateway to OECD’s analysis and data. It replaces SourceOECD, and hosts all content so users can find – and cite – tables and databases as easily as articles or chapters. - World Bank Data Catalog This link opens in a new window
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The World Bank's Open Data initiative is intended to provide all users with access to World Bank data, according to the Open Data Terms of Use. The data catalog is a listing of available World Bank datasets, including databases, pre-formatted tables, reports, and other resources. - UNdata This link opens in a new window
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Data from Various UN agencies including
Monthly Bulletin of Statistics and other UNSD data resources - UN Comtrade This link opens in a new window
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The United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database (UN Comtrade) contains detailed imports and exports statistics of nearly 200 countries or areas reported by statistical authorities. It concerns annual trade data from 1962 to the most recent year. UN Comtrade is a comprehensive database for merchandise statistics, with more than 1.5 billion trade records. The database is continuously updated. Whenever trade data are received from the national authorities, they are standardized by the UN Statistics Division and then added to UN Comtrade.
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EurostatProvides statistical comparisons between European Union countries and regions. Public access.
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United States Census Bureau. Statistical tables of social and economic data for most countries and areas of the world. Public access.
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League of Nations StatisticsHistorical statistics from 1926-1944 including population, unemployment, commerce, and other sources. Public access.Penn World Tables through CHASSProvides purchasing power parity and national income accounts converted to international prices for 189 countries for some or all of the years 1950-2007. The European Union or the OECD provide more detailed purchasing power and real product estimates for their countries and the World Bank makes current price estimates for most PWT countries at the GDP level.
Canada
Statistics Canada
Canadian statistics, reports and analysis on a wide range of topics. e.g. Economic Indicators; Imports and exports. For help please see Statistics Canada’s Finding and Using Statistics guide.
Census @ Statistics Canada
Censuses 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011 including Health and Community Profiles. Public access.
Statistics Canada Data
Statistics Canada data from selected data from Census and socioeconomic surveys that can be displayed in simple tables or maps. Public access.
CANSIM @ CHASS
The most detailed statistical source for Canadian social and economic data. Same data as Statistics Canada above with some additional options for subsetting and visualizing data. TMU faculty, staff and students only.
Canadian Financial Markets Research Centre ( CFMRC) through CHASS
Includes daily and monthly Toronto Stock Exchange trading information about specific securities as well as information on "price adjustments" such as dividends, stock splits, recapitalizations, etc. The database also includes daily and monthly indexes containing information on daily and monthly index levels as well as selected other financial markets information.
Trade Analyzer through CHASS
web interfaces for Canadian International Merchandise Trade (CIMT) database and World trade database produced by Statistics Canada, International Trade Division.
Other useful government/organization sites:
Federal:
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Provincial:
Example - Ontario Fall Economic Statement (Ontario Ministry of Finance)
Municipal:
Example - Toronto Economic Dashboard (Toronto municipal government)
See also other resources :
Library:
Statistics and Data guide,
Business Guide on PESTEL (acronym for Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental (or ecological) and Legal factors of the macro-environment of a company's operations.)
Department of Economics:
Commodities
Bloomberg Professional (Terminal) in TRSM for Finance and Accounting students
The National Bank has generously donated The Bloomberg Lab to the School of Accounting and Finance student population, who will have exclusive access to the service. The Bloomberg Lab is an interactive financial information network that 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.
- IMF Data This link opens in a new window
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International Financial Statistics (IFS)
Balance of Payments and International Investment Position (BOP/IIP)
Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS)
Government Finance Statistics (GFS)
Trade and Investment
Please create your own login to access IMF data.
This site requires Microsoft Silverlight. - UNdata This link opens in a new window
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Data from Various UN agencies including
Monthly Bulletin of Statistics and other UNSD data resources
Financial Markets
Bloomberg Professional (Terminal) in TRSM for Finance and Accounting students
The National Bank has generously donated The Bloomberg Lab to the School of Accounting and Finance student population, who will have exclusive access to the service. The Bloomberg Lab is an interactive financial information network that 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
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Information and to request access.
Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) is an award-winning research platform and business intelligence tool. CRSP and Compustat datasets are available on this platform, as well as numerous other datasets covering accounting, banking, economics, ESG, finance, healthcare, insurance, marketing, and statistics.
Currently, Toronto Metropolitan University has access to:
Balance of Payments
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International Financial Statistics (IFS)
Balance of Payments and International Investment Position (BOP/IIP)
Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS)
Government Finance Statistics (GFS)
Trade and Investment
Please create your own login to access IMF data.
This site requires Microsoft Silverlight.
Interest Rates
Bloomberg Professional (Terminal) in TRSM for Finance and Accounting students
The National Bank has generously donated The Bloomberg Lab to the School of Accounting and Finance student population, who will have exclusive access to the service. The Bloomberg Lab is an interactive financial information network that 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
- IMF Data This link opens in a new window
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International Financial Statistics (IFS)
Balance of Payments and International Investment Position (BOP/IIP)
Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS)
Government Finance Statistics (GFS)
Trade and Investment
Please create your own login to access IMF data.
This site requires Microsoft Silverlight. - WRDS Wharton Research Data Services This link opens in a new window
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Information and to request access.
Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) is an award-winning research platform and business intelligence tool. CRSP and Compustat datasets are available on this platform, as well as numerous other datasets covering accounting, banking, economics, ESG, finance, healthcare, insurance, marketing, and statistics.
Currently, Toronto Metropolitan University has access to: