Monthly Bulletin of Statistics (MBS) Online
English
Purpose
The Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online presents current economic and social statistics for more than 200 countries and territories of the world. It contains 55 tables, comprising over 100 indicators, of monthly, quarterly and annual data on a variety of subjects illustrating important economic trends and developments, including population, industrial production indices, price indices, employment and earnings, energy, manufacturing, transport, construction, international merchandise trade, finance and national accounts.
For more than 80 years, the Monthly Bulletin of Statistics has been published by the United Nations Statistics Division and previously by the League of Nations.
Sources
The statistics appearing in the Bulletin are obtained by the Statistics Division of the United Nations and the international statistical services from official sources in the countries. International sources for the Bulletin include the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, International Civil Aviation Organization, International Civil Service Commission, International Labour Office and the International Monetary Fund.
Topics;
- Population
- Index of Industrial production
- Price Indices
- Employment, unemployment and earnings
- Energy
- Fuel imports
- Mining
- Manufacturing
- Transport
- Construction
- International merchandise trade
- Finance
- World Statistics, selected series
- National accounts
- Retail trade indices