Sample Search: Give unemployment for New Zealand on a quarterly basis
from 1986 to the present.
Finding the Code:-
The program for looking up economic codes in Datastream does not
have a simple HELP command associated with it. Rather, it is indicated
only by its number, 150Z. Enter 150Z in the "Program Number" area and
press Enter. In the new program window, there will be a list of
geographic regions. Choose the geographic region of interest. After
locating New Zealand in the list, select the specific area of economic
interest from the provided list of categories. In this case, choose the
section, Labour. Finally, choose the series code from the resulting list
of items. The Datastream code for unemploymed in New Zealand is
NZTOTUNPF.
Finding the Program:
Step 1 - To find Economic
data values over a short period of time, select Time Series as your type
of request. Next, choose Economics as your type of data and select from
the resulting list of available programs the item for values over time for
up to 12 series. Press Enter. This program will produce the single list
of data required.
Step 2 - In the new program window, enter the series code NZTOTUNPF
and press Tab to skip to the next line. Enter the frequency, Q, to obtain
quarterly data, and then enter the beginning date, 0186 (mmyy). The area
for the end date should be left blank to indicate your desire for all data
up to the present. Upon pressing enter, unemployment in New Zealand,
expressed in thousands of people, will appear on the screen in calendar
format. If you entered any parameters incorrectly, the program will stop,
decribe the error, and allow you to enter each item again.
Things to Remember:- One will often encounter the
same description for an economic indicator with 2 or more codes. The
only difference will often be the final letter of the code. Common
designators are:
A current prices - not seasonally adjustedB current prices - seasonally adjustedC constant prices - not seasonally adjustedD constant prices - seasonally adjustedE seasonally adjustedF not seasonally adjusted
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Datastream gets data directly from individual country's statistical
offices, central banks, and governmental organizations as well as from
other organizations. The following is what the listing looks
like:
7 CANADA
29 FRANCE
30 GERMANY
31 ITALY
49 JAPAN
55 JAPAN - IBJ/NIKKO DATABASE
56 SOUTH AFRICA
58 SWITZERLAND
1 UNITED KINGDOM
6 UNITED STATES
70 OTHER COUNTRIES A TO M
71 OTHER COUNTRIES N TO Z
77 GLOBAL AND EUROPEAN INDICATORS
82 FORECASTS - CONSENSUS ECONOMICS
84 FORECASTS - EIU
86 FORECASTS - OECD
88 OECD HISTORICAL DATA
80 WIIW EASTERN EUROPEAN DATA
89 EUROSTAT KEY INDICATORS
97 IMF DATA
For countries other than Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South
Africa, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States, select "OTHER
COUNTRIES A TO M" or "OTHER COUNTRIES N TO Z" depending on the first
letter of the country you wish to research.
The "OTHER COUNTRIES" are
Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong,
Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Netherlands,
New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal,
Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey,
Venezuela, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.
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In addition to getting data from specific countries, Datastream also
obtains data from organizations such as the International Monetary Fund,
the OECD, Eurostat, and WIIW. Forecasts from the Economist Intelligence
Unit, OECD, Consensus Economics, and WIIW. Data from outside
organizations is always grouped by the provider and not with the
individual country, so check all places.
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