Princeton University Library
Pliny Fisk Library of Economics & Finance
Comparison of Major Sources of Macroeconomic Data
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Datastrea |
Global Insight (DRI) |
World Development Indicators |
Source OECD |
Global Financial Data |
EUROSTAT |
EIU Country Data |
|
U.S. Macrodata |
Yes |
Very Strong |
Yes |
Yes |
Limited |
No |
Yes |
|
Subnational data |
No |
Very Strong |
No |
No |
No |
Very Strong |
No |
|
Individual Foreign Country |
Very Strong |
Very Limited |
Yes |
Yes (OECD Members & select
others) |
Yes |
Yes. EU Members |
Yes |
|
IMF Direction of Trade Statistics |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Limited |
|
IMF Balance of Payment Statistics |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
IMF Government Finance Statistics |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
IMF International Finance Statistics |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Limited |
|
OECD Data |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
The Source |
No |
No |
Limited |
|
Forecast Data |
Yes |
No |
No |
Limited |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Exchange Rates |
Yes |
Yes |
Limited |
No |
Yes |
Limited |
Limited |
|
Interest Rates |
Yes |
Limited |
Limited |
Limited |
Yes |
Limited |
Limited |
|
Available |
SSRC/Stokes |
Any Princeton IP
|
Any Princeton IP |
Any Princeton IP |
Any Princeton IP |
Any Princeton IP |
Any Princeton IP |
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# Simultaneous Users |
3 |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |