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International Financial Statistics

《国际金融统计》

The publication of International Financial Statistics started in 1948. It contains 32,000 sets of time series data of more than 200 countries. It mainly contains the statistical data of IMF members in exchange rate, fund, international discharging ability, reserved money, currency, bank account, interest rate, prices, commodity prices, products, government finance, labor, national accounts, import and export, and population. Selected key sets of data such as commodity prices, consumer prices, debt repayments, etc. are accumulated in regional and global statistical tables.

Balance of Payment Statistics

BOPS）

In BOPS, there are records of the flow of goods, services and finance in perspectives of globe, regions and countries. National messages provide a way to understand the state’s investment position in the world, as well as its external financial property and situation of owe debt. BOPS include data of 170 states that deal with major economic, financial and civil indicators such as government services and staff salaries. BOPS contains seasonal and annual data of different countries from 1967.

Direction of Trade Statistics

（DOTS）

DOTS contains seasonal and annual statistics of 186 countries from 1980. It presently serves as being the most comprehensive major source of information about trading. There are more than 100,000 sets of time series data dealing with import and export items between countries and trading partners. The statistics is accumulated in regional and global table according to countries or organizations.中。

Government Financial Statistics

（GFS）

Government Financial Statistics, originated by IMF, is an international standard method for financial statistics. It is presently used by all international organizations and most nations. It has are three fundamental features. First, it determines the categories for government according to the System of National Accounts (SNA). Second, in addition to official budget, it defines the whole governmental capital flow as object of statistics, including capital outside budget and social security funds. Third, with reference to international standard method of categorization, it formulates categorizing standards for financial statistics, and categorizes the capital flow of government according to multidimensional perspective such as government functions and economic property.

World Economic Outlook

The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.

(IMF. (June 25, 2015). World Economic Outlook Database List. Retrieved June 25, 2015, from http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28)

IMF E-Library

The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) eLibrary simplifies analysis and research with direct access to the IMF’s periodicals, books, working papers and studies, and data and statistical tools. You will find information and perspective on macroeconomics, globalization, development, trade and aid, technical assistance, demographics, emerging markets, policy advice, poverty reduction, and so much more.

(IMF. (2015). About: IMF eLibrary. Retrieved June 25, 2015, from http://www.elibrary.imf.org/page/About/about;jsessionid=A4C45C5C520475D107383306DADAF79E)