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Global Financial Data ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY

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Description: Comprehensive economic and financial time-series database covering 150 countries and 6,500 different data series. Includes data on bonds, commodities, interest rates, stock markets and indices, futures, exchange rates, GDP, prices, and unemployment. World exchange rates back to 1624, inflation rates back to 1748, and wholesale prices back to 1720. Major commodities going back to 1784. Some annual series go back to the 1200s. Methodology and sources are documented. The stock market indices go back to 1693. Also included are data on stock market capitalization, dividend yields, price/earnings ratios, total return performance indices, and Global Financial Data's World Stock Market Indices.

Coverage: Various Dates

Subject(s)
Area Studies
Asian Studies
Business, Economics & Industry
European Studies
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