Cranfield Libraries: Economic data and analysis: All recommended resources

All recommended resources

Country analysis

Descriptive reports covering most areas of interest on a country. In addition to analysis of the business environment, most will also include a PESTLE analysis.

BMI Research (formerly FitchConnect) This link opens in a new window BMI provides access to global financial data, including reports, analysis, strategic content and forecasting. Subjects include autos, defence and security, oil and gas, power, renewables and water. It also provides full text access to reports on Hot Topics and areas of special interest, for example the implications of Brexit.
Passport This link opens in a new window Global market research service and international consumer lifestyles. A source of in-depth statistics for 205 countries, including historical data and future forecasting. International business intelligence on countries, consumers and industries. Includes market research reports, country profiles, company market share and brand share rankings published by Euromonitor. Coverage: 1977 - current (+ forecasts).

If the above resources do not provide you with sufficient information, try searching the journal resources too.

Macroeconomic data

Sources of raw data, ready to chart or to download into Excel for manipulation.

BMI Research (formerly FitchConnect) This link opens in a new window BMI provides access to global financial data, including reports, analysis, strategic content and forecasting. Subjects include autos, defence and security, oil and gas, power, renewables and water. It also provides full text access to reports on Hot Topics and areas of special interest, for example the implications of Brexit.
Passport This link opens in a new window Global market research service and international consumer lifestyles. A source of in-depth statistics for 205 countries, including historical data and future forecasting. International business intelligence on countries, consumers and industries. Includes market research reports, country profiles, company market share and brand share rankings published by Euromonitor. Coverage: 1977 - current (+ forecasts).
Statista This link opens in a new window This global business data platform provides insights and facts about 600 industries across 50+ countries. It also includes the Statista Global Consumer Survey which offers a global perspective on consumption and media usage, covering the offline and online world of the consumer. It is designed to help marketers, planners and product managers understand consumer behavior and consumer interactions with brands.
UK Data Service This link opens in a new window The UK's largest collection of social research data, providing access to a wide range of secondary data including large-scale government surveys, cross-national surveys, census data, international macrodata, business microdata and qualitative studies.It has been formed by the merger of four established data services, including ESDS to which we previously subscribed.
Datastream - available via Workspace This link opens in a new window Historical, global coverage of equities, stock markets, commodities, currencies, options, bond markets, company financials, and economic data. *Note: New users need to register for a LSEG Workspace Account and download Workspace to access the Excel add-in and Datastream. Datastream charting is available via Workspace web.
Workspace This link opens in a new window *Note: New users need to register for a LSEG Workspace Account. Workspace provides access to the world’s stock markets with access to daily and historical data. As well as providing global coverage of equities, stock markets, commodities, currencies, options, bond markets, company financials and economic data, it also provides access to IBES estimates and value chain data.
Bloomberg - contact library@cranfield.ac.uk for information Bloomberg (terminals available only in SOM Library) includes information on Equities, mergers and acquisitions, stock indices, commodities, currencies, economic data and statistics, government bonds, hedge funds, futures, credit default swaps, shipping and news. It also has company profiles, financial statements, analysts’ forecasts, industry sector information and stock ticker data for the last 3 months.
Please contact library@cranfield.ac.uk for more information about this resource (available only in SOM Library) and off-site alternatives.