***Note: ONLY Asian-specific statistical resources are listed here. For statistics on all countries, including Asia, see the Statistics section of the Political Science-International Guide. Some statistics can also be found in publications listed in the Politics and Economics section of the East Asian Studies Guide.
Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific
Bangkok, Thailand : Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Reference HA4551 .S73 2000
International historical statistics, Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-2000
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
Reference HA4675 .M55 2003
Previous editions (coverage to '88 and '93) in stacks
Asia Yearbook
Hong Kong: Review Publishing, annual.
Library has 1973 to current.
Reference HC411 F19
China Facts and Figures Annual
Gulf Breeze, FL: Academic International Press
Library has 1978-current.
Reference HA4636 C48
China Statistical Yearbook
Xianggang : Xianggang jingji daobaoshe.
Library has 1996 to latest.
Reference HA4631 C444 (latest in Reference)
Japan: An International Comparison
Tokyo: Keizai Koho Center, 1996.
Reference HC461 J29 1996
Nihon teokei nenkan = Japan Statistical Yearbook
Tokyo: Sorifu, Tokeikyoku.
Library has 1990 to latest.
Reference HA4621 J36 (latest in Reference)
Penn World Table
- The Penn World Table provides purchasing power parity and national income accounts converted to international prices for 168 countries for some or all of the years 1950-2000.
Indexes to Locate More Statistics
Instat: International Statistics Sources
An index to comparative international statistics.
Reference HA155 A1 I42 1995
Statistical Sources
An index to statistics on a worldwide basis, mainly 20th century.
- Reference HA36 A1 S84
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