Data topics on Timetric

To help you find the data you need, we create topic pages to focus in on subject areas of interest. This is the current list, but we're publishing more topics every week.

3 month money market interest rate, EU and other countries

Money market rates, also known as inter-bank rates, are interest rates used by banks for operations among themselves. In the money market, banks are able to trade their surpluses and deficits. Countries in the Eurozone will have their rates listed under the euro area as they have a common intrest rate set by the ECB. The data is updated monthly.

Average retail prices of selected items (pence), UK

The Office for National Statistics collects price information on a basket of goods which it then uses to calculate inflation. The selection here includes mainly food prices. The data is given in pence and is updated monthly. This comes from table 2.1 in the release linked at the bottom of the page.

Average weekly earnings: Regular pay, UK

This topic covers average weekly earnings for the whole economy, the private sector and the public sector. The data is further split into total earnings and a 3 month average of the % year on year average. The data is released monthly.

Bank of England Target 2.0

Target Two Point Zero, a competition for 16-18 year olds run by the Bank of England and The Times, sets teams the challenge of assessing economic conditions and the outlook for inflation before recommending monetary policy that can achieve the Government's inflation target of 2.0%. This section contains a comprehensive database of statistics that provides a detailed overview of various aspects of the UK economy. A list of useful sub-topics can be found here.

Building permits, housing starts and new house sales (000s), US

Housing starts measure of the number of residential units on which construction is begun each month. A start in construction is defined as the beginning of excavation of the foundation primarily of residential housing. Building permits are permits taken out in order to allow excavation. Permits lead starts, but permits are not required in all regions of the country, and the level of permits therefore tends to be less than the level of starts over time. The monthly national report is broken down by region: Northeast, Midwest, South, and West. The regional figures are subject to a high degree of volatility due to weather changes and/or natural disasters. The sales figures are released at the same time but in a separate release. This data came from the The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce. The data can be accessed here and here.

Compute cloud spot prices, Amazon web services, (EC2)

Amazon sells computing capacity over the computing cloud, more information here. Amazon Spot Instances is a way of selling spare capacity. People place maximum bids for the capacity and then Amazon reduces the cost it is all sold. This price is constantly fluctuating. We've tracked the history of these prices since the Spot Instance service was launched in December 2009.

Consumer Price Index (US), St. Louis Federal Reserve (FRED)

The Consumer Price Index is an inflation measurement that assesses changes in a weighted basket of consumer prices. United States Data is collected monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is available through the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED). The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses the data collected from urban consumers to calculate the CPI for the country; urban consumers represent nearly 87% of the US total.

Consumer Prices Advisory Committee (CPAC) 2010 Annual Report, UK

The CPAC 2010 annual report focused on the inclusion of housing cost in the CPI. They have proposed three new measures of CPI which include housing costs. The first is the net acquisitions approach which treats a house as the purchase of a good which is part asset and part consumable and would incorporate changes to the price of the house and in the costs associated with buying and maintaining it. Second is the rental equivalence approach treats a house as a capital good providing a flow of services that are consumed each period, the value of which is assumed to be the same as the rent that the dwelling might attract. The third the narrow user cost approach which is similar to the rental equivalence approach but tries to also calculate the opportunity cost of having money tied up in a house. This approach has been dismissed as a candiate as it is too subjective a measure. The report was published on the 3rd of November and can be found here.

CPI (UK) Weights

The CPI measures the price changes in the UK for a typical basket of goods and services. Naturally different items in this basket will carry different weights. Details and historical changes of weights can be found here.

Deaths from Malnutrition, ONS, E & W

Data on malnutrition deaths in England and Wales in hospitals, care homes and other locations. The data was requested from the ONS. The Mail's report is available here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1352015/Damning-report-exposes-rising-number-elderly-killed-neglect-care-homes.html. The story was then picked up by several other news outlets within the UK. The ONS did not make the data available in the public domain, but it has been published here.

Digital Natives: Youth Population and Household Internet Access, by country.

Digital Natives: Exploring youth population (aged less than 15), population (as a percentage of total population), by country. Comparing with households access to the Internet, Information and communications (percentage), by country. Data from the the OECD Factbook, produced by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Electricity data in realtime, NYISO

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) operates New York State’s high-voltage electrical transmission network system. This includes administration and monitoring of wholesale electricity markets and load planning of over 500 electrical power generators. This topic has been broken down into several smaller and more manageable topics. The full list of these sub topics can be found here.

Employment and employees, UK

This topic covers full time, part time and temporary workers in the UK. All figures are for over 16s, are in thousands and are seasonally adjusted. The topic is split into types of employees and reasons for not being in full time employment. The total of part time workers does not equal the total in employment in part time jobs as it did not include those who did not give a reason for working part time. The data has come from here and here.

Employment and unemployment, major countries

This topic shows the employment and unemployment rates for the EU, the US, Canada and Japan. These series are collated together by the Office for National Statistics but the data is gathered by the countries respective governments, Eurostat was used as the source for the EU countries including UK. Unemployment rates are seasonally adjusted whereas the employment rates are not.

Employment by country of birth and nationality, UK

This topic breaks down employment, numbers and rates, in the UK according to country of birth and nationality. All numbers are in thousands and relate to people aged 16 and over, not seasonally adjusted. The rates are for all people from 16-64. Total employment does not equal total UK and total non UK employment as some people do not state their country of birth or nationality. EU14 = Austria, Belgium, Denmark. Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. EUA8 = Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovak Republic and Slovenia. The data can be accessed here.

Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity rates, UK

Here are all the important indicators from this monthly release. The UK Office for National Statistics collates and analyses UK employment and unemployment data. They break it down demographically, and publish results for every region of Britain.

Energy consumption and production (Quadrillion Btu), US

This topic details the energy production and consumption in the US split into types of energy. The information is released monthly and is in quadrillion british thermal units (Btu). The data runs from 1973 and allows comparison of different energy production and consumption in the US.

Energy price indexes, UK

This topic has energy price indexes for the UK. It shows the CPI, RPI and PPI (producer price indexes - the price index charged by companies selling to other companies) as each one is built differently and therefore have varying energy sub components. The headline indexes for each of the three measures are also in the topic - they have 'all items' in the title. The data is released monthly.

Euro reference foreign exchange rates, ECB

The European Central Bank publishes reference exchange rates between the Euro and other major currencies on a daily basis. These are based on rates from the central banks of all EU members. The rate shows how much of the local currency one euro can buy.

GDP: Full, US

The complete selection of US GDP statistics from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

GDP: Headline indicators, UK

A collection of the headline output statistics for the UK Economy.

GDP: Headline indicators, US

GDP: Preliminary Release, UK

The GDP preliminary estimate release provides the first snapshot of UK economic output in the preceding quarter. This release is followed by the UK output, income and expenditure bulletin and Quarterly national accounts bulletin; both of which contain more detailed figures. All the data from the preliminary release can be found here, with headline indicators here.

GDP volumes, annual % change, EU and other countries

GDP volumes is GDP which has been adjusted for inflation. This topic shows the annual percentage change for the EU and other countries such as Japan and the US. The data is realsed quaterly and is seasonly adjusted.

Gross domestic product by state (millions $), US

Here is GDP data, both nominal and real GDP, for the US broken down by state. There is also data for the US as a whole. The data is released yearly and is in millions of chained 2000 dollars. This was originally collected by the US Department of Commerce: Bureau of Economic Activity.

Gross Domestic Product, US

The complete breakdown of US economic output. Includes all the data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis' monthly GDP release.

Gross fixed capital formation (investment), EU and other countries

Gross fixed capital formation measures the value of acquisitions of new or existing fixed assets less disposals of fixed assets. It tries to shows something about how much of the new value added in the economy is invested. The data is seasonally adjusted, released quarterly and is a volume which means it has been adjusted for inflation. There are statistics for the EU and other countries such as the US and Japan.

Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices, EU and other countries

The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) is an indicator of inflation which is weighted and derived using a method that is the same or harmonised across the EU countries. In the UK the HICP is called the CPI. Eurostat has also released HICP of other non EU countries such as the US and Japan. The data is released monthly.

Historic exchange rates

Historical exchange rate data is from the University of Pennsylvania and is published in their Penn world table 6.3. The data mostly runs from 1950-2005. These are created for the purpose of calculating purchashing power parity, so they're not directly comparable to bank exchange rates, but they're very useful for looking at historical economic trends. For ease of comparison, all exchange rates are given in terms of the US dollar, and are expressed in the currency in use in each country in 2005.

Household consumer spending implied deflators, ONS, UK

Quarterly ONS data showing the implied inflation rate for numerous categories of goods and services as published in 'Consumer trends', ONS. Based on COICOP definitions. The implied deflator is the difference between expenditure at current prices and expenditure in volume terms. Changes reflect both price movements and changes in expenditure on commodities relative to one another.

Incoming and outgoing official development assistance, by country.

A compendium of out-going and in-coming foreign aid. 1) Outgoing: net official development assistance, agricultural support, and foreign aid as a percentage of gross national income, by country, from the OECD Factbook. The Factbook is produced by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and provides indicators covering major economic, social and environmental subjects. 2) Incoming: World Bank net official development assistance received (current US$), by country.

Index of Production, UK

This topic covers the headline indexes for industrial production in the UK. The index for total production and manufacturing represent the most notable series. Manufacturing comprises roughly 75% of total production and excludes the more erratic factors such as oil and gas extraction and mining which makes it a very popular index. The data is updated monthly, seasonally adjusted and in index form.

Index of Services, UK

The index of services bulletin shows the monthly movements in gross value added for the service industries. Services account for 74% of UK GDP making this an important economic indicator.

Inflation and the value of the pound since 1750, UK

These series chart the changing value of the currency of the United Kingdom, the pound. The series follows the pound through over 250 years of major world events and changes within the United Kingdom. The data came from this publication by the House of Commons Library. It has collected data from several sources, including the ONS, which are all listed in the publication. The document was published on the 13 February 2006.

Inflation: CPI Main Categories, UK

The index and rate of the main components in the CPI can be found here. A more detailed breakdown can be found here. More information about the CPI on the ONS website.

Inflation: CPI, UK

All the components of the UK Consumer Price Index can be found here. The CPI is calculated by sector, as sub-indexes, each set to a value of 100 at the start of 2005. The CPI replaced the historical Retail Prices Index (RPI) - which is still calculated for use in index-link pensions and securities. The major difference between the two measures, other than the different baseline year, is that CPI calculations excludes payments on mortgage interest (It's thought that by excluding mortgages, the CPI is a better measure of the impact of macroeconomic policy). The Bank of England aims to keep CPI ±1% of 2%. Headline indicators for inflation can be found here.

For more information about the CPI visit the ONS website.

Inflation: Headline indicators, UK

Headline indices and rates for the Consumer Price Index and Retail Price Index. These indices are updated monthly by the ONS and are the main measures of inflation in the UK economy. The significant difference between the CPI and RPI is that mortgage interest payments are excluded from the calculation of the CPI.

A comprehensive breakdown of the CPI can be found here.

International transactions ($ millions), US

This topic contains the headline figures for the International transitions release in the US. This is released quarterly and all values are in millions of dollars and are seasonally adjusted. The topic covers the current, financial and capital account of the US and can be found here.

Internet browser market share, (%) by type

This topic tracks the rise and fall of different internet browsers, for example Firefox. The figures are shown as a percentage and the other category represents all the other browsers which had a smaller market share than the browsers shown. The data is recorded by internet traffic through clients that access Netmarketshare's network of websites that use their service.

Internet browser market share, (%) by version

This topic tracks the rise and fall of different versions of internet browsers, for example Firefox 3.5 and Firefox 3.6, while two people may be both using Firefox one may have an older version and the other a newer. The figures are shown as a percentage and the other category represents all the other browsers which had a smaller market share than the browsers shown. The data is recorded by internet traffic through clients that access Netmarketshare's network of websites that use their service.

Labour Market: Average Weekly Earnings, GB

Data on average weekly earnings in the UK. Includes monthly, three-monthly and annual changes for total, regular and bonus pay for different industry.

Labour Market: Claimant Count, 1985-2010, GB

The claimant count measures the number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits. This method of measuring unemployment is subject to changes in benefits eligibility and does not include the unemployed who are not claiming or not eligible for benefits. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) provides a more accurate assessment of the labour market, however the current edition of the LFS has only been running sine 1992. Claimant count statistics allows more historical comparisons in unemployment rates.

Claimant count statistics from 1985 to 2010 in Great Britain, categorised by age groups, can be found here.

Labour Market: Claimant Count (Levels & rates by gender, age and duration), UK

Historical claimant count data, split by gender, age and duration, can be found here.

Labour Market: Economic activity

Data on UK economic activity levels and rate by gender and age. Also includes reasons for economic inactivity.

Labour Market: Employment by country of birth & nationality, UK

Employment figures for foreign and foreign-born workers in the UK, as found in the monthly ONS bulletin.

Labour Market: Employment Situation, US

The nonfarm payrolls released by the US Department of Labor is one of the most important releases in the US economic calendar and provides a snapshot of the US employment situation. It includes information on the levels of employment and unemployment as well as some other series such as the participation ratio. This release is always highly anticipated and often affect the markets. This data is released monthly and is seasonly adjusted. The release can be found here.

Labour market, Europe, US and Japan

This topic covers the labour market situation for EU countries and selected other countries. The topic not only contains basic employment and unemployment figures but lots of other labour market data such as break downs by age and sex, tax wedge on labour cost, tax rates on low wage earners, life-long learning and others. The data is compiled by Eurostat.

Labour Market: Full-time, part-time & temporary workers

Data for full-time, part-time and temporary workers including reasons for not working full-time.

Labour Market: Headline indicators, UK

Contains the headline indicators for the UK Labour market. This includes data about employment, unemployment, inactivity, claimant counts, average weekly earnings and vacancies.

Labour Market: Headline indicators, US

Headline indicators for the US labour market. More detailed statistics can be found here.

Labour Market: Key out of work benefits, GB

Details about claimants of key out of work benefits.

Labour Market: Labour disputes, UK

Information about the impact of labour disputes on the economy. Includes working days lost, stoppages and workers involved.

Labour Market: Labour market status by age group

Data for employment, unemployment and inactivity for different age groups. All data is from the monthly ONS UK Labour market report.

Labour Market: Productivity and unit wage costs, UK

Data on productivity and unit wage costs in the UK from the monthly labour market release.

Labour Market: Public Sector, UK

Information about public sector employment (includes industry data).

Labour Market: Redundancies, UK

Details on UK redundancies by gender and industry can be found here.

Labour Market, UK

A comprehensive database of UK labour market statistics from a variety of sources. Includes employment, unemployment and economic activity and inactivity figures from the Labour Force Survey; employment figures from the Workforce jobs series; claimant count data; vacancies at Jobcentres; average earnings; productivity and unit wage costs; and labour disputes. Dataset also contains regional labour market statistics.

Timetric also has smaller topics for headline indicators, historical claimant count data and youth labour market statistics.

Labour Market: UK-International Comparisons

Employment and unemployment indicators of other major economies. Non-UK statistics obtained from national statistical offices.

Labour Market: Unemployment (gender, age and duration), UK

Statistics for unemployment by age, gender and duration.

Labour Market: Vacancies, UK data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS)

The following series are released monthly by the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS). These numbers are calculated on a quarterly basis, based upon results from the ONS Vacancy Survey, which asks employers how many vacancies they are actively seeking to fill through advertising and recruitment.

Labour Market: Weekly hours worked, UK

Details of actual hours of work in the UK.

Labour Market: Workforce jobs by industry, UK

Data for workforce jobs by industry

Labour Market: Youth, UK

Labour market statistics for UK youth (aged 18-24).

Long term government bond yields, EU

A government bond is a debt investment in which an investor loans a certain amount of money, for a certain amount of time, with a certain interest rate, to the government. The yields show, among other things, the amount of trust investors have in government and economy. The higher the yield the less trust there is in the government. The data is released monthly.

Manufacturing ISM Report On Business, US

The data is shown as a diffusion index. These have the properties of leading indicators and are convenient summary measures showing the prevailing direction of change and the scope of change. This means that a PMI reading above 50 percent indicates that the manufacturing economy is generally expanding and below 50 percent indicates that it is generally declining. A PMI in excess of 42 percent, over a period of time, indicates that the overall economy, or gross domestic product (GDP), is generally expanding; below 42 percent, it is generally declining. The Institute for Supply Management's ISM Manufacturing Report On Business is considered by many economists to be the most reliable near-term economic barometer available. Except for a four-year interruption during World War II, the Report has been published monthly since 1931. The latest report can be found here.

Monetary Policy Committee: voting decisions since 1997, UK

This topic covers the voting data of the MPC since 1997. Each member has the choice to increase, maintain or reduce the base rate. In past years the MPC has been made up of the Governor of the Bank of England (BoE), four of his senior staff and four outside economists chosen by the Chancellor. The vote is usually taken at the beginning of each month.

Office for National Statistics' time series database, selected highlights

The UK Office of National Statistics' time-series dataset covers every aspect of British economic life. As a collection of tens of thousands of individual measurements - of inflation, employment, trade, retail, stocks, currency and commodity prices, and just about anything else imaginable - it's breathtakingly broad. If you want to understand the British economy, all the data you need is here. Up until now, though, it's been hard to find and even harder to interpret once you've found it, so we've converted, uploaded and indexed it for you.

Operating system market share, (%) by type

This topic tracks the rise and fall of different operating systems, for example Mac. The figures are shown as a percentage and the other category represents all the other operating systems which had a smaller market share than the ones shown. The data is recorded by internet traffic through clients that access Netmarketshare's network of websites that use their service.

Operating system market share, (%) by version

This topic tracks the rise and fall of different versions of operating systems, for example Mac OS X 10.5 and Mac OS X 10.6, while two people may be both using Mac OS X one may have an older version and the other a newer. The figures are shown as a percentage and the other category represents all the other operating systems which had a smaller market share than the ones shown. The data is recorded by internet traffic through clients that access Netmarketshare's network of websites that use their service.

Personal income per capita by metropolitan area ($), US

The average income of a US citizen varies, from Abilene (TX) to Yuma (AZ). Here's city-level data for more than 350 of the USA's municipalities. The data is in dollars and is updated annually. This was originally collected by the US Department of Commerce: Bureau of Economic Activity.

Personal income per capita by State ($), US

The average income of a US citizen varies, from Alabama to Wyoming we have all the state level data here. The data is in dollars and is updated annually. This was originally collected by the US Department of Commerce: Bureau of Economic Activity.

Population and GDP: select countries and the world, 1AD - 2009AD

Population (in 000s at mid-year) by individual country (with complete data from source) and the world, from year 1 AD - 2009 AD. World Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 1990 International Geary-Khamis dollars (int. GK$) by individual country (with complete data from source) and the world, from year 1 AD - 2008 AD.

Private final consumption, EU and other countries

Private final consumption is the total purchase of goods and services by individuals excluding imports. There are figures for the EU and other countries such as the US and Japan. The topic includes a annual and a quarterly percentage change and the figures in millions of euros. All the data is released on a quarterly basis.

Producer Price Index, US

Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly Producer price index release.

Producer Prices, UK

The Producer Price Index (PPI) is a monthly survey conducted by the ONS that measures the price changes of goods bought and sold by UK manufacturers. Similar to the RPI and CPI calculations, a collection of representative products is weighted and changes in prices are measured against a base year (2005). This section contains a selection of important input and output producer price indices and includes indices of materials and fuels purchased and output of manufacturing industry.

PPIs provide an insight into cost pressures affecting domestic production. Producer prices and consumer prices usually follow the same path but producer prices are usually more volatile. PPIs are generally not seasonally adjusted.

Productivity and costs, US

Data on productivity, like output per hour, and costs, like compensation per hour, for the US economy. The statistics come from the monthly release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2005 is the base year for the indices)

Public sector debt and deficit data UK, £ billions and % of GDP, from the Institute for Fiscal Studies

This topic includes UK public debt and deficit data for recent years and in some cases forecasts. The data came from the Institue for Fiscal Studies. This topic has been broken down into several smaller and more manageable topics. The full list of these sub topics can be found here. One chart includes national debt data from 1855.

Public sector finances: Headline indicators, UK

Headline indicators for UK Public sector finances. More detailed statistics can be found here.

Public sector finances, UK

This topic covers data about the UK public sector finances as published in the monthly ONS bulletin. Includes statistics about net government expenditure, tax receipts (including income tax, VAT and corporation tax), net government borrowing, and cash requirements - both for local and central government. Headline indicators can be found here.

Purchasing power parity by GDP

Purchasing power parity is from the University of Pennsylvania and is published in their Penn world table 6.3. The data mostly runs from 1950-2007. It is a measure of the effective differences in the price of goods between different economic areas, taking into account both exchange rates and inflation measurements. The Penn World Table calculates PPP in terms of GDP - PPP over GDP is the value of GDP in the national currency, divided by the value of GDP in (adjusted) US dollars.

Renewable Energy and value added in Agriculture, by country.

Agriculture and renewable energy: Comparing the contribution of renewables to energy supply, energy requirement (as a percentage of total primary energy supply) to the share of value added in agriculture, economic structure (as percentage of total value added). Data are from the OECD Factbook.

Research & development with exports of goods and services, by country.

Gross domestic expenditure on R&D, Research and Development (As a percentage of GDP), by country. The OECD Factbook, produced by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, provides indicators covering major economic, social and environmental subjects.

Retail Prices Index, UK

This shows the sectors and sub-sectors which make up the Retail Prices Index. Each index is normalized to a value of 100 as of January 1987. RPI is one of two major measures of headline inflation; the other is CPI, the Consumer Prices Index. RPI was first calculated in 1947, and although it has been replaced by CPI for government planning purposes, it's still used for calculating index-linking (for instance, for pensions). RPI is also often used as a place to start in salary negotiations. Find out more on the National Statistics website here.

Retail Sales: Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services, US

Retail Sales: Headline indicators, UK

The Retail Sales Index , a measure for retail activity in the UK, is released monthly by the Office for National Statistics. Headline indicators for annual changes in volume of retail sales can be found here. A more comprehensive collection of retail sales statistics can be found here.

Retail Sales, UK

The Retail Sales Index , a measure for retail activity in the UK, is released monthly by the Office for National Statistics. Detailed estimates, both seasonally adjusted and unadjusted, in value and volume terms, under the broad categories of: all retailing including and excluding fuel, food stores; non-food stores; non-specialised stores; textile clothing and footwear stores; household goods stores; other stores; and non-store retailing can be found here. Headline indicators for this topic can be found here.

Road Casualties, GB: Hospital and police data compared

This topic compares data sourced from hospitals (HES) and the police (STATS19). The Department for Transport and Ministers have always focused on the police data. The estimated number of accidents resulting in serious injury that actually occur is estimated by the Department to be higher than either of these series. This is a selection of data from this dataset.

Road traffic accidents annual data, GB

This topic is an overview of the data on road traffic accidents. The data is sorted by severity, age and road user type. It comes from article 1: General overview and trends in reported road casualties data tables of the annual report: Reported Road Casualties Great Britain: 2009 which can be found here.

Road traffic accidents causing personal injury, GB

This topic shows the number of accidents resulting in personal injury. These figures may differ from the number of casualties as there may be multiple casualties in a single accident. This data is from Road Casualties Great Britain: Supplementary tables and factsheets.

Sales and average price of electricity by sector, US

This an overview of the sales and prices of electricity by sector. All retail prices are in cents per killowatthour and retail sales are in millions of killowatthours. The data is from the Energy Information Administration can be found here and here.

Search engine market share, (%) by geography

This topic tracks the rise and fall of different versions of search engines, for example Google India and Google Hong Kong while two people may be both using Google one is using the Indian version and the other the Hong Kong version. Google by itself is the version used in the US. The figures are shown as a percentage and the other category represents all the other search engines which had a smaller market share than the ones shown. The data is recorded by internet traffic through clients that access Netmarketshare's network of websites that use their service.

Search engine market share, (%) by type

This topic tracks the rise and fall of different operating systems, for example Google. The figures are shown as a percentage and the other category represents all the other search engines which had a smaller market share than the ones shown. The data is recorded by internet traffic through clients that access Netmarketshare's network of websites that use their service.

Smarkets - Shadow Chancellor market odds, 2010

Implied probabilities of victory, from Smarkets' markets, for the front-runners in the Labour Shadow Chancellor elections of October 2010

The economy, Europe, US and Japan

This topic covers the main economic indicators for European and other countries, including GDP, productivity, inflation, employment and the public sector balance. The data is compiled by Eurostat.

Trade: Balance of Trade, US

The balance of trade is the difference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy and is a key economic indicator. This data is from the monthly release by the Bureau of Economic Analysis which can be found.

Trade: Headline indicators, UK

UK trade statistics are one of the key UK economic indicators. The ONS Trade Statistical Bulletin is released monthly. This topic contains the headline indicators about the UK balance of trade. A more detailed collection can be found here.

Trade: Import & Export Price Indexes, US

As the world's largest economy, import and export prices are crucial for the US. Data on import and export prices for the US can be found here.

Trade, UK

A comprehensive collection of UK trade statistics as found in the monthly ONS Trade Statistical Bulletin. Headline indicators can be found here.

Unemployment insurance weekly claims, US

Each Thursday, the Department of Labor issues the Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report. Initial jobless claims measure the number of filings for state jobless benefits. This report provides a timely, but often misleading, indicator of the direction of the economy, with increases in claims signalling a slowing economy. On a week-to-week basis, claims are quite volatile, so many people track the four week moving average to get a better sense of the underlying trend. It typically takes a sustained move of at least 30K in claims to signal a meaningful change in job growth. We also show the figures for the insured unemployed and unemployment rate. The the number of people receiving state benefits also appears in the release but is watched less closely by the market. SA = Seasonly adjusted and NSA = Not seasonly adjusted

Unemployment rate, EU and other countries

This topic covers unemployment rates in the EU and other countries including Japan and the US. The figures have been 'harmonised' to they are directly comparable. The data is realsed monthly and is seasonally adjusted.

United Kingdom General Election 2010: live votes and seats totals as they're declared

For the 2010 UK General Election, we collected data on all the votes as they were declared across the country. Here they are, so you can watch the progress of the election as it happened.

University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers, US

University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (MCSI) is a monthly release produced by the University of Michigan and can be found here. The MCSI is designed to gauge consumer attitudes toward the overall business climate, state of personal finances, and consumer spending. The Michigan index is similar to the larger Conference Board Consumer Confidence index, though there are two monthly releases, a preliminary and final reading. We also show the inflation expectations index.

Utilities Sector Labour Market

This topic covers employment, earnings and vacancies for the utilities sector. There are also figures for the whole market from comparison. The employment data comes from the workforce jobs survey. This is a survey which asks employers for employment figures. The data is from the ONS.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees received, World Bank

Workers remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. In effect this is money that nationals from a certain country receive from working abroad. The data is in current US dollars.

World Cup 2010: Economic and demographic background

Footballers are made as much as born. Without the right nutrition, training, healthcare, equipment and opportunities, none of the players from the thirty-two countries taking part in South Africa 2010 would have made it. The World Cup is as much an economic event as a sporting one, and we've got the data to show it; educational, economic, demographic and public health statistics for each of the participant countries fighting it out for the Jules Rimet Trophy.