UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics

UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics Synopsis

This publication provides a comprehensive, reliable, coherent and comparable collection of reference statistics considered of particular importance in describing how developing countries have evolved in the context of globalisation for the following subjects: international merchandise trade, export and import structure by products and by regions of origin and destination, and related concentration and diversification indices, volume and unit value indices of exports and imports, terms of trade and purchasing power, indices of exports, international trade in services, commodity prices and relevant price indices, international financial data, current accounts, capital and financial accounts, foreign direct investment, external indebtedness, workers' remittances, and indicators of development like GDP and population and labour force.