The Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2008, edited by the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is available in its website.
The digital version of this annual publication is one of the leading sources of statistical information of the region, and contains social, economic and environmental data from the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
The 2008 edition of the Statistical Yearbook maintains the same content and design of the last three years. This responds to the user’s demands for information concerning the study of the social, economic and environmental situation of the region and data about the countries related to the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals.
The Yearbook is divided into four chapters:
Demographic and social areas, with special attention to gender;
Economical statistics such as prices, international trade, balance of payments and national accounts;
Information on natural resources and the environment;
Methodological aspects and other data on sources, definitions and coverage of the statistics cited.
The document can be fully downloaded in PDF format. Also, it is possible to access to the statistical chart in Excel format. The extension of the data series that can be downloaded in Excel format vary depending on the thematic area and on each indicator or statistic.
The digital version (Spanish and English) can be consulted on the website at:
http://www.eclac.cl/cgi-bin/getProd.asp?xml=/publicaciones/xml/7/35327/P35327.xml&xsl=/deype/tpl/p9f.xsl&base=/deype/tpl/top-bottom.xsl
Kilde: www.eclac.org
