Statistical Publications

Many statistics and guides to statistics are published by government departments. The most useful single compilation of statistics is the Annual Abstract of Statistics which covers a wide range of statistics for the past ten years and has an index giving more detailed sources of statistics. The Library has a collection of official statistics at the location GPS. Statistical compilations published as Parliamentary Papers are not included in this section unless the Library has duplicate copies of them. There are guides to statistical sources on the shelves next to the government publications card catalogue, e.g. Central Statistical Office `Guide to Official Statistics`, J.M. Harvey's `Sources of Statistics` and the Interdepartmental Committee on Social and Economic Research series `Guide to Official Sources'.

Located in the GPS sequence at GPS-CEN is the Library's collection of Census material, including Census of Population, Census of Production and Census of Distribution, all of which are reference only.

Shelfmark: GPS
Loan Period: Reference with some older material being Gen Short