This page provides links to a range of different data sources, and is split into three sections:

• Macroeconomic conditions – covering national and international data such as GDP, inflation and exchange rates;
• Local and National Information – covering all locally, nationally and internationally comparable information on a range of economic and social research; and
• Research intelligence – providing links to research centres around the country and internationally.

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MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS

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HM Treasury

International Monetary Fund

World Bank

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

International Labour Organisation

United Nations Development Programme

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LOCAL AND NATIONAL INFORMATION

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NOMIS

Office of National Statistics

Land Registry House Price Index

Nationwide House Price Index

Halifax House Price Index

Department for Work and Pensions

• DWP Longitudinal Survey
• DWP Statistics

Data for Neighbourhoods and Regeneration

Eurostat

Census

Neighbourhood Statistics

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RESEARCH INTELLIGENCE

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AGMA Information Sharing

Password protected site for GM authority officers to download datasets such as house prices, ACORN and household income. Email Mike Doocey for a password.

Alliance for useful evidence

Alliance for Useful Evidence works to ensure rigorous evidence is available, accessible, useable and considered appropriately.

Association of Greater Manchester Authorities

AGMA consists of the ten councils working together with the private sector to drive new investment, co-ordinate planning and deliver results for the greater good.

Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research

The Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research (CCSR), based at the University of Manchester is a leading research centre focusing on population, economic and social statistics.

Centre for Sustainable Urban and Regional Futures

Based at the University of Salford, SURF focuses on the key areas of governance, knowledge and innovation, and environment and energy. The site is devoted to the Centre’s research outputs, and provides links to other international networks and advisory boards.

Centre for Local Economic Strategies

Describing itself as an ‘independent thinking-doing organisation, with charitable status’, the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) is a Manchester-based organisation that works in areas of regeneration, local economic development and local government.

Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research

The Centre For Regional and Social Research (CRESR) focuses on social and economic regeneration, housing and labour market analysis. CRESR also conducts leading research into ‘hidden’ unemployment and homelessness.

Centre for Urban Policy Studies

The Centre for Urban Policy Study (CUPS) was established by Professor Brian Robson in 1983 at the University of Manchester to develop research on urban and regional policy. The website includes a variety of research into urban policy, as well as current and past studies and presentations.

Data GM

DataGM has been created by public sector organisations in Greater Manchester, to release and bring together in one place, as much of the data they hold as possible. Developed in partnership, DataGM is coordinated by Trafford Council in partnership with FutureEverything which seeks out and shares new art forms and technologies in creative ways.

Gapminder

An interesting site which provides maps and graphs of the UN’s open database of intelligence. Figures cover the economy, health, trade and a variety of other subjects.

Greater Manchester Public Health Pratice Unit

The GM Public Health Practice Unit was established by the Greater Manchester Association of Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) in November 2007, to ensure that public health knowledge and skills are used to underpin decisions that impact on the health and lives of the people of Greater Manchester.

Highways Forecasting and Analytical Services

HFAS provides specialist transport shared services to the ten Greater Manchester local authorities, other Transport for Greater Manchester departments, the Highways Agency, and various other public and private sector clients.

NOMIS

Nomis is a service provided by the Office for National Statistics, ONS, to give you free access to the most detailed and up-to-date UK labour market statistics from official sources.

North West Public Health Observatory

The NWPHO fulfils a regional public health information and intelligence function supporting the work of public health professionals, local authorities and providers of healthcare and other services relevant to health of the North West population.

Transport for Greater Manchester

Transport for Greater Manchester is the delivery arm for the elected body, responsible for investing your money in improving transport services and facilities.