Here is a selection of current statistical publications available in the Business Information Centre. Please telephone the Centre at 873 3996 for further information.

Irish Statistics

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is the main source for economic and social statistics in the Republic of Ireland. CSO releases are published on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis and are available free on the CSO website.

In the Business Information Centre statistics (in hard/print copy) from the CSO are arranged into different subject areas as follows for your ease of use:

Agriculture, Births/Marriages/Deaths, Construction, Crime, Earnings, Economy, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Estimates/Budgets, Finance, Health, Household/Living Conditions, Housing, Industry, Insurance, Information Technology, Lifestyles/Society, Planning, Population, Prices, Property, Retail Sales, Service Industry, Taxation, Trade, Transport, Travel, Tourism and Unemployment.

The Statistical Yearbook of Ireland is published annually by the CSO. It contains tables, graphs and statistical information for Ireland on a variety of areas including Agriculture, Building and Construction, Crime, Economy, Education, Environment, Labour Market and Population. Data relating to Northern Ireland is contained in the appendix.

The following publications are a representative sample of other official Irish statistics, which are currently in stock. They are published by government departments and various other Irish agencies and bodies including semi-state bodies:

• Annual Employment Survey (Forfás)
• Annual Review & Outlook for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
• Energy in Ireland (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland)
• Factsheet on Irish Agriculture (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
• Factfile (Irish Insurance Federation)
• Growing Up in Ireland (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)
• Health in Ireland: Key Trends (Department of Health)
• Higher Education: Key Facts and Figures (Higher Education Authority)
• Ireland Vital Statistics (IDA Ireland)
• Key Statistics (Department of Education and Skills)
• Quarterly Economic Commentary (Economic and Social Research Institute)
• Sé Sí: Gender in Irish Education (Department of Education and Science)
• State of the Nation’s Children (Department of Health and Children)
• Statistics at a Glance (Forfás)
• Tourism Facts (Fáilte Ireland)

The StatCentral.ie website contains official Irish statistics from the Central Statistics Office, government departments and other Irish agencies and state bodies. Statistics are organised into five main themes (with sub themes) as follows: Business Sectors; Economy, Environment, Climate and Energy; Labour Market and Earnings; People and Society. The StatCentral portal is maintained by the Central Statistics Office.

Irish Census

Census figures for 1986, 1991, 1996, 2002 and 2006 are all available in hard/print copy. The most recent census took place on Sunday 10th April 2011.

Small Area Population Statistics (SAPS) for previous censuses are available online by visiting the Central Statistics Office (CSO) website. Simply click on the "Census" tab and select the “Small Area Population Statistics (SAPS)” option within the census results you are interested in. A comprehensive guide to accessing SAPS information is available on the Central Statistics Office (CSO) website.

The 1901 and 1911 census results for Ireland are available on the National Archives of Ireland website.

UK Statistics

Access to the latest statistics from government departments in the UK is available on the UK National Statistics website.

European/World Statistics

This is a representative sample of European and World statistical publications currently available for consultation in the Business Information Centre:

• Education at a Glance (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
• EU in the World: A Statistical Portrait (Eurostat Statistical Books)
• Key Figures in European Business (Eurostat Pocketbooks)
• OECD Economic Outlook (Published bi-annually)
• OECD Economic Surveys for all OECD member countries including Ireland
• Pocket World in Figures (The Economist)
• Science, Technology and Innovation in Europe (Eurostat Pocketbooks)
• World Consumer Lifestyles Databook (Euromonitor International)
• World Health Databook (Euromonitor International)