Basic data view

This screen allows for quick view of relatively small amounts of data. To operate it, select one series, up to 10 countries and up to 20 years (up to four lines in the year selection box). One may also wish to rescale the data using the "Display data in" drop-down box, as well as the "(Number of ) Decimal places" box. For instance economic data is usually presented in millions with no (zero) decimals.

After the selections are made, press the "View selected data" button and the program will display the data.

One may use the search mechanism to locate the desired series and countries. To search for series, make sure that the drop-down box after "Find" says "series" (not "countries") and type one or more words describing the series you are looking for. The search is always for series containing ALL of the words specified in the search argument box. The more words are specified, the more focused the search is and fewer results are returned. If the search returns too few series (possibly none), try to search with fewer words. If the search is returning too many series, search again with more words in the search argument. For instance a search for the word "birth" returns seven series, while the search for "birth rate" returns only one.

To search for a country select "Countries" in the drop-down box after "Find" and type one or more words of the name of the country you are looking for in the search argument box.

To restore the full list of countries and/or series after a search, clear the search argument box and hit the "Search" button again (submit a search with an empty argument list).

After all components of the query (series, countries and periods) have been selected, press the "View selected data" button and the data will be displayed, together with the relevant footnotes. The series names displayed are clickable. The link leads to the definition of the corresponding series.