Table 2.
Data sources for industrial production.
| Country/Region | Sector | Data | Data Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | Steel industry | Crude steel production | World Steel Association (https://www.worldsteel.org/) |
| Cement industry | Cement and clinker production | National Bureau of Statistics (http://www.stats.gov.cn/english/) | |
| Chemical industry | Sulfuric acid, caustic soda, soda ash, ethylene, chemical fertilizer, chemical pesticide, primary plastic and synthetic rubber | National Bureau of Statistics (http://www.stats.gov.cn/english/) | |
| Other industry | Crude iron ore, phosphate ore, salt, feed, refined edible vegetable oil, fresh and frozen meat, milk products, liquor, soft drinks, wine, beer, tobaccos, yarn, cloth, silk and woven fabric, machine-made paper and paperboards, plain glass, ten kinds of nonferrous metals, refined copper, lead, zinc, electrolyzed aluminum, industrial boilers, metal smelting equipment, and cement equipment | National Bureau of Statistics (http://www.stats.gov.cn/english/) | |
| India | — | Industrial Production Index (IPI) | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (http://www.mospi.nic.in) Trading Economics (https://tradingeconomics.com) |
| United States | — | Industrial Production Index (IPI) | Federal Reserve Board (https://www.federalreserve.gov) |
| EU27 and UK | — | Industrial Production Index (IPI) | Eurostat (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/home) Trading Economics (https://tradingeconomics.com) |
| Russia | — | Industrial Production Index (IPI) | Federal State Statistics Service (https://eng.gks.ru) |
| Japan | — | Industrial Production Index (IPI) | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (https://www.meti.go.jp) |
| Brazil | — | Industrial Production Index (IPI) | Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/institutional/the-ibge.htm) |