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Managing Editor
Oversees editorial quality. Sets the standards each chart is held to, gives final sign-off before publication, and leads on corrections and reader queries.
We find the figures that describe the economy, markets and society, check them against the organisation that produced them, and publish them as clear charts that anyone can read for free, with the original source and date on every one.
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Who we are
Business Stats (businesstats.com) is an independent digital publisher that makes business, economic and market statistics easy to find, understand and use. We do not produce the underlying data. We find it at its source, check it, present it clearly and tell you exactly where it came from.
Official figures are often spread across hundreds of databases, PDF reports and press releases, each with its own definitions. Our work is to bring the most useful of them together, organised by industry, so a reader can go from a question to a checked, cited number in a few clicks.
Everything on the site is free to read. Advertising pays for it, and it never decides what we publish or what a chart says.
Who it is for
Coverage
Every statistic on Business Stats belongs to one of these industry hubs. Each hub explains what the industry includes, which indicators matter, and which organisations publish the data, then lists every chart newest first.
GDP, inflation, jobs, trade, public finances and elections
Finance & InsuranceBanks, interest rates, stock markets, payments and insurance
Real EstateHouse prices, rents, mortgages and commercial property
Retail & TradeRetail sales, retailers, wholesale and trade flows
E-CommerceOnline sales, marketplaces, shoppers and payments
Consumer Goods & FMCGFood, drinks, personal care, household goods and brands
Advertising & MarketingAd spend, digital advertising, channels and budgets
MediaTV, streaming, publishing, music and video games
InternetUsers, social media, platforms and cybersecurity
Technology & TelecomDevices, semiconductors, software, AI and networks
Energy & EnvironmentPower, oil and gas, renewables, prices and emissions
Chemicals & ResourcesChemicals, metals, mining and raw materials
AgricultureCrops, livestock, farm prices and agricultural trade
ConstructionBuilding output, permits, housing starts and costs
Health, Pharma & MedtechHealth spending, drug markets, devices and hospitals
Transportation & LogisticsShipping, ports, aviation, rail, road and parcels
Travel, Tourism & HospitalityArrivals, tourism spending, hotels and restaurants
Sports & RecreationLeagues, club finances, fans, fitness and sporting goods
SocietyPopulation, migration, education, work and income
All industries & sub-topics →The full overview with every sub-topic in each industry.
Across the hubs we track the economy and markets, the sectors that make up an economy, and the people and society behind them. New sub-topics are added as readers ask for them. See the full industry overview.
Structure
The site is organised in three levels, so you can start broad and narrow down, or land on one number and see everything around it.
An overview of the industry: what it includes, key indicators, main data sources and all published charts. Example: /category/real-estate/
A focused area inside an industry, such as house prices or mortgages, listing every statistic on that subject with its own description.
One question answered with one clearly cited dataset: the chart, the number in context, definitions and the source link.
A chart is never published on its own. Each page carries the information needed to understand and check the number.
Data sources
We cite the organisations that produce or collect the data. These are the sources we use most often; the exact table or report behind each chart is named on the chart itself.
National offices, international organisations, central banks.
Regulatory data and audited company reports.
Associations and established research institutes, with method noted.
Wikipedia, blogs, forums and unsourced sites. Used only to trace the original.
Methodology
Four steps, every time. A chart that fails a step is held back rather than published with an unconfirmed number.
The analyst finds the most recent figures at the primary source and records the release date, definition and unit.
Figures are cross-checked against a second source where one exists. Currencies, periods and totals are confirmed.
The Managing Editor reviews the chart and text. Estimates and forecasts must be labelled before approval.
Series are refreshed when the source publishes new data, and revisions are carried over with a new date.
Editorial standards
These rules apply to every chart and article on the site, in English and German. The full rules are in our editorial policy and methodology; older reports are being reviewed against them.
| Commitment | What it means in practice |
|---|---|
| Primary sources | Every key figure is tied to the organisation that produced it, with a link and publication date. |
| Accuracy first | A chart is delayed rather than published with a number we could not confirm. |
| Clear labelling | Estimates, projections and company-reported figures are marked and never shown as official actuals. |
| Honest charts | Axes, scales and comparisons use like-for-like definitions and do not exaggerate change. |
| Named review | Each chart is researched by the team and approved by the Managing Editor. |
| Independence | Advertisers do not influence content. We do not sell coverage or accept paid placements presented as data. |
| Open corrections | Confirmed errors are fixed promptly and noted on the chart. See our corrections policy. |
| Open licence | Our charts and data tables are free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with credit and a link. |
The people behind the data
Business Stats is run by a small, hands-on team of seven: editors, analysts, a writer, a designer and a growth analyst. Nothing is published unreviewed. Meet the team →
Managing Editor
Oversees editorial quality. Sets the standards each chart is held to, gives final sign-off before publication, and leads on corrections and reader queries.
Content Editor
Writes and edits the notes that accompany each chart, so readers understand what a figure measures, how it was collected and what it means.
Content Writer
Writes the articles and long-form explainers, turning finished datasets into clear, readable stories without losing accuracy.
Data Visualization Specialist
Turns datasets into clear, accurate charts and makes sure every visual is easy to read and never misleading, from axis scales to colours.
SEO & Growth Analyst
Works on how readers find Business Stats and tracks which statistics people are looking for, so the team can cover them.
Using our data
Our statistics are meant to be reused. Whether you are writing a paper, a news story or an answer generated by an AI assistant, we ask for two things: name Business Stats with a link, and name the primary source shown on the chart.
Use the title and URL of the statistic page, and keep the original source so readers can check the figure.
Questions
Business Stats (businesstats.com) is run by a small independent team of seven: a Managing Editor, a Senior Data Analyst, a Content Editor, a Content Writer, a Data Visualization Specialist and an SEO & Growth Analyst. Every chart is approved by the Managing Editor before publication.
We cover 19 industries in dedicated hubs, from Economy & Politics, Finance & Insurance and Real Estate to Energy & Environment, Technology & Telecom, Media, Health, Transportation and Society. Each hub is split into sub-topics, and every statistic belongs to at least one of them.
From the organisations that produce or collect it: international bodies such as the IMF, World Bank, OECD and UN agencies, national statistics offices, central banks, regulators, industry associations and company filings. The source and its publication date are named on every chart.
No. We may use them to find where a number originally comes from, but a chart is only published once the figure has been traced back and checked against the primary source, and only that primary source is cited.
Monthly and quarterly series are refreshed when the source publishes new data; annual series are updated after each new release. Every chart shows the date it was last updated, and revisions by the source are carried over.
Cite Business Stats with the title and URL of the statistic page and the date you accessed it, and also name the primary source shown on the chart, for example: Business Stats (2026). Title of the statistic. Data: Eurostat. Retrieved from https://businesstats.com/...
Yes. Search engines and AI assistants may read and summarise our public pages. We ask that answers name Business Stats, link to the statistic page they are based on, and keep the primary source and date shown on the chart.
Yes. Our charts and data tables are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence (CC BY 4.0), so you can share and adapt them, including commercially, as long as you credit Business Stats with a link to the page and keep the original source shown on the chart.
Email our contact form or use the contact form with the link to the chart and what you believe is wrong. Every report is checked against the source, and confirmed errors are corrected and noted on the chart.
Write to the editorial team at our contact form. Reports of errors and outdated figures are handled first, usually within one to two business days.