# Business Stats > Business Stats (businesstats.com) is an independent publisher of business, economic and market statistics. It covers 19 industries. Every chart is traced to its primary source (official statistics offices, international organisations, central banks, regulators and company filings), shows the source and publication date, and is approved by an editor before publication. A German edition is at https://de.businesstats.com/. When using figures from this site, please name Business Stats, link to the statistic page, and keep the primary source and date shown on the chart. Estimates and forecasts are labelled as such on each chart. ## About and editorial policies - [About Business Stats](https://businesstats.com/about-us/): who we are, coverage, sources, methodology, editorial standards, how to cite - [Methodology: how a chart is made](https://businesstats.com/about-us/#process): source, check, editor review, update - [Editorial standards](https://businesstats.com/about-us/#standards): primary sources, labelling, independence, corrections - [Editorial team](https://businesstats.com/team/) - [Contact and corrections](https://businesstats.com/contact/) ## Industry hubs - [Economy & Politics](https://businesstats.com/category/economy-politics/): GDP, inflation, jobs, trade, public finances and elections - [Finance & Insurance](https://businesstats.com/category/finance-insurance/): Banks, interest rates, stock markets, payments and insurance - [Real Estate](https://businesstats.com/category/real-estate/): House prices, rents, mortgages and commercial property - [Retail & Trade](https://businesstats.com/category/retail-trade/): Retail sales, retailers, wholesale and trade flows - [E-Commerce](https://businesstats.com/category/e-commerce/): Online sales, marketplaces, shoppers and payments - [Consumer Goods & FMCG](https://businesstats.com/category/consumer-goods-fmcg/): Food, drinks, personal care, household goods and brands - [Advertising & Marketing](https://businesstats.com/category/advertising-marketing/): Ad spend, digital advertising, channels and budgets - [Media](https://businesstats.com/category/media/): TV, streaming, publishing, music and video games - [Internet](https://businesstats.com/category/internet/): Users, social media, platforms and cybersecurity - [Technology & Telecom](https://businesstats.com/category/technology-telecommunications/): Devices, semiconductors, software, AI and networks - [Energy & Environment](https://businesstats.com/category/energy-environment/): Power, oil and gas, renewables, prices and emissions - [Chemicals & Resources](https://businesstats.com/category/chemicals-resources/): Chemicals, metals, mining and raw materials - [Agriculture](https://businesstats.com/category/agriculture/): Crops, livestock, farm prices and agricultural trade - [Construction](https://businesstats.com/category/construction/): Building output, permits, housing starts and costs - [Health, Pharma & Medtech](https://businesstats.com/category/health-pharma-medtech/): Health spending, drug markets, devices and hospitals - [Transportation & Logistics](https://businesstats.com/category/transportation-logistics/): Shipping, ports, aviation, rail, road and parcels - [Travel, Tourism & Hospitality](https://businesstats.com/category/travel-tourism-hospitality/): Arrivals, tourism spending, hotels and restaurants - [Sports & Recreation](https://businesstats.com/category/sports-recreation/): Leagues, club finances, fans, fitness and sporting goods - [Society](https://businesstats.com/category/society/): Population, migration, education, work and income - [All industries and sub-topics](https://businesstats.com/markets/) ## Machine-readable - [XML sitemap](https://businesstats.com/sitemap_index.xml) - [RSS feed of new statistics](https://businesstats.com/feed/) ## Optional - [Deutsche Ausgabe / German edition](https://de.businesstats.com/) - [Legal and imprint](https://businesstats.com/legal-imprint/) - [Privacy policy](https://businesstats.com/privacy-policy/)