1) Several authorities and agencies does the task of collection and publication of information and data related to macroeconomic indicators.
2) Since such task require lot of effort and money, these agencies compile such data in compact discs and sell in market.
3) Researchers and educational institutions buy such data CDs for their own research and analysis purpose.
Example of Data CDs available are:
CD of National Income Accounts of India
CD of Census of India
CD of Annual Survey of Industries in India
CD of NSSO (National Sample Survey Organization)
Some agencies such as CMIE (Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy) also create data and sell the data CD. They also create software containing important statistical and economic data. However, these data and CDs are purchased only by research institutes and corporations because these are very expensive.
4) We can avail several CDs containing statistical and economic data from respective ministry. For example, we can get data related to a number of schools and Students studying in Gujarat from the education ministry.
