Commentary on the statistics is furnished. B.R. Abstract of British Historical Statistics . University Press, 1962. Coverage from as early as 1199 through 1938. Most tables start in the nineteenth century.
Coverage is restricted to economic statistics.
A bibliography is included and many tables include footnote sources. In 1971, Cambridge published Second Abstract of British Historical Statistics. This brings most tables up to 1965. This is located at Ref HA1135 M52. Stockton Press, 1998.