Welcome to the fourth edition of Pulse – UNCTAD’s annual statistical publication reporting on developments relating to the2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (United Nations, 2015) and the Sustainable Development Goals ( ). Thepurpose of this report is to: provide an update on the evolution of a selection of official SDG indicators and complementary dataand statistics; provide an update on progress in the development of new concepts and methodologies for SDG indicators forwhich UNCTAD is a global custodian agency; and to showcase how UNCTAD is supporting member States in theimplementation of the 2030 Agenda. The report also investigates thematic issues of relevance to the 2030 Agenda – this year,the report discusses, as In-Focus topic, the issue of inclusive growth with particular emphasis on gender equality andenvironmental sustainability, assessing progress and challenges in these areas. Over the last decades, rising inequality as well asclimate change have indeed questioned the ability of economic growth to continue to play its historical role as the driver of development. To support the SDGs, growth needs to be inclusive and sustainable.