Welcome to the ýfth edition of Pulse – UNCTAD’s annual statistical publication reporting on developments relating to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (United Nations, 2015) and the . The purpose of this report is threefold, to: provide an update on the evolution of a selection of ofýcial SDG indicators and complementary data and statistics; provide an update on progress in the development of new concepts and methodologies for SDG indicators for which UNCTAD is a global custodian agency; and to showcase how UNCTAD is supporting member States in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. This year for the ýrst time, SDG Pulse monitors progress according to four transformations identiýed by UNCTAD’s intergovernmental meeting held in Bridgetown