diff --git a/doc/sgpem2uman.texi b/doc/sgpem2uman.texi
index dae9ce4..e21d05d 100644
--- a/doc/sgpem2uman.texi
+++ b/doc/sgpem2uman.texi
@@ -1062,6 +1062,8 @@ Syntax depends from entities being displayed:
   With <thread_id> being the numeric identifier of the thread child of process identified by <process_id>
   @item @command{show subrequests <process_id> <thread_id> <request_id>} 
   Where the numeric ids follow the same logic of the previous commands
+  @item @command{show statistics}
+  Shows statistics for the whole simulation for the current instant
 @end itemize
 
 @item @command{add}
diff --git a/src/text_simulation.cc b/src/text_simulation.cc
index 328c9e1..102b7b3 100644
--- a/src/text_simulation.cc
+++ b/src/text_simulation.cc
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <sgpemv2/request.hh>
 #include <sgpemv2/sub_request.hh>
 #include <sgpemv2/ready_queue.hh>
+#include <sgpemv2/statistics.hh>
 
 #include <sgpemv2/templates/sequences.tcc>
 
@@ -677,7 +678,8 @@ TextSimulation::on_help(const Tokens& arguments)
                "`SHOW requests <process_id> <thread_id>` with <thread_id> being the numeric "
                "identifier of the thread child of process identified by <process_id>\n"
                "`SHOW subrequests <process_id> <thread_id> <request_id>` where the numeric ids "
-               "follow the same logic of the previous commands\n"));
+               "follow the same logic of the previous commands\n"
+	       "`SHOW statistics`\n"));
   else if (command == "ADD")
     p_stderr(_("-- ADD COMMAND --\nAdds an entity by using a questionary-like approach.\n\n"
                "Syntax depends from entity being added:\n"
@@ -904,6 +906,7 @@ TextSimulation::on_show(const Tokens& arguments)
   entities_handlers["SUBREQUESTS"] = &TextSimulation::on_show_subrequests;
   entities_handlers["CPU-POLICIES"] = &TextSimulation::on_show_cpu_policies;
   entities_handlers["RESOURCE-POLICIES"] = &TextSimulation::on_show_resource_policies;
+  entities_handlers["STATISTICS"] = &TextSimulation::on_show_statistics;
 
   if (entities_handlers.find(entities) == entities_handlers.end())
     p_stderr(_("ERROR: invalid argument\n"));
@@ -1079,6 +1082,30 @@ TextSimulation::on_show_resource_policies(const Tokens& arguments)
   show_policies<ResourcePoliciesGatekeeper>(arguments);
 }
 
+void
+TextSimulation::on_show_statistics(const Tokens& arguments)
+{
+  check_arguments_num(arguments, 0);
+
+  unsigned int front = Simulation::get_instance().get_history().get_front();
+  Statistics::get_instance().calculateStatisticsAt(front);  
+  const SimulationStatistics* sim = Statistics::get_instance().get_simulation_statistics();
+
+  ostringstream oss;
+  
+  oss << "\n\n****** SIMULATION STATISTICS *******\n AVG_RESP= " 
+    << sim->get_average_response_time() << "  AVG_INACT= " << sim->get_average_inactivity_time() <<
+    "  AVG_EXEC= " << sim->get_average_execution_progress() <<  
+    "%  AVG_EFFIC= " << sim->get_average_efficiency() << 
+    "%  AVG_TURN= " << sim->get_average_turn_around() << 
+    "  TERM_PROCS= " << sim->get_terminated_processes() << 
+    "  TERM_THRES= " << sim->get_terminated_threads() << 
+    "  THRU_PROCS= " << sim->get_average_processes_throughput() << 
+    "  THRU_THREA= " << sim->get_average_threads_throughput() << "\n\n";
+
+  p_stdout(oss.str());
+}
+
 void
 TextSimulation::on_add(const Tokens& arguments)
 {
diff --git a/src/text_simulation.hh b/src/text_simulation.hh
index ad93460..36192a3 100644
--- a/src/text_simulation.hh
+++ b/src/text_simulation.hh
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ namespace sgpem
     void on_show_subrequests(const Tokens& arguments);
     void on_show_cpu_policies(const Tokens& arguments);
     void on_show_resource_policies(const Tokens& arguments);
+    void on_show_statistics(const Tokens& arguments);
     void on_add(const Tokens& arguments);
     void on_add_process(const Tokens& arguments);
     void on_add_resource(const Tokens& arguments);
@@ -112,8 +113,6 @@ namespace sgpem
     void on_save(const Tokens& arguments);
     void on_load(const Tokens& arguments);
 
-    // FIXME This is a temporary replacement for the
-    // to-be written I/O layer
     static void p_stdout(const Glib::ustring& str);
     static void p_stderr(const Glib::ustring& str);
     static Glib::ustring readline();