With the aim of providing missing basic data for deuteron-induced γ-ray emission (DIGE, or d-PIGE) analysis a completion of our earlier work (Kiss et al., 1994) has been performed. Typical γ-ray spectra, tables for the most suitable γ-ray lines for elemental analysis and a complete series of absolute thick-target yields for the most characteristic γ-rays of elements with Z=3–20 (except for Be, Ne, P and Ar) in the deuteron energy range of 0.7–3.4 MeV are presented. An analytical formula fitting well the measured yield curves is suggested for the yield calculations in elemental analysis, and also for the effective design and operation of low background experiments. The capability of this method is illustrated in the examples by spectra taken on an industrial glass and an obsidian sample.