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STAT-USA
STAT-USA Internet is a source for business, trade and economic information from the STAT-USA
agency in the Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce. It includes domestic and
international resources.
STATE OF THE NATION (SOTN) concerns itself with the United States government
and other related entities.
General Economic Indicators: Consumer Price
Index, Producer Price Index, Gross Domestic Product, National Income and Product
Accounts (NIPA)
Housing and Construction; Employment: Employment
Cost Index, Local
Area Employment and Unemployment, Weekly Unemployment and Claims Report
Manufacturing and Industry: Retail Sales, Manufacturing,
Trade, Inventories, and Sales, Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization,
and Current Industry Reports.
Monetary Statistics:
Selected Interest Rates,
Foreign Exchange Rates, etc.
Economic Policy: Beige Book (summarizes comments from businesses
and other contacts outside the Federal Reserve, Treasury Statements, etc.
GLOBUS/NTDB (Global Business Opportunities) offers daily
trade leads from the Trade Opportunities Program (TOPS), as well as the Department
of Agriculture. It also offers daily
procurement activity from the Defense Logistics Agency, the United Nations
and the Commerce Business Daily leads.
NTDB (National Trade Databank Bank) provides access
to:
Current Exchange Rates
Market and Country Research:
International Marketing Insight Reports – By Country. Example: Botswana – Investment
Climate; Ecuador – Telecommunications Market.
Industry Sector Analysis Report – Import and Export by Country.
Explains specific industry activity.
For example: Austria - Automotive Accessories Aftermarket; Colombia
- Computer hardware and software services; Nigeria - Equity Investments and
the Nigerian Banking Sector.
Best Market Reports – Industry reports by Industry. Example:
Apparel, Cosmetics/Toiletries, Telecommunications Equipment
Country Commercial Guides - In chapter format. Example: Dominican
Republic - U.S. and Country Contacts; Bangladesh – Marketing U.S. Products
and Services.
Country Background Notes
STAT-USA Internet Companion to International Business - instruction on how to use the information in
database for analytical purposes, with hands-on exercises.
U.S. Export Sales – Agriculture products. Summary report. Use zip format.
U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
CIA World Factbook - By Country. Includes listing for CIA World Factbook Comparison Tables
by category. For example: Communications:
Internet Users.
International
Trade Library - comprehensive collection of over 40,000 documents related
to international trade. Includes:
Basic Guide to Exporting
American Exports (by product)
Trade Associations and Publications.
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