Subject Resources: Business & Economic Information Web Sites
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Academic & Research
British Household Panel Survey
The British Household Panel Survey is a multi-purpose study that follows [the same] representative sample of individuals over a period of years. Its value comes from being household-based (rather than individuals); from providing sufficient cases for meaningful analysis of certain groups (eg the elderly or one parent families); and allowing for linkage of data both from other surveys and from local area statistics.
US Industry, Trade & Technology Review
U.S. International Trade Commission Office of Industries electronic archive of articles analysing important issues and insights into the global position of US industries, the technological competitiveness of the United States, and implications of trade and policy developments.
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Government
UK
Department for Business Innovation & Skills - Regional Economic Performance Indicators
Analysis and downloadable spreadsheet data on various indicators including Business Formations; Business Survival; Gross Value Added (GDP); Employment; and Earnings for (9) English regions, Scotland, Wales & N Ireland.
UK Statistics Authority
Guidance on how to access UK Official statistics, easily and quickly. Includes links to Neighbourhood Statistics and Time Series Data. In addition, StatBase contains over 4000 data sets, spanning 13 statistical themes.
UK Trade & Investment
Information sources for overseas trade.
European Union
Eurostat
Statistical Office of the EU, includes statistical indicators, press releases, and links to other sites. Especially important for trade statistics.
Trade Barriers database
USA
US Census Bureau
Especially useful for
- Statistical Abstract of United States, annual volumes available online back to 1878, all in PDF format.
- Annual Survey of Manufactures and Current Industrial Reports, which provides (respectively) summary annual statistics on the location, activities, and products of US manufacturers, and quarterly (or annual) data on value of backlog of orders, net new orders, and net sales reported, etc., by product type for some 70 or so industry categories.
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- International Data Base
Statistical tables of demographic and socio-economic data for all countries of the world. Subject index to US data is also available.
US Energy Information Administration
Excellent range of downloadable data on US energy demand, consumption and trends. Data also available on overseas and world situation. Check What's New for latest releases.
US International Trade Administration
Useful for export-oriented information including statistical and other information on overseas industries and countries.
Rest of the World see also Subject Portals
World Bank
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Country Overviews, e.g. "Doing Business in…"
COMESA - Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) comprises 20 member states: Angola, Burundi, Comoros, D.R. Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Link to PDF copies of ERBD Investment Profiles for 27 countries of central and Eastern Europe and the CIS
US Commercial Service Market Research Library
Includes, country commercial guides, industry overviews, market updates, multilateral development bank reports, best markets and industry/regional reports.
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Economic Statistics and Time Series
Economagic.com: The Economic Time Series Page
Collection of data and charts (compiled by Ted Bos, Department of Economics, University of Alabama, Birmingham) for over 68,000 government and non-government time series. Commonly requested data, such as Gross National Product in Current Dollars (1959 to present), Real Personal Consumption Expenditures in Chained 1992 Dollars (1959 to present), and Bank Prime Loan Rates (1949 to present), are searchable by keyword with Excel worksheet and GIF chart format options. The list of key acronyms and terms posted on the Help screen and the links to related data make the site even more useful.
Moody's Economy.com
Comprehensive collection of information, data, and analysis on the world economy. Mostly subscription access only but The Dismal Scientist site gives free access to text of 75+ economic releases from over 15 countries while FreeLunch pages give searchable and browsable free access to over 1,000,000 economic and financial data series.
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Subject Portals
Biz/ed
A dedicated business and economics information gateway for students,
teachers and lecturers.
Census Finder
The Economist
Background profiles, forecast and statistics from The Economist Intelligence Unit, market and currency updates, news headlines and links.
GlobalEdge [formerly International Business Resources Index]
Highly regarded, searchable and browsable directory maintained by Michigan State University's Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER).
Internet Resources for Latin America
Compiled and maintained by Molly Molloy of New Mexico State University Library. Covers: Latin American Directories; Subscription Databases; Public Domain Databases; Library Catalogues; Organisations; News; List of Lists & Newsgroups; Latin American Networking; and Search Engines.
OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web
Created by International Commerce & Statistics Librarian Rainer Wolcke at the University of Auckland Library, OFFSTATS offers "free and easily accessible social, economic and general data from official sources." The site lists international statistical centres by country or topic with detailed navigation and downloading instructions.
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