General Economic Data
LexisNexis Academic
Off Campus Access
A full-text database which provides full-text access to national & international
news, business, legal, and reference information, including federal
& state case law, company financials, state statistics, and accounting,
auditing & tax information. Includes Hoover Handbooks Reports, Disclosure
and Worldscope Reports, and the S&P Standard Corporate Descriptions.
All of these reports provide strategic and financial information of
publicly held corporations. Go to “Academic Universe,” click on “Business,”
click on “Company Financial Information” and change to desired source.
CIA World Factbook
Off Campus Access.
Country Profiles: Years: 2003. This resource provides statistics on geography,
people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military,
etc. of nations around the world.
Economagic
This resource provides economic statistics
and states what types each government agency provides. Economagic will
also disclose specifically the source for the statistics.
International Marketing Data and Statistics
Available in Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HA 42 .I56. This reference
book is a compendium of statistical information on the countries of
the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. The data is updated regularly.
Main Economic Indicators: OECD
Available in Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HC 10 .068. This book
has economic statistics separated by country with facts such as total
number of buildings constructed, commodity output, GDP, etc.
LABORSTA Internet
Find international labor statistics from 1950-present at this site.
OECD Economic
Surveys (online)
This resource provides various economic statistics for many countries
around the world.
World
Development Indicators
It includes more than 800 indicators for 148 countries and regional
income groups, with basic indicators for an additional 62 countries.
Nation Master
Nation Master compiles data from sources such as the CIA World Factbook,
United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank, World Resources
Institute, UNESCO, UNICEF and OECD. It gives 4,657 statistics on agriculture,
economy, crime, industry, demographics, military, sports, etc., and
it provides a way to graphically compare nations.
Penn
World Tables (University of Toronto) The Penn World Table
provides purchasing power parity and national income accounts converted
to international prices for 179 countries for some or all of the years
1950-2000.
Direct Investment
International Direct Investment Statistics Yearbook
Available in Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HG 4583 .I58 2001. This
yearbook contains geographical and sector breakdowns for direct investment
flows and stocks to and from countries around the world (in the OECD
area).
UNCTAD FDI Statistics Homepage
This site includes FDI Statistics for United Nations participants. With
a free and simple login, one can find all kinds of detailed Foreign
Direct Investment statistics for various countries Exchange Rates.
National Trade Data Bank
Off Campus Access
Some information can only be accessed with a password obtained at the
Mgt/Econ reference desk. Indexes 90,000 descriptive documents and statistical
tables about exchange rates, U.S. trade promotion and foreign import/export
policies, practices, statistics, etc.
Gross Domestic Product
U.S. Department of Commerce’s
Bureau of Economic Analysis
This website provides international, national, state, and local economic
statistics. Such topics as GDP by industry, personal income average
per state, and metropolitan areas with lowest income are some examples
of the types of statistics one can find on the website.
United
Nations Statistical Division(Country members)
The Statistics Division compiles statistics from many international
sources and produces global updates. Information in this page includes
GDP, GDP per capita, by expenditure, by economic sector, etc. and GNP
statistics.
Nation
Master
Nation Master compiles data from sources such as the CIA World Factbook,
United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank, World Resources
Institute, UNESCO, UNICEF and OECD. It gives 4,657 statistics on agriculture,
economy, crime, industry, demographics, military, sports, etc., and
it provides a way to graphically compare nations.
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Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook
Available in Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HG 3882 .B35x vol.53.
This yearbook, published by the International Monetary Fund, financial
statements and information broken down by country. Information includes
things like balance on goods, net errors and omissions, assets, liabilities,
etc.
International Financial Statistics
Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HG 3881 .I626. IFS is a standard
source of statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance.
It publishes for most countries of the world, current data on exchange
rates, international liquidity, international banking, money and banking,
interest rates, prices, production, international transactions, government
finance, and national accounts. This is published monthly.
Bank for International
Settlements Financial Statistics
This resource provides international banking statistics, consolidated
banking statistics, and securities statistics.
Global Development Finance
Off Campus Access
The World Bank’s Global Development Finance database contains more than
200 debt and financial indicators for over 130 countries. This database
allows you to graph several financial indicators for various years in
the same chart. Some of the indicators include Total debt stocks, total
debt flows, long-term debt, interest payments, disbursements, debt rations,
currency composition of debt, etc. Also available in print at Mgt/Econ/Gov
Info HJ 8899 .W672.
World
Development Indicators Online(All countries)
This database by the World Bank Group contains economic, financial,
and demographic statistics for 226 countries.
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General Demographic Information
Demographic Indicators for Countries – U.S.
Census Bureau
The International Data Base (IDB) is a computerized data bank containing
statistical tables of demographic, and socio-economic data for 227 countries
and areas of the world.
International Marketing Data and Statistics
Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HA 42 .I56. This reference book is
a compendium of statistical information on the countries of the Americas,
Asia, Africa, and Oceania. The data is updated regularly.
United
Nations Statistical Division (Country members)
The Statistics Division compiles statistics from many international
sources and produces global updates. Information in this page includes
demographic statistics such as population, birth rates, mortality, marriage,
health, education, etc.
Religion
Adherents Religious
Statistics
This resource has over 41,000 adherent statistics and religious geography
citations. It includes references to published membership/adherent statistics
and congregation statistics for over 4,200 religions, churches, denominations,
religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate
concerns, etc.
Education
National Center for Education
Statistics
NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data
that is related to education in the U.S. and other nations.
UNESCO
Institute for Statistics(Country members)
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics is the statistical branch of the
United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO).
It collects statistics on education, literacy, culture and communication,
and science and technology.Once you access the webpage, you will see
a section on the left panel called “statistics.” From this
section you can access the database, statistical tables, country profiles,
and fast facts.
Population Statistics
Population Reference
Bureau
Population Reference Bureau is a resource for population information.
Here you can browse the most comprehensive directory of population-related
websites available — by organization, by region and country, or
by topic within countries.
United
Nations Statistics Division Home
This page has several database links that provide information of subjects
such as social indicators, national accounts, population, etc.
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/default.htm
World
Country and City Population Statistics
This resource has population and land area statistics for nations and
cities around the world. Many smaller cities are included. This resource
also has links to international country’s statistical websites
around the world (under the link tab).
Population Estimates
(World Gazetteer)
Population Index
Indexes information of interest to demographers. The entire database
for 1986-current is available online and can be searched by author,
subject matter, geographical region and year of publication.
Population Information
Network (UN Population Division)
Population
Pyramids for Countries (U.S. Census Bureau)
Population Research
Center (University of Texas at Austin)
Country Population (UN)
World Population
Trends (UNDP)
Vital Statistics
Data Online for
Population, Health, and Nutrition
This website contains current and historical data and is maintained
by the Population, Health and Nutrition Information Project, of the
U.S. Agency for International Development.
International
Data Base (IDB)
The International Data Base (IDB) is a computerized data bank containing
statistical tables of demographic and socioeconomic data (including
vital rates, infant mortality, life tables, and more) for 227 countries
and areas of the world.
World
Health Organization (WHO)
This website contains health and health-related epidemiological and
statistical information available from the World Health Organization.
It includes statistics on population, diseases, HIV, nutrition, alcoholism,
drugs, etc. that can be search by topic and by country.
Population
and Health Data (Population Reference Bureau)
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Business & Company Resource Center (Gale)
Off Campus Access
Online database accessed through the HBLL. This database offers information
such as financial statistics, industry overview, and rankings for companies
and industries. It also provides information on products. For company
research click on the “company” tab. To search for companies
in a specific country, type the name of the country in the “country/state”
search box.
Yahoo! Finance Webpage
This website provides stock and company information. Information such
as the daily stock price history since a company’s IPO as well
as graphs are available.
Factiva
Off Campus Access
Online database accessed through the HBLL. This database gives information
on companies and markets. It gives you quotes for the past five years
and allows you to graph different ticker symbols in one graph. You can
also see the performance of different world markets.
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All Industry Information
Business & Company Resource Center (Gale)
Off Campus AccessOnline database accessed through the HBLL. This database offers information
such as financial statistics, industry overview, and rankings for companies
and industries. It also provides information on products.
Indicators of Industry and Services
Available in Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HD 9720.1 .074. It contains
information on sales, output, for industries of the world—for
example, production prospects of leather footwear, medical instruments
and clocks, electricity, gas & water, etc.
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics
Available in Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HC 10 .I673. This book
provides worldwide statistical information on industries as a whole—number
of employees, enterprises by SIC code, output by industry worldwide,
etc.
Cable Television Advertising
Bureau
Cable television viewing and advertising statistics under CAB Research
link.
Specific Industry: FAO Bulletin of Statistics: Available in Mgt/Econ/Gov
Info HD 1401 .F363x.
-Energy: Country Analysis Briefs
-Agriculture: Foreign Agricultural Service
-Food: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
-Minerals: International Minerals Statistics and Information
Trade
Direction of Trade Statistics
Available in Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HF 1016 .D57x
. This book is an International Monetary Fund
publication that contains exports and imports information
of countries by continent, developing nation, industrial
nation categories, etc.
International Trade by Commodity Statistics
Available in Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HF 1016 .F67x.
It contains export and import information categorized
by commodity, year, country, world, continent, etc.—such
as exportation of handbags, beverages, etc.
2001 World Trade Annual
Available in Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HF 53 .W6 2001. It contains
statistics on imports and exports by commodity for 2001—information
by SITC number, quantity, value.
International Trade Statistics
Available in Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HF 1371 .I584
. This publication by the World Trade Organization gives
information on trade by region and by sector.
National Trade Data Bank
Off Campus Access
Some information can only be accessed with a password
obtained at the Mgt/Econ reference desk. Indexes 90,000
descriptive documents and statistical tables about exchange
rates, U.S. trade promotion and foreign import/export
policies, practices, statistics, etc.
Trade
Statistics
Source OECD)
Trade
Statistic
(WTO)
Trade
Statistics
U.S. Foreign Trade Statistics (Census Bureau)
Trade
Statistics - U.S. Foreign Trade Statistics (U.S. International
Trade Administration)
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OPIC
Information Gateway
This site links to detailed country profiles for many nations throughout
the world. There are comprehensive profiles as well as profiles for
individual topics (such as demographics, trade, business, education,
etc.).
Finding International
Statistics Online, University of Maryland, University Libraries
Sources
of International Statistics on the Internet
This site compiled by the University of Maryland provides links to
numerous sources of international statistics and is categorized by
sources including: US government, foreign governments, UN, etc.
Internet
World Stats
This site tracks the total number of internet users worldwide, by region,
and by individual countries.
Fact Monster
This website offers easily accessible international and domestic information
on various countries and topics.
Country Statistics
Books available in HBLL HA 1 .A43x to HA 1591
.S83. They contain general information on statistics,
social trend information, and statistics on countries
and regions including: USA, Taiwan, Germany, Switzerland,
China, Romania, Venezuela, Europe, Great Britain, Hungary,
Asia, Latin America, Israel, etc. Many different country’s
statistical information, but often written in the country’s
native language.
BBC News and country
profiles
BBC News provides current news related to each geographic region.
From this site, you can choose individual countries to research.
Nation Master
Nation Master compiles data from sources such as the CIA World Factbook,
United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank, World Resources
Institute, UNESCO, UNICEF and OECD. It gives 4,657 statistics on agriculture,
economy, crime, industry, demographics, military, sports, etc., and
it provides a way to graphically compare nations.
Country Briefings
(The Economist)
Country
Statistics and Reports (Population Reference Bureau)
Environmental
Data Statistics
(World Resources Institute)
Global Statistics (Geo
Hive)
Human
Development Statistics (UNDP)
Poverty, literacy, life expectancy, and gender-related development
International
Database (U.S. Bureau of the Census)
Statistical tables of demographic and socio-economic data for all countries
of the world.
InfoNation
Literacy
and Education Data by Country (World Resources Institute)
Migration
Data (Migration Policy Institute)
Military Statistics
(FIRST)
Social
Indicators (United Nations Statistics Division)
OECD
Environmental Data 2002
International Historical Statistics. HA 4675 .m552 2003
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