ECON E430 International Economics 

The following database compiles extensive statistics on worldwide economic indicators, current, historical and projected. Create customized tables and download them as MS Excel spreadsheet. Please look at the short GMID tutorial created especially for ECON 430 students to aid them in retrieving economic indicators from the Global Market Information Database (GMID).

Passport Markets -

Coverage: Varies Brief Description: International coverage of consumers, companies and industries including statistics, market reports, and lifestyle reports. Tools Available: Use Help screens within database. Tutorial for finding economic indicators.

The following sites were culled from the list of links provided in your textbook. These agencies provide accurate, reliable information and are relatively easy to navigate.

Economic Report of the President

Annual report that gives an overview the nation's economic progress. Provides international statistics as well.

U.S. Census Bureau: Foreign Trade Statistics

Recent and historical data on trade balances as well as U.S. imports and exports with individual countries. Country/Product Trade Data includes  foreign trade statistics by various commodity classification and country breakdowns. State Export Data offers commodity and country detail for each state.

Bureau of Economic Analysis

Reliable and consistent measures of industry, regional, national, and international economic activity. BEA prepares and presents information on economic growth, regional economic development, interindustry relationships, and the U.S.'s position in the world economy.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Foreign Exchange Rates

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York documents and reports current and historical foreign exchange-related information on behalf of the Federal Reserve System and the U.S. Treasury.

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Foreign Labor Statistics

International comparisons of hourly compensation costs; productivity and unit labor costs; labor force, employment and unemployment rates; and consumer prices. The comparisons relate primarily to the major industrial countries, but other countries are included in certain measures.

United Nations Statistical Division

Collects and disseminates statistical data on world-wide economic and social classifications, environmental accounting, industry, national accounts, and trade.

ABI/INFORM Suite -

Coverage: Indexing coverage varies, with full-text content for some titles beginning 1971, and most titles indexed from 1990. Brief Description: Regional, national, and world-wide business information from scholary sources as well as news and trade publications. Tools Available: An online list of journals indexed is available. Information on search options

Business Source Premier -

Coverage: Indexing coverage varies, with full-text content for some titles beginning 1975 or earlier, and most titles indexed from the 1990s Brief Description: Provides abstracts and indexing of articles in more than 3,800 national, regional, and international business journals, updated daily, with more than 3,000 titles available in full text. Tools Available: A complete list of titles covered is available here and here.

EconLit -

Call Number: Stacks Z7164.E2 I48 Coverage: 1969 to present Brief Description: Indexes international economic literature. Includes major journals, articles in collective volumes (essays, proceedings, etc.), books, full-text book reviews, dissertations, and working papers. Other IPFW Formats: IPFW Library owns the printed Index of Economic Journals and the Index of Economic Journals in Collective Volumes (1886-1974). Tools Available: An online list of journals indexed is available. An online list of Subject Descriptors is available.

MarketLine Business Information Center -

Coverage: 2 year news archive and the most recent 12 months for reports. International coverage. Brief Description: Original industry and company reports based on published research and primary and secondary data sources. (Previously known as Datamonitor.) Tools Available: MarketLine Help and FAQs provide guidance on how to use the MarketLine effectively.

Passport Markets -

Coverage: Varies Brief Description: International coverage of consumers, companies and industries including statistics, market reports, and lifestyle reports. Tools Available: Use Help screens within database. Tutorial for finding economic indicators.

SourceOECD -

Coverage: 1983 to present Brief Description: SourceOECD is the online publications portal of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), an international governmental organization, containing an online library of statistical databases, books, and periodicals for this organization. Other IPFW Formats: None Tools Available: User guide is  available as well as search tips