LibGuides: International Trade: Databases & Websites

Databases and websites for Industry & Country research

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Business Source Complete - Business Searching Interface This link opens in a new window
Combined search interface for Business Source Ultimate and Business Source Complete, covering both databases in one interface.
Business Source Complete - EBSCO Interface This link opens in a new window

Gale Business Insights: Essentials
Contains detailed company and industry profiles, including SWOT reports, market share reports, and financial reports.

Passport (Euromonitor) This link opens in a new window
Provides international market intelligence, including economic statistics, on industries, countries, and consumers.
Sourcing Journal This link opens in a new window
Global resource for news and information on the supply chain.
Statista This link opens in a new window
A resource for global market and consumer data and statistics.

Business Source Complete - EBSCO Interface This link opens in a new window
Contains full text articles, abstracts, and citation indexing for scholarly business journals from 1886 to present. Searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,300 journals.
Business Source Complete - Business Searching Interface This link opens in a new window
eMarketer This link opens in a new window
Provides data, statistics, insights, and perspectives for marketing in a digital world.
Mintel Reports This link opens in a new window
Original market research on product categories, consumer groups, and general trends. Mostly US and Europe-focused.

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Sourcing Journal This link opens in a new window
Global resource for news and information on the supply chain.
Statista This link opens in a new window
A resource for global market and consumer data and statistics.

USA Trade Online
Current trade data for more than 18,000 commodities worldwide. Ranks commodity by country for exports & imports.

Statistics, economic, political & social information, geography, transportation system etc.

Export.gov
Country Commercial Guides and many other country specific reports on products etc..
U.S. Department of State
Includes "U.S. Relations with "Country" formerly Background Notes and information such as travel, overseas business and living abroad.
World Factbook
CIA publications for over 150 countries.

Passport (Euromonitor) This link opens in a new window
Provides international market intelligence, including economic statistics, on industries, countries, and consumers.

International Trade Centre
The ITC is an agency of both the United Nations and the WTO dedicated to helping small businesses work sustainably and internationally. Includes imports and exports by country (See aggregated trade statistics). Statistics derived from the U.N. Statistics Division’s COMTRADE.
U.S. Census Bureau. Foreign Trade Statistics
Statistics by country, i.e. imports & exports, commodity data arranged by country and country data arranged by commodity. Information on codes, classifications, i.e. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. etc.
U.S. Department of Labor. Foreign Labor Statistics
Hourly compensation costs for production workers in 33 Manufacturing countries and 22 manufacturing industries (apparel & textile industries included). See Hourly compensation-international comparison section.
World Bank
Data by topic. Wide range of information, i.e., GDP, labor & employment, population, trade etc.
Labor Statistics ILOSTAT database
International Labour Organization provides Statistics for over 200 countries.
Population estimates, consumer price indices, employment by sex & occupation etc.

Federation of International Trade Associations
More than 8,000 links to International Trade/ Import-Export websites.
GlobalEDGE
From Michigan State University’s Center for International Business Education & Research.
World Trade Organization
Trade topics & resources including texts of international trade agreements.
Annual Reports: World Trade Organization