• Overview

International Commerce and Policy : the cross-border flow and interaction of people, goods, information, finance and technology in the global economy. This interdisciplinary field encompasses political science, economics, cultural studies, political economy, marketing, finance, among others. This subject guide highlights websites providing information relevant to this field.

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• General & Reference
  
  International Business Resources on the WWW: Statistical Data and Information
  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  Resources for Economists on the Internet
  The World Fact Book 
  
  

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• News/Periodicals
  
  International Newspapers via Yahoo
  News/Periodicals - International
  News Sources [Internet Public Library] 
  Online Newspapers (Search Engine for 3,400 Online Newspapers Worldwide)




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• U.S. Government Sources
  
  Bureau of Economic Analysis
  Council of Economic Advisors 
  Economic Statistics Briefing Room (White House) 
  Export-Import Bank
  The Federal Web Locator
  FedWorld
  Securities and Exchange - EDGAR Database
  U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) 
  U.S. Business Advisor
  U.S. Customs Service
  U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service 
  U.S. Department of Commerce 
  U.S. Department of Labor
  U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service 
  U.S. Foreign Economic Policy (State Department)
  U.S. International Trade Administration (USITA) 
  U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
  U.S. State Department Commercial Guides  
  U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) 
  U.S. Treasury 
  
  

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• International Organizations

  Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
  European Union (Official Website)
  europelinks
  Eurostat- The Statistical Office of the European Communities 
  International Organizations (from Northwestern University)
  International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
  International Labor Organization
  International Monetary Fund (IMF)
  International Organization for Standardization
  Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
  NAFTA
  OAS Foreign Trade Information System (SICE)
  United Nations 
  World Bank 
  World Intellectual Property Organization 
  World Trade Organization (WTO) 
  WTO: Dispute Settlement Information
  
  

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• Statistics

  Currencies and Exchange Rates
  Exchange Rates
  FedStats (US Government Statistics)
  Foreign Government Statistics Sources 
  Foreign Trade Division Classification Schedules (Schedule B, SITC, etc.)
  Government Information Sharing Project: Official Government Statistics 
  International Trade Data Network
  LANIC - ItIs International Trade Information System 
  National Income & Products Accounts (NIPA)
  STAT-USA 
  U.S. International Trade Commission Data Sets
  U.S. International Trade Commission Data Web (USITC)
  U.S. International Trade Statistics
  WebEc: Economics Data
  
  

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• Foreign Countries
  

  Foreign Government Statistics (via Yahoo)
  Foreign Governments (Northwestern University)
  Worldwide Governments on the Web
  
  Africa
  COMESA (Common Market for Eastern & Southern Africa)
  Mbendi Information for Africa
  UN Economic Commission for Africa
  
  
  Asia
  Asian Development Bank
  Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
  Asia Recovery Information Center
  ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
  Bank of Japan
  Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
  Statistics Bureau of Japan
  
  Europe
  Germany Federal Statistics Office
  UK National Statistics Online
  
  
  Latin America
  LATCO Tools of the Trade (Useful Sites for International Trade with Latin America)
  
  North America
  Canada Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
  Statistics Canada
  
  

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• Background Readings 

Guide to Foreign Trade Statistics (U.S. Bureau of the Census) 

2000 National Trade Estimate

Reports from Office of U.S. Trade Representative

Citation Guides to Print and Electronic Sources

 

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