Library Class and Subject Guides: International Business: Trade (Exports/Imports)

Trade (Export/Import) Information

Librarians recommend the following freely available websites to support your research.

Country Commercial Guides (International Trade Administration)
Learn about market conditions, opportunities, regulations, and business customs for more than 70 major markets.
globalEDGE--Global Insights By Country
Access statistical data for countries around the world, as well as historical, economic, and political conditions information.
Global Enabling Trade Report (World Economic Forum)
Access information by country on markets, border administration, transport and communications infrastructure, and business environment.
Heritage Foundation: Index of Economic Freedom
Access the Index of Economic Freedom, an instrument measuring the "impact of liberty and free markets" around the world.
Import/Export Price Indexes (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Access data on changes in the prices of nonmilitary goods and services traded between the U.S. and the rest of the world.
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Access country specific data and fact sheets on trade, exports, trade agreements and information to develop and coordinate international trade.
Regional Trade Agreements (World Trade Organization)
Access information on regional trade agreements (RTAs).
Top Markets (International Trade Administration)
Access a market assessment tool for U.S. exporters.
Trade Agreements (Office of the U.S. Trade Representative)
Access the text of U.S. trade agreements.
Trade Data Online
Generate reports by product or industry on Canada and U.S. trade in goods with over 200 countries.
TradeStats Express (International Trade Administration)
Access national trade statistics such as merchandise exports, imports, trade balances and state export data.
U.S. International Trade Commission Dataweb
Access U.S. merchandise trade and tariff data for 1989 to the present. You must create a free account to access the data.
USA Trade Online (U.S. Census Bureau)
Access current and cumulative U.S. export and import data.
World Integrated Trade Solutions
Access international merchandise trade, tariff and non-tariff measures (NTM) data.
World Investment Report 2020 (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
Access a report discussing global flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) trends, as well as national and international investment policy developments.
World Trade Organization Tariff Data
Research duty rates and in many cases imports for WTO members.

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Trade (Export/Import) Information