STAT-USA, a subscription service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is the site for the U.S. business, economic and trade community, providing authoritative information from the Federal government.
STAT-USA is divided into two main sections:
1. State of the Nation (SOTN) provides various financial and economic data from throughout the federal government and other related entities. Unlike the "GLOBUS & NTDB" section, SOTN concerns itself with the United States' domestic economy. Listed below are the basic areas of interest and examples of the information they provide.
General Economic Indicators [Consumer Price Index, Producer Price Index, Gross Domestic Product, National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA)]
Housing and Construction [Housing Starts and Building Permits, New Construction, New Home Sales]
Employment [Employment Cost Index, Local Area Employment and Unemployment, Weekly Unemployment Claims Report]
Manufacturing and Industry [Retail Sales, Manufacturing, Trade, Inventories, and Sales, Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization, Current Industry Reports]
Monetary Statistics [Selected Interest Rates (H.15), Foreign Exchange Rates (H.10), Bank Credit (H.8), Money Stock (H.6)]
Economic Policy [Beige Book, Treasury Statements, Humphrey-Hawkins Testimony by FRB Chairman]
2. GLOBUS and NTDB
GLOBUS (Global Business Opportunities) offers daily trade leads from the Trade Opportunities Program (TOPS), as well as the Department of Agriculture. GLOBUS also offers daily procurement activity from the Defense Logistics Agency, the United Nations, and the Commerce Business Daily leads. Historical trade leads are available for up to three months. Historical TOPS leads are provided for up to two years.
NTDB (National Trade Data Bank) provides access to Country Commercial Guides, Market Research reports, Best Market reports, Industry Sector Analysis reports, and other programs.
International Trade Library, also part of GLOBUS/NTDB, provides full text access to the following publications: In bold and italics, you will find titles of particular interest.
AEROSPACE INDUSTRY: DIRECTORIES AND REPORTS
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
ARMY AREA HANDBOOKS
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
BISNIS BULLETIN (NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES)
COUNTRY ANALYSIS BRIEFS
COUNTRY BACKGROUND NOTES
COUNTRY REPORTS ON ECONOMIC POLICY AND TRADE PRACTICES
ELECTRIC CURRENT ABROAD
EUROPEAN BANK'S PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EXPORT AMERICA
EXPORT PROGRAMS GUIDE
FISH AND FISHERY PRODUCT IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
FOOD MARKET REPORTS
FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL INFORMATION
FOREIGN LABOR TRENDS
FOREIGN SPOT EXCHANGE RATES
INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK PROJECTS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION INFORMATION
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY AGREEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL & TOURISM
IRAQI REPORTS
LATIN AMERICAN/CARIBBEAN BUSINESS BULLETIN
NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES REPORT ON FOREIGN TRADE BARRIERS
NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK INFORMATION
PATTERNS OF GLOBAL TERRORISM
PROSPECTS FOR GROWTH IN JAPAN IN THE 21ST CENTURY
SOFTWARE/SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL
THE YEAR IN TRADE
TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
TRADE POLICY AGENDA AND ANNUAL REPORT
TRADE SECRETS: THE EXPORT ANSWER BOOK
UNDERSTANDING UNITED STATES FOREIGN TRADE DATA
U.S. EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS
U.S. FOREIGN TRADE HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD BANK INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES SERVICE
WORLD FACTBOOK
In addition to the above, you will also find the following data and/or documents available through GLOBUS/NTDB:FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES (10 am Midpoints)
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES (Noon Buying Rates)
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES Weekly (H.10); Monthly (G.5); Annual (G.5A)
CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
PRESS RELEASES
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