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World Business Climate And Economic Outlook
International Monetary Fund. World Economic Outlook. Washington, DC. Annual. (Call Number: Desk IMF)
Gives an overview of the performance and prospects for the global economy. Contains about 50 tables of 10-year time series of economic variables projected for one year. Some other series (e.g., GDP) are projected for 2-4 years.
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. OECD Economic Outlook. Paris. Twice a year. (Call Number: Desk OECD)
Contains a general assessment of the economic situation, prospects for the next year and developments in each member country of the OECD and also in selected non-member countries. The Outlook also contains statistics ranging from real GDP to productivity in the business sector; each table contains projections for at least one year.
United Nations. Department of International Economic and Social Affairs. World Economic and Social Survey. NY. Annual. (Call Number: HC59 .A169)
Analysis of both macro and microeconomic issues. Information includes: short term forecasts of worlds economic conditions; recent economic activity in both developed and developing countries; international trade and the global trading system and international transfers of financial resources.
United Nations. Industrial Development Organization. Industry and Development. Global Report. Vienna. Annual. (Desk ID 376)
Contains information on: world industrial economy, both short- and medium-term outlook; industrial prospects; productivity; structural change; plus a survey of selected manufacturing industries.
World Bank (IBRD). World Development Report. NY: Oxford University Press. Annual.
(Desk HC59.7.W659)
Contains natural resource, social and economic indicators for 185 economies. Each report has a title, (e.g., Infrastructure for Development). 1994. Useful source for estimates of world totals of series like GDP and per capita energy consumption.
World Competitiveness Yearbook.(Row 22 Ref HF1414.W67)
Focuses on analyzing the different facets of competitiveness such as assets and processes, aggressiveness and attractiveness. (http://www.imd.ch/wcy/)
Specific Country Background Data
Economist Intelligence Unit. London. CD-Roms in Davis Reference.
Country Profile: Annual Survey of Political and
Economic Background. Annual.
Country Report: Analysis of Economic and Political
Trends Every Quarter. Quarterly.
Timely economic analysis covering 165 countries. Contains basic macro-economic, political and demographic data, as well as details of national accounts, wages, prices, employment, industrial production and foreign trade.
Europa Yearbook : A World Survey. London: Europa Publications. Annual. (Desk JN1 .E85).
Regional yearbooks by the same publisher include Africa South of the Sahara (Desk DT351 .A37); Far East and Australia (Desk DS1 .F3); Middle East and North Africa (Desk DS49 .M5) and South America, Central America and the Caribbean (Desk F1414.2 .S68).
United States. Central Intelligence Agency. World Fact Book. Washington, DC. Annual. (Desk PrEx3.15)
United States. Department of the Army. Area Handbook Series. Country Report. Washington, DC. Dates vary. (Bay 8) http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Current International Business Activity and Political Risk
Business International Corporation. New York.
BI Weekly Report to Managers of Worldwide
Operations. Weekly. (Desk HF1 .B8855)
Business Asia. Weekly. (Bay 8 HF41
.B8)
Business Eastern Europe. Weekly. (Bay 8
HF4050 .E5)
Business Europe. Weekly. (Bay 8 HF1
.B885)
Business Latin America. Weekly. (Bay 8 HF1
.B8856)
European Trends. Quarterly. (Bay 8 HC241.2
.E87)
International Finance & Treasury. Weekly
(Bay 8 HG1501 .B8)
All the newsletters in this series provide current business information, including economic trends, short-term country forecasts, regulatory and policy changes and some company and industry information. (Some of these weekly newsletters and some others that we do not collect, (e.g., Business Mexico, are available in Academic Universe).
European Communities. Panorama of EC Industry. Luxembourg. (Desk)
Similar to the U.S. Industrial Outlook, this source presents a comprehensive picture of industries and services within the European Community. Furnishes demographic and economic statistics as well as other resources to consult or contact.
Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development. OECD Economic Surveys. Paris. Annual. (Desk OECD)
Separate economic surveys published on each member country on a two-year cycle. Also publishes surveys of some Eastern European countries, including Hungary, Poland and the former Czechoslovakia. Information includes economic developments for the last few years as well as short-term projections.
Market Research Reports, Best Market Reports series. Dates vary by country.
From STAT-USA. Access the reports through the Globus/NTDB section of this database.
Indications of political risk, by country, also contained within reports in Investing, Licensing and Trading Conditions Abroad. Looseleaf, monthly supplements. (Bay 8). (Nexis/Lexis)
Political Risk Yearbook. East Syracuse, NY: Political Risk Services. Annual. (Davis Ref JC 330.2 .P62 Row 23)
A gold mine of political and economic information designed for libraries and researchers. The Political Risk Yearbook includes 106 country studies, based on the proven Prince forecasting model, covering strategic countries for international business. Each study focuses on finding developing markets, determining currency movements, preparing for capital investments, or making judgments about corporate security.
Individual country studies feature accurate and rigorous analysis of present and future political and economic conditions. Each report follows a standardized, graphics-rich format, making comparisons between countries easier.
Euromonitor. London. European Marketing Data and Statistics. Annual. (Desk HA1107 .E87)
A compendium of statistical information on the countries of Western and Eastern Europe.
Data is presented in spreadsheet format and a number of extrapolated tables have been included, together with graphs, marketing maps and diagrams. The data coverage includes a considerable number of long-term trends (dating back to 1998 as available), which permits the analysis of socio-economic trends over a longer time span as a basis for forecasting. The inclusion of figures from the most recent complete year (in this edition, 1997) for key parameters ensures that up-to-date information is available for analysis. In addition to major European countries, you'll find information on smaller European nations and principalities. Data for 15 Eastern European countries, are also included as far as possible.
Euromonitor. London. International Marketing Data and Statistics. (Non-European)(Desk HA42 .I56)
Contains statistical coverage for all countries around the world outside Europe. With data on business and marketing parameters, including education, consumer expenditure and population trends and forecasts, you will find this handbook an excellent starting point in your quest for international market information. Comprehensively indexed, with a directory of information sources, it will prove an indispensable marketing tool.
United Nations. New York. Industrial Statistics Yearbook. Annual. (JX1977 .A2 ( ST/ESA/STAT/Ser P))
Monthly Bulletin of Statistics. Monthly. (Desk, current year) (available electronically in Electronic Documents - check at Reference Desk).
Retail Trade International. London: Euromonitor, 1977/78-
The ninth edition (1998) of this all-encompassing study brings you the most up-to-date and far-reaching range of retailing information available. The exhaustive collection of authoritative statistical data together with expert analysis, enables you to gain complete understanding into the dynamics of retail markets across 50 countries.
Statistical Yearbook. Annual. (HA12.5 .U63 Row 21)
United States. Central Intelligence Agency. Handbook of Economic Statistics. (Desk PrEx3.10/7-5)
World Bank (IBRD). Baltimore. John's Hopkins Univ. Pr.
Social Indicators of Development. Annual. (HC59.69 .S63)
World Tables. Annual. (HC59 .W67)
Regional Statistics / Economic Surveys
United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Bangkok.
Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific. Annual. (HC411 .U4.A23)
Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific. Annual. (HA4551 .S77)
Consumer Asia. London: Euromonitor, c1993-
Consumer Asia now contains more statistical data than ever and is the ideal point of reference for all your Asian information needs. It provides coverage of volume and value market sizes, key regional and national marketing parameters, detailed assessment of growth areas and extensive country-by-country statistical overviews. Whether it is the size of the cosmetics and toiletries market in Thailand or consumer spending in Pakistan, you'll find all the answers you need in this single comprehensive volume.
Consumer China. London: Euromonitor, 1994-
"Consumer China provides an analysis of market opportunities in China and presents a wide range of statistical information covering marketing parameters and specific data on key consumer markets. This 5th edition is fully updated, expanded and revised in order to present as complete a picture as possible of modern Chinese consumer trends. Three sections provide an overview of economic and market trends in China, a wide range of statistics covering a range of key marketing parameters, and a consumer market database of 200 tables."
Consumer Middle East. London: Euromonitor, 1998-
"Consumer Middle East provides authoritative market data for over 100 consumer sectors in five countries: Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. Euromonitor's Middle Eastern experts have scoured the region's expanding consumer markets to bring the most reliable set of market sizes into a single, all-encompassing volume. From dollar sales for washing machines in Saudi Arabia to per capita sales of cigarettes in Israel, this regional handbook is guaranteed to aid business planning and give a headstart on decision making in an otherwise undiscovered territory."
European Communities. Eurostat: Basic statistics of the Community. Luxembourg. Annual. (Desk EC)
United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe.
Economic Survey of Europe. Geneva. Annual.
(HC240 .A1 U5)
Book of European Forecasts. London. Euromonitor, 1996.
Contains socio-economic forecasts, industry sectors and services, marketing parameters, consumer market sizes, and sources of European forecasts.
Consumer Europe. London. Euromonitor, 1976-
"Draws together in one volume "all available market information on consumer trends in all the major countries of Western Europe, the scope being all the major retail items purchased for use in the European household. The emphasis is on consumer goods rather than industrial goods wherever possible. In addition, basic socio-economic parameters are included for general reference."
United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Santiago.
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean. (HC121 .U525)
Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean. Annual. (HA755 .A68)
Consumer Latin America. London: Euromonitor, 1996-.
Intended primarily as a statistical source -- "includes regional marketing parameters in the form of comparative statistics for all countries included in the book" and consumer market material for all individual countries."
United States. Dept. of Commerce. Bureau of the Census.
Statistical Abstract. Washington, DC. (Desk-latest). (Available on Statistical Universe) (Other countries also produce statistical yearbooks.)
Consumer USA. London: Euromonitor. Davis Reference Desk HC101 .C744
Statistical Indexes
American Statistics Index. (ASI). Washington, DC: Congressional Information Service. 1974-. Annual, monthly updates. (Table 19) ( Statistical Universe)
Statistical Reference Index. (SRI). Washington, DC: Congressional Information Service. 1980-. Annual, monthly updates. (Table 19)
Index to International Statistics. (IIS). Washington, DC: Congressional Info. Service. 1983-. monthly updates. (Table 19)
Export - Import Information
Exporter's Encyclopedia. Parsippany, NJ: Dun's Marketing Services. Annual, semimonthly supplements. (Desk HF3011 .E9)
A guide to all phases of exporting. Contains standard export information as well as communications data and contacts. The Market section is divided into: Country Profile; Key Contacts; Trade Regulations; Documentation; Marketing Data; Transportation and Business Travel.
Official Export Guide. Philadelphia, PA: North American Publishing Co. Annual. (Row 5, KF1987 .A15 O33)
Contains regular export information. The unique feature of this volume is that it contains the official U.S. Export Administration Regulations, the product coding schedule B, and the actual regulations.
Official U.S. Custom House Guide. Philadelphia, PA: North American Publishing Co. Annual. (Table 5, HE953.N5 C8)
Contains HTSUSA numbers, government import regulations and a ports section arranged alphabetically.
Finance/Licensing Information
Economist Intelligence Unit. New York. Financing Foreign Operations. Looseleaf, with semi-monthly supps. Desk.
Investing, Licensing, and Trading Conditions Abroad. Looseleaf, with monthly supps. Bay 8
International Financial Statistics. Washington, D.C.: IMF. Bay 8. (unbound monthlies at Desk-IMF)(also part of CD-ROM "International Statistics" available in EIS)
World Financial Markets. NY: Morgan Guaranty Trust. Monthly. Desk HG1 .W6
All corporate directories -- national, state and international -- are placed on index table 5. Listed below are some which may be especially useful.
Companies International. Detroit: Gale Research Inc.
Contains lengthy directory information taken from Ward's Directory of Public and Private Companies and from World Business Directory. (available on CD-ROM in E-Ref)
Corporate Affiliations PLUS (available on CD-ROM in EIS)
American Export Register. NY: Thomas International Publishing Co. (Row 5 HF3010 .A6)
Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries. NY: Uniworld Pubs. (Row 5 HG4538 .A1)
Directory of Multinationals. New York: Stockton Press. Irregular. (Row 5 HD2755.5 .S78)
Describes over 400 of the world's multinational companies which have foreign sales over $500 million. Includes products, directors, background, five-year financial summaries, and subsidiaries and affiliates with sales figures. Some of the information, such as sales and profits by product line, is hard to find elsewhere.
European directory of retailers and wholesalers. London: Euromonitor, 1997. Row 5, Davis Reference -- HF5428 .E97
Commercial Service International
Contacts
Export Yellow Pages
Both available at STAT-USA in the Globus Section.
Dun & Bradstreet Inc. Principal International Businesses. Bethlehem, PA: Dun & Bradstreet Information Services. Annual. (Row 5 Ref. HF 54 .U5 P74)
Directory of over 36 million companies worldwide. Provides contact information, line of business, name of top officer, sales, and # of employees.
Specific country directories can be located using the online catalog under the name of the country-commerce-directories,( e.g., Japan-commerce-directories). (or check row 5 in Davis Ref.)
Indexes to Business Journals/Newspapers
Available through NCLIVE. From the Library Web page.. This database includes:
Academic Universe, available from library Web page under the heading Electronic Indexes & Databases
Business & Industry, 1994- available from library Web page under the heading Electronic Indexes & Databases
Special instructions: Select Database Area "Business &
Economics" to access the desired database.
The Business & Industry database contains facts,
figures and key events for international public and private
companies, industries, products, and markets for
manufacturing and service industries. It covers all the
primary business information sources -- from leading trade
magazines, newsletters, and the general business press to
international business dailies.
Index to the Financial Times England: Research Publications Ltd. (Table 15-Reference Department) (Financial Times is availabe on Academic Universe.
Predicasts F&S Index: Cleveland, OH: Predicasts Inc.
Europe, Monthly. International, Monthly. U.S., Weekly. (Table 15) (ceased in paper in 1994) CD-ROM: covers 1994-1998.
PROMT (Predicasts Overview of Markets and Technology). Cleveland, OH: Predicasts Inc. 1986-. Monthly. (Table 15, Reference Department) Ceased as a paper subscription in 1994 - now part of the F&S CD-Rom 1993-.
Public Affairs Information Service, Inc. New York.
PAIS On CD-ROM. Compact Disc. NY:PAIS, Inc.
1972-quarterly.
Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin.
NY:PAIS, Inc. 1915- Monthly with cumulations. (Table 7)
Wall Street Journal/Barron's Index. Ann Arbor, MI:UMI. 1955-. Monthly with cumulations. (Table 15)
Wall Street Journal, New York Times. Available full-text, 1990-1998 on CD-Rom. Full text on the web from library.unc.edu -- choose E Indexes & Databases.
General Business File Intl.. Available via library.unc.edu -- choose E Indexes & Databases.
Business/Trade Associations and Telephone Contacts
Congressional Quarterly's Washington Information Directory. Washington, DC:Congressional Quarterly Inc. Annual. (Desk F192.3 W33)
Encyclopedia of Associations. (Desk, HS17 .E52).
International Organizations (Desk HS17 .E523) Detroit, MI: Gale. Annual.
Worldwide Directory of Commerce Directory. Loveland, CO: Worldwide Chamber of Commerce Directory, Inc. Annual. (Desk HF295 .C6)
For additional assistance in this area, contact:
Rita W. Moss, Business and
Economics Librarian
Email: moss@refstaff.lib.unc.edu
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