Union Bank of Switzerland hosts the Prices and Earnings Around the Globe: an international comparison of purchasing power report. This very nicely styled report compares international prices and earnings in 56 cities around the world. The report is published every three years, the latest one being in 1997. It is downloadable in PDF format.

An organization dedicated to making information available to a wide range of users--researchers, policy makers. Includes a gateway to some of World Bank's data.

Trends in Developing Economies (TIDE) provides brief reports on most of the World Bank's borrowing countries. This compendium of individual country economic trends complements the World Bank's World Development Report, which looks at major global and regional economic trends and their implications for the future prospects of the developing economies.

InfoNation is an easy-to-use, two-step database that allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations. In the first step you select up to 7 countries. In the second step, you select up to 4 statistics that you wish to view for these countries.

The authoritative Guide to the Global Environment from World Resources Institute. Basic demographic variables and environmental statistics are included in the database for a total of 162 statistics for 150 countries.

Each year UNESCO collects statistical data on education, science, culture and communication. A part of these data is published in the UNESCO Statistical Yearbook. The website allows access to a database of these statistics.

The 1997 version of the World Fact Book is on-line! The book provides a lot of information on each country in the world. Information and data available range from political to economic, transportation to trade. Provided by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

This website provides current political, social and economic data and country risk ratings on 100 countries. Domestic and economic indicators, risk ratings, forecasts, geographic and political data, social indicators are all provided. The site only offers a number of samples for free. The rest of the information needs to be purchased on a data by data basis.

Europages' economic info service has provided lengthy documents that can be viewed with the Acrobat reader. One document provides an overview of the main European market trends: 44 pages of analysis, tables and graphs, with a subject index and a series of hypertext links. Another one presents economic indicators for all the industrial, commercial and service sectors driving Europe's economy. There are also numerous other documents available. The documents are available in five different languages.

The Statistical Office of the European Communities web site includes all the latest statistical news releases of the European Union, both in HTML and Adobe Acrobat format. Also available on the site are some of the publications of Eurostat.

Eurobarometer organizes the public opinion polling and citizens' attitudes/social survey research for the European Commission from study design and questionnaire development through to presentation of results in tables, graphics, and analytical reports. The site provides indepth studies and survey results on different current affairs topics.

This site features a compilation of statistical data on the economies and societies of the Latin American and Caribbean countries. The data is organized much like the hard copy of this book which includes: a table of contents; an overview containing a narrative about the changes occurring in Latin America during the last year and summary statistics for the region; and the data organized by sector. Each sector such as health, education, the environment and trade is found on a separate page. Each page includes a summary graph or chart and a list of Lotus spreadsheet files (in wk4 format) which can be downloaded simply by clicking on them.

Updated daily, this official statistical organization of the Australian government provides statistics from the key national indicators to over 160 tables providing a broad statistical picture of Australia's economic and social environment.

Provided by Industry Canada, this section provides economic information. Includes economic indicators, monthly and quarterly economic data, economic newsletters, publications, industry sector analysis and data as well as trade data for U.S. and Canada.

This Canadian government site offers various trade statistics. Two main trade databases exist: Canadian International Merchandise Trade Statistics, and the World Trade Database. There is also other services offered by the site. To no surprise, the site can be browsed in either French or English. This service is fee-based.

ETLA (The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy) publishes forecasts, research reports, and discussion papers in several different series. The site offers information on ETLA's researches, available reports, as well as available databases. The service is fee-based.

Provides Hong Kong in Figures, a pocket guide to the Hong Kong economy, as well as time-series data for selected statistics. Also includes commentary and analysis.

Statistical releases from MITI. Includes sector statistics as well as a general survey of commerce. Continuously updated with new releases.

The official Statistics Bureau of the Japanese Government. Includes recent stat releases, survey results, and vital stats for Japan.

A well organized, categorized and searchable database of statistics on all aspects of Japan. The site also features a "quick data watching" section to give a quick look at today's Japan, and a detailed directory of other resources for statistics on Japan.

Japan An International Comparison, is a well-respected data book on Japanese social and economic statistics. The complete book is accessible on-line in PDF format. The current version is for 1998. Provided by the Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations).

The Peruvian Exporters Association has made detailed importexport statistics for Peru available for international marketers. The statistics are searchable by country, product, or tariff reference number. The site is bilingual (Spanish/English).

Prepared by a government agency, the site includes macroeconomic indicators, stock exchange data, commentaries, as well as a lot of time-series data on the Portuguese economy.

The Swedish government statistics site. A very good collection of stats for the Swedish economy.

You can find the latest releases as well as a statistics yearbook about Turkey in this government site.

This system provides users with information on Daily Currency Rates, CBT Weekly Press Bulletin, Weekly Money and Credit Statistics Bulletin, Monthly Statistical Bulletin, Quarterly Bulletin, Government Bonds and other CBT Statistical Data via Gopher and Telnet services.

STAT-USA is the one-stop for business and economic information provided by the Department of Commerce! STATUSA gathers the most crucial and timely trade, business and economic information from over 50 Federal agencies. Providing quick and easy access to thousands of files, including trade statistics, overseas contacts, market research reports and daily foreign and domestic procurement opportunities. Any businessman or researcher in international trade must have this service! This service is for an annual fee.

This site provides detailed trade statistics for US. You can view updated trade statistics for each country by 1-digit SITC codes. Listing of Top 10 trading partners, US international trade highlights with charts and graphs are only some of the vast amount of trade relevant data and information available on this site.

The U.S. Import and Export History databases, from the Census Bureau, contain the value and quantity of commodities imported or exported from 1992 to 1996. Provided by the Government Information Sharing Project at Oregon State University.

The site provides crucial trade data for Canada and US. Data can be found on imports and domestic exports for the last five years, categorized by SIC codes, commodity groups, and country of origins (or destinations). This site is also listed under Canada. Provided by the Industry Canada.

Wall-Street Research Net provides a database of all economic releases by the US Government. You can view by date, or search.

The Conference Board's leading cycle index plays a prominent role in forecasting business cycles, other leading indicators, the associated coincident and lagging indexes, and over other 200 important economic series. The site also carries description of the composite index methodology and guides on using economic data. Access to the leading economic indicators and its archive is free, while the business cycle indicators database can only be accessed through a fee-based subscription.

Federal Statistical Office of Yugoslavia