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This guide provides links to a wide range of policy and statistical information relating to foreign trade from official government sources, think tanks and international intergovernmental organiszations
Trade Policy
Global Markets Action Plan
Agri-Food Trade Policy
Report Card on Performance in Trade and Investment
Research on Trade
- C.D. Howe Institute - Trade and International Policy
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Trade and Investment Research Report
- Centre for Trade Policy and Law (CTPL)
- Conference Board - Trade and Investment Policy
- Export Development Canada - Economic Analysis and Research
- Fraser Institute - Trade and US Relations
- Global Affairs Canada, Office of the Chief Economist - Research and Analysis
- House of Commons. Standing Committee on International Trade
- Senate. Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
- see also the Find Policy custom search engine, which covers 14 prominent Canadian research organizations
Statistics
Canadian International Development Platform - Trade Portal
Global Affairs Canada
- Canada's Trade Facts - international commerce, national and provincial economic indicators
- Trade, Investment and Economic Statistics
Industry Canada
Library of Parliament
Trade and Investment Series Presentation ready information on Canada's merchandise trade, trade in services and foreign investment in selected countries. Merchandise trade of the provinces and territories, as well.
Statistics Canada
- International Trade
- Trade Analyser: Canadian International Merchandise Trade (CIMT) 1988-2014 and the World Trade Database 1988-2005
Trade Development
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Industry, Markets and Trade
Canadian Commercial Corporation
Export Development Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada - Export, Import, Invest in Canada
Trade Commissioner Service
Trade Negotiations, Agreements, Controls and Remedies
Canadian International Trade Tribunal
Dispute Settlement
Export and Import Controls
Opening New Markets: Trade Negotiations and Agreements
Tariff Information by Country
U.S. Government Trade Agencies
Trade Policy
National Export Strategy (International Trade Administration)
Trade Policy Agenda and Annual Report (Office of the United States Trade Representative) - under Reports and Publications
Research
Statistics
Bureau of Economic Analysis - Trade in Goods and Services
Census Bureau - Foreign Trade
USA Trade Online - the Library does not have a subscription
Department of Agriculture. Foreign Agricultural Service has four databases: Export Sales Reporting; Global Agricultural Information Network; Global Agricultural Trade System and Production, Supply and Distribution (U.S. and Key Producing/Consuming Countries)
Export.gov - Trade Data and Analysis (National, State and Metro)
National leads to Trade Stats Express and the Trade Policy Information System
International Trade Administration
Trade Statistics
Virtual World Trade Reference Room
International Trade Administration. Office of Trade and Economic Analysis
Trade Policy Information System (uses UN Comtrade data)
International Trade Commission
Interactive Tariff and Trade DataWeb - free registration. The trade data is supplied by the Bureau of the Census.
Shifts in U.S. Merchandise Trade (from 1997 -)
Year in Trade (from 1995 - )
Trade Development
export.gov
Export-Import Bank of the United States
International Trade Administration - Top Markets: a Market Assessment Tool
Trade and Development Agency
Trade Negotiations, Agreements, Controls and Remedies
Bureau of Industry and Security
Department of State
Trade Policy and Negotiations (Office of Agricultural Policy; Office of Bilateral Trade Affairs; Office of Multilateral Trade Affairs)
International Trade Administration. Office of Negotiations and Analysis
Office of the United States Trade Representative
National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers - under Reports and Publications - lists trade irritants
Trade Agreements
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - International Programs - Imports and Exports (FDA regulated products)
American Society of International Law
- International Economic Law
- International Economic Law e-RG electronic resource guide
- Transnational Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Topics
Asian Development Bank - Regional Cooperation and Integration
Asian Regional Integration Center - Economic and Financial Indicators
European Union - Trade Policy
Eurostat - International Trade
globalEdge Insights by Trade Bloc
Inter-American Development Bank - Information System on Integration and Trade
International Monetary Fund - Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS)
International Trade Centre
Lega Carta: the Comprehensive Multilateral Trade Rules Database
Organization For Economic Co-operation and Development
AMAD - Agricultural Market Access Database
OECD-iLibrary
Trade
Organization of American States - Trade
direct link to the Foreign Trade Information System
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) - Statistics
UNCTAD - Trade Analysis Information System (TRAINS) is available in the World Bank DataBank
details trade control measures, including types of tariffs
United Nations Statistical Office - UN Comtrade Database
some trade of goods available in UN data
World Bank - Trade and International Integration - Trade Data
TCdata360 - data on open trade and competitiveness
World Integrated Trade Solution (UNCTAD, World Bank, UNSD, WTO, International Trade Center)
World Customs Organization - Topics
World Trade Organization
