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Large collections of datasets from various branches of the U.S. government. Click on the "Data" button at the top to find state data and some international datasets.

A privately compiled, large list of US and international business data for industries, corporate governance, cash flow estimates, investment returns, and more.

Use EDGAR to gather the SEC filings for any U.S. and international company that trades on the U.S. Stock Exchange.

These are two major statistical indicators tracked by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Click through to learn more details and to access charts, tables, and more.

This resource from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) "presents the value of merchandise exports and imports disaggregated according to a country's primary trading partners."

From the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, this database provides both country and industry data.

This is a great collection of links to economic data. Mostly U.S., but some international data. This is a user-friendly site.

Lots of statistics, some of them are freely available.

Data archive of more than 500,000 files of research in the social sciences. It hosts 16 specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and other fields.

Enter the ticker of a company within your industry. You will retrieve a large number of ratios for the industry as a whole, as well as the major hitters in the industry.

This list links you to national statistical agencies, such as Statistics Canada and the Statistics Bureau of Japan, as well as international statistical agencies through the United Nations and other organizations. Please note that the United States does not have a national statistical agency, unlike most countries. Ask a librarian to help you refine your data needs (e.g., population, employment), and we will help you from there.

With Country Trade Profiles, you get an excellent summary of the nation's principal exports, imports, top trading partners, balance of trade statistics, and more.

Scroll down to "The International Trade Statistics Yearbook," and click on a year. You will then find the profiles within that document.

These statements are put out by the U.S. Department of State. They summarize the current issues, trends, and economic climate of particular countries as it relates to doing business.

This database will let you gather stats for Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) for 189 countries for the years 1950 to 2007.

This is a massive collection of free databases from the U.N. You can target a specific dataset, or do a mass search. Types of information available relate to economic development, human rights, energy resouces, commodities, labor, gender issues, and more.