AccessUN

Provides access to United Nations documents and publications published from 1944 to present,including Official Records, masthead documents, draft resolutions, meeting records, UN Sales Publications, and the UN Treaty Series citations. Access is by subject, title, author, document number and more.

Datastream

Datastream is a worldwide financial information service that covers all aspects of the securities industry plus extensive worldwide economic data from governments and international organizations such as the IMF and OECD. Information can be displayed and analyzed statistically against user-defined criteria and downloaded to a spreadsheet.

International Economic Accounts

Quarterly and annual estimates of U.S. transactions with foreigners, including trade in goods and services, receipts and payments of income, transfers, and transactions in financial assets. Includes highlights and associated tables, U.S. International Transactions, 1960-present.

Source OECD

Provides access to International Direct Investment Statistics as well as publications such as
International Investment Perspectives. Includes International direct investment by country,
International direct investment, International direct investment by industrial sector and
International Direct Investment Statistics

STAT-USA

STAT-USA, a service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is designed to deliver vital economic, business, and international trade information produced by the U.S. Federal government. The International Trade Library (ITL) contains over 4,000 documents from a variety of Federal agencies that provide new-to-market exporters with a wealth of procurement-, commodity-, industry-, country-, and region-specific information, in addition to general trade overviews and 'How To' guides.

Balance of Payments Statistics (BOPS)

Available at the Social Science Library workstations 10, 11 & 12, the BOPS is a statistical product of the International Monetary Fund and corresponds to the printed Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook (BOPSY). Request the most current data cd from closed reserve at the circulation desk (HG3881 B3421 (LC)). BOPS offers annual & quarterly aggregate and detailed time series; balance of payments and international investment position data for countries; world and regional tables of balance of payments components and aggregates. Part one includes country tables with annual time series data for direct investment, including direct investment abroad, foreign direct investment within each host country, portfolio investment and more. The printed Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook (BOPSY) is also located in SSL in the Reference Section (HF1014+I5).

EIU Country Data

Provides access to 272 economic series in 115 countries. The data go back to 1980 and forecasts to 2003. The variables given for each country are divided into the following categories: Economic structure, Foreign payments, External debt stock, External debt service, External trade, Trends in foreign trade, and Quarterly indicators. Download data to spreadsheets.

EIU Country Reports 

Published by the Economist Intelligence Unit, EIU Country Reports are quarterly publications covering current political and economic events for over 180 countries. Each report offers a concise, well written analysis of the economic and political situation, as well as economic projections for 58 of the world's largest economies. Reports also include statistical tables for direction of trade, balance of payments, price indices, foreign direct investment, government finance, and other macroeconomic indicators. An excellent starting point for any student investigating political or economic conditions at the country level.

International Surveys: Foreign Direct Investment in the United States

Comprehensive data covering the operations of foreign companies in the United States. Presents detailed data on the number, employment, payroll, and shipments or sales of foreign-owned companies, by detailed industry at the state level. Includes country level data for Canadian, French, German, British and Swiss companies, as well as comparisons of foreign-owned and U.S. establishments. A joint publication of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of the Census, the publication lends itself readily for comparison of establishment data from the Economic Census. Also in paper, (MUDD, Govt Documents, C 59.20/3:)

World Investment Directory

Published by the United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations, (part of Foreign Direct Investment Database) this resource provides comprehensive, homogeneous information on foreign direct investment for all countries. Includes basic data on transnational corporations, background information on the legal framework and investment climate within each country, foreign direct investment time series flows dating from 1970, geographical distribution of foreign direct investment, and industrial distribution of direct investment stock. Includes bibliographical references. Pre 2002 paper issues are shelved in the Government Documents and Information Center, call number: ST/CTC/WID/CD.

World Investment Report

The World Investment Report focuses on trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) worldwide, at the regional and country levels and emerging measures to improve its contribution to development. Every issue of the Report has:nalysis of the trends in FDI during the previous year, with especial emphasis on the development implications. Ranking of the largest transnational corporations in the world. In-depth analysis of a selected topic related to FDI. Policy analysis and recommendations. Statistical annex with data on FDI flows and stocks for 196 economies.Also in paper SSL Reference, HG4538 W67X. MUDD, Govt Documents ST/CTC/