Library Research Guides: ECON 314: Advanced International Trade: Find Government Sources

International Governmental Organizations

UN Data This link opens in a new window
Search 55 million data points from across the UN system, covering economic, social, financial and development data, 1945 to present.

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC is a permanent intergovernmental organization of 12 oil-exporting developing nations that coordinates and unifies the petroleum policies of its Member Countries.
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
International organization focused on economic development whose member countries comprise the overwhelming majority of the world economy. Relevant topics include agriculture, trade, economy, investment, and competition.
World Bank Data Catalog
Reports and studies on agriculture, trade, development, corruption, and other issues. You can access microdata, geospacial, and timeseries data on this open databank.

U.S. Trade Representative
The USTR website contains bilateral investment treaties, free trade agreements, and other trade-related initiatives.
International Trade Commission
Government agency that adjudicates disputes and provides research and policy analysis on international trade issues. Maintains the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
Export.gov
Government website hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Agency to provide exporters with information and assistance.
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Part of the U.S. Department of Commerce that provides data and statistics on a variety of topics, including GDP and international trade.
U.S. EXIM Bank
U.S. government agency that provides credit and helps U.S. companies export products.

East India Company This link opens in a new window
Collection of India Office Records from the British Library, containing royal charters, correspondence, trading diaries, minutes of council meetings and reports of expeditions, this resource charts the history of British trade and rule in the Indian subcontinent and beyond from 1599 to 1947.
Global Commodities: Trade, Exploration & Cultural Exchange This link opens in a new window
Broad range of materials exploring the history of fifteen major commodities, examining how they have changed the world: chocolate, coffee, cotton, fur, opium, oil, porcelain, silver and gold, spices, sugar, tea, timber, tobacco, wheat, and wine and spirits.
Trade Catalogues and the American Home This link opens in a new window
Highly illustrated trade catalogs display domestic consumerism, life and leisure in America between 1850 and 1950, documenting the evolution of distribution and communication systems as well as changing commercial tastes and fashions.