Research Tools

Links to:

• Internet Trade Portals

• Regional Networks

• Databases and Statistical information

• Other research tool links

 

Internet Trade Portals

The following is a list of Internet portals that could assist you with your research.  For more specialized links please look for suggested links on each member's Web page.

	Foreign Trade Information System (SICE) Contains links to a comprehensive set of sources of trade data and trade-related information relevant to integration in the Americas. Links include multilateral, regional, subregional and national sources.
	Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) The official FTAA homepage includes links to official and non-official sources of trade-related data in each of the FTAA countries.
	Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) Contains an important collection of links to sources of general economic information as well as specific regional resources throughout Latin America.

Regional Networks

The following is are regional Networks in which some of our members play an active roll

	Latin American Trade Network (LATN)
	Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA)
	Red Mercosur

 

Databases and Statistical Information

The following are some useful links to databases and statistical information.  This list could also help you find sources of information that will be valuable for your the development of your research. 

 

General

ECLAC Statistical Information
World Bank Online Data and Statistics
World Economic Forum Reports
UNCTAD Statistical Information

 

Economics

Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean - ECLAC
World Development Indicators, World Bank Group
World Economic Outlook, International Monetary Fund - IMF
The World Fact Book, Central Intelligence Agency

 

Reports

Global Information Technology Report, World Economic Forum
Global Competitiveness Reports, World Economic Forum
Human Development Report, United Nations
World Development Reports, World Bank Group
World Investment Report, United Nations Commission on Trade and Development - UNCTAD

 

Trade Statistics

Data Intal, Inter-American Development Bank
Direction of Trade Statistics Yearbook, International Monetary Fund - IMF
Data on Import Tariffs and NTBs, The World Bank Group
Hemispheric Database, Free Trade Area of the Americas
International Trade Database, Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración - ALADI
Trade Statistics from de Division of Integration and International Trade, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean - ECLAC
WTO Trade Statistics, World Trade Organization - WTO\

 

Selected Topics

Agriculture

FAOSTAT Database, Food and Agriculture Organization - FAO

Investment

Global Development Finance, World Bank Group
World Investment Report, United Nations Commission on Trade and Development - UNCTAD
FD Statistics, United Nations Commission on Trade and Development - UNCTAD

Labor

Laborsta, International Labor Organization - ILO
Key Indicators of Labor Market, International Labor Organization - ILO
Foreign Direct Investment Statistics,  United Nations Commission on Trade and Development - UNCTAD

 

Some Regional Statistics Resources

Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean Statistical Yearbook, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean - ECLAC

Central America

Central American Trade Statistic System, Secretaria de Integración Económica Centroamericana - SIECA
Regional System of Labor Information, Secretaria de Integración Económica Centroamericana - SIECA

North America

Interactive Tariff and Trade Data Web, US International Trade Commission
Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of Commerce
Statscan, Statistics Canada
Trade and Economic: Data and Analysis, US International Trade Administration
Strategis Trade and Investment, Industry Canada

South America

Statistics Documents, Andean Community

 

Other Research Tool links

MetaBase, Central America Bibliographic References in the Internet