Tool Name

Stat-USA Internet

Author

United States Department of Commerce

Use It Because

STAT-USA has two parts, "State of the Nation" which provides current and historical economic and financial releases and economic data; and "GLOBUS & NTDB" which provides current and historical trade-related releases, international market research, trade opportunities, country analysis, and our trade library, the National Trade Data Bank (NTDB). STAT-USA is not an interactive web site. However, it does have many files for download, with any available documentation

What is it?

Searchable Database

What does it give you?

Mostly texts with statistical information included; some files for download

Format

Web site

Accessed Data

Aggregate/Summary Data

Data Documentation

Throughout database; varies

User Can

View, Print & Download

What Formats Can Work Be Saved In?

Text, Excel, Beyond 20/20 and/or other spreadsheets

Best Feature(s)

Easy access to Market and Country Research from the Globus section. The Market and Country Research has several sets of reports that put government statistics into a business perspective, such as the Country Commercial Guides and International Marketing Insight Reports.