Global Market Information Database (World Marketing Data & Statistics)
This database is the best resource for economic indicators. It will also contain many statistics that you can use as independent variables.
Example #1: I want historical and forecasted GDP data and inflation rates for the United States.
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At the top of the screen, click Countries & Consumers and click the link for Economy, Finance & Trade
- Use the pull-down menu menu for the Search Tree to select economic indicators
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Click the box next to Annual rates of inflation
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Click the plus sign next to GDP
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Click the box next to Total GDP and also click the box next to Real GDP Growth
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Click the Now Choose Geographies icon at the bottom of the screen
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Click the plus sign next to North America and click the box for USA (many other nations can be selected)
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Click See Data Now
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Click Change Time Series and click By Year
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Click the boxes for 1995-2020 (or any other years that you need) and click Apply
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Click the Excel icon on the upper-right hand corner to download the figures to Excel
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Click the Chart icon to obtain charts of the data
Example #2: I need a report covering consumer lifestyles for a specific country.
- Select the link for Countries & Consumers at the top of the screen
- Click Consumer Trends & Lifestyles
- Go to the Consumer Lifestyles section and select your country with the pull-down menu and click Go
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Good source for country reports.
Example: I need a country report for Spain.
- Type spain into the first box and select GE Geographic Terms with the pull-down menu
- Scroll down and click the box for Full Text
- Scroll down to Publication Type and select Country Reports
- Click Search
