Research Guides: International Business Research: Exporting & Importing

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

Through FSU Libraries

OECD iLibrary
....Click on "Statistics" tab on the top > Under "Books" locate "OECD International Direct Investment Statistics"

Free Resources

Free:

Directories:

Trade barriers by country
- National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (from Office of the US Trade Representative)
Trade statistics between countries
- Bloomberg (Type ECTR)....Restricted to College of Business
- Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS) through IMF eLibrary
Tariff & trade
- Foreign Trade Data (from US Census Bureau)
- Interactive Tariff and Trade Dataweb (from United States Foreign Trade Commission)
US national trade data and state export data
- TradeStats Express (from International Trade Administration)
Federation of International Trade Association (FITA)

Main Trade Blocs	Regional Economic Associations
Europe	European Union (EU) European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA) Europe Agreements European Economic Area (EEA)
United States and Canada	North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Canada-US Free Trade Agreement (CUSTA) US-Israel Free Trade Agreement
Latin America	Common Market of the South (Mercosur) Central American Common Market (CACM), also known as Mercado Comun Centroamericano (MCCA) Andean Community or Comunidad Andina (CAN) Latin American Integration Association (LAIA or ALADI) Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)
Africa	Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), previously known as Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States (PTA) Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
Asia	Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Closer Relations Trade Agreement (ANZCERTA)

Source: Gil, E. L. & Reyes, A. (2013). International business research: Strategies and resources. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.