- Welcome
- Databases
- Data & Statistics
- Government Information
- Laws & Legislation
- Maps & GIS
- Websites
- Writing & Citing
Welcome
This guide provides links to a wide range of statistical information from official sources relating to foreign trade.
For other sources of government statistics use the Government Statistics guide.
Databases
Key Databases:
Data & Statistics
Statistics:
Canada
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
- International Trade, Office of the Chief Economist Statistics
Industry Canada
Statistics Canada
- Canadian International Merchandise Trade searchable database and Canadian international merchandise trade annual review
- Tables by subject: International trade
British Columbia
Ontario
- Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs International trade statistics
- Ontario trade statistics
European Union
- Eurostat External trade
Inter-American Development Bank
- DataINTAL trade statistics system a homogeneous series on trade in the hemisphere, which begins in 1992 and encompasses thirty-one countries (Latin America and the Caribbean, the US and Canada).
International Monetary Fund
- Direction of trade statistics (monthly print edition) and Direction of Trade yearbook
Mexico
- Bancomext (Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior)
United States
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Census Bureau Foreign trade statistics
- Dept. of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service
- International Trade Administration Data and Analysis including TradeStats Express
- United States International Trade Commission Interactive Tariff and Trade Dataweb
United Nations
- UN Comtrade The United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database (UN Comtrade) contains detailed imports and exports statistics reported by statistical authorities of close to 200 countries or areas. It concerns annual trade data from 1962 to the most recent year. UN Comtrade is considered the most comprehensive trade database available with more than 1 billion records. Also available through UN Data.
- UNCTAD Agricultural market access database (AMAD) - requires registration for free use
- UNCTAD TRAINS (Trade analysis and information system)
World Bank
- Trade data and tools
- Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index (OTRI)
Summarizes the trade policy stance of a country by calculating the uniform tariff that will keep its overall imports at the current level when the country in fact has different tariffs for different goods.
World Trade Organization
Government Information
Canada - Federal:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Canadian Border Services Agency
Canadian International Trade Tribunal (for the investigation of trade remedy cases and complaints concerning federal government procurement and for the adjudication of appeals on customs and excise matters)
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Industry Canada
Library of Parliament
- Publications on Trade and Commerce
Parliament
- House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade
- Committee reports and government responses (select session/year from drop-down menu)
- Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Canada - Provincial:
British Columbia
Ontario
Foreign:
United States
- Dept. of State Trade Policy and Programs
- Export.gov
- Export-Import Bank of the United States
- International Trade Administration
- Office of the United States Trade Representative
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Trade
- United States International Trade Commission (USITC)
- Year in Trade (from 1995- ) and Shifts in U.S. merchandise trade (from 1997- )
International:
European Union
- Trade policy portal
Inter-American Development Bank
- INTradeBID The Integration and Trade Sector of the Inter-American Development Bank develops specialized databases, models and tools to monitor and assess the impact that integration and trade has on the Region. This portal provides public access to these data and tools.
Organization of American States
United Nations
World Bank
Laws & Legislation
Foreign:
United States
- U.S. international trade law (via Cornell)
International:
European Union
World Trade Organization
- Legal texts including WTO and GATT agreements and Uruguay Round documents
Maps & GIS
Maps:
- Map of trade agreements included in INTradeBID (Inter-American Development Bank)
- Boom in shipping trade map (GRID Arendal, UNEP)
- World maps of WTO membership and trading activity, 2008 (World Trade Organization)
Websites
Listed here are non-governmental websites that have resources relating to trade policy. Click on the 'Government information' tab for websites from official sources.
- Bladex (a supranational bank specialized in foreign trade in the Latin American Region)
- Carleton University Centre for Trade Policy and Law (NPSIA)
- National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade including the Inter-American trade report
613-520-2600 x8946
