Business Library

• Statistical survey report
• Covers capital investment in new and used structures and equipment by nonfarm businesses
• Based on a sample of approximately 61,000 companies (about 25% of these have no employees)

Annual Survey of Manufactures (U.S. Census Bureau)

• Published annually except for years ending in 2 and 7.
• Statistical survey covering:
  • employment
  • payroll
  • worker hours
  • payroll supplements
  • cost of materials
  • value added by manufacturing
  • capital expenditures
  • inventories
  • energy consumption
  • value of shipments

CNN/Money - Commodities Report (current)

• Monthly import and export data by:
  • country
  • end-use
  • NAICS
  • SITC (Standard International Trade Classification)

Current Industrial Reports (Annual - U.S. Census Bureau)

• Aluminum Ingot and Mill Products
• Inventories of Steel Producing Mills
• Iron and Steel Castings
• Steel Mill Products
• Nonferrous Castings

The Financials.com Commodity Library (current and historical prices)

Free Market Price Guide - American Metals Market (Current prices for ferroalloys, noble alloys, etc.)

Imports of Steel Products (U.S. Census Bureau)

• U.S. imports for consumption
• by detailed steel commodity category and country
• Preliminary and final data are released monthly.

• Monthly index of industrial production and the related capacity indexes and capacity utilization rates
• Covers manufacturing, mining, and electric and gas utilities
• See "Supplemental Monthly Release" for details by industry
• Data available from 1972 to present, recompiled by NAICS industry codes

• Gross domestic product by industry
• Input-output accounts among industries showing:
  • commodities that are produced by each industry
  • inputs to industry production
  • commodities consumed by final users
• Transportation satelite account
• Travel and tourism satelite account

• Independent federal agency
• Provides trade expertise to the legislative and executive branches of government
• Determines the impact of imports on US industries
• Directs actions against certain unfair trade practices.

• Inventories of Producing mills and steel service centers
• Imports for consumption
• Manufacturers net shipments
• Monthly and annual data online from 1996 to date

• Number of establishments, employees and total payrool
• Number of production workers, hours and production wages
• Materials consumed and cost of materials
• Value added by manufacture
• Quantity and value of products of this industry
• Value of shipments
• Total capital expenditures
• By NAICS codes under "331111-Iron and Steel Mills"
• Data for 2002 - compiled only once every five years
• Some data elements are compiled annually in the Annual Survey of Manufactures and similar reports

• Major Sector Productivity and Costs program
• Industry Productivity and Costs program (3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-digit NAICS industry codes)

London Metal Exchange (current and historical prices for nonferrous metals - copper, aluminum, etc.)

• Monthly statistical data
• Industries by NAICS code
• Value of shipments
• Inventories
• New orders received and unfilled orders

New York Mercantile Exchange (current and historic prices and futures)

• Aggregate statistics on the financial position of U.S. corporations
• Estimated statements of income and retained earnings, balance sheets, and related financial and operating ratios
• Domestic operations of all manufacturing corporations with assets over $250,000
• Corporations in the mining and trade areas with assets over $50 million
• Data by 3- and 4-digit NAICS industry codes and by asset size
• Data available online from first quarter of 1996 to present.  Previous data available in print (See The CAT record for holdings and location)

• Government agency with responsibility for enforcing compliance with clean air laws and other environment-related legislation.

• Publishes information and statistics on worldwide supply, demand, and flow of minerals and materials.
• See Commodity Statistics & Information for current and historical data about prices, supplies, and industry information regarding metals and other non-energy minerals.

Eurostat (European Union)

• General statistics
• Economy and finance
• Population and social conditions
• Industry, trade and services
• Agriculture and fisheries
• External trade
• Environment and energy

Foreign Trade Statistics (U.S. Census Bureau)

• Data by end-use, NAICS code, country, etc.
• Monthly, year to date, and annual compilations
• Imports and exports, to and from the U.S.

International Trade Statistics Yearbook
United Nations
Business Library, Reference: HF91.U47301

• Import/export values and quantities by country for commodities (v. 1)
• Import/export values by commodity for countries (v. 2)
• Commodities are reported by SITC instead of than NAICS

International Trade Statistics(World Trade Organization)

• Quick profiles of members and other nations
• Time series data (1980 - to date), for international trade in merchandise and commercial services

SourceOECD ( Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)

• International economic policy and statistics
• International trade data
  • Choose "Statistics"
  • Choose "ITCS"
  • Choose an OECD country
• Economic indicators

• Commodity trade data for all available countries and areas since 1962.

World Development Indicators (World Bank)

• Nearly 800 statistical indicators
• Social and economic development.
• World View
• People
• Environment
• Economy
• States and Markets
• Global Links