public+databases

=Public Databases of Business and Economic Information= toc

Australian Bureau of Statistics
[|www.abs.gov.au] The Commonwealth Government's offical statistics body; statistics are based on the 5-year Census and various other means of collection. This is the major source of information about Australian economic conditions. Statistical data is available in a variety of forms. Examples: A download (in Excel spreadsheet format) of income distribution for the Tuggeranong area, and for the ACT suburbs of Kambah and Griffith.

Austrade
[|www.austrade.gov.au] The Commonwealth body responsible for promoting international trade. Statistics here relate to Australia and trading partners.

Australia -- Private Sector
A number of private sector bodies also conduct and release their own surveys.

Westpac Bank
[|Westpac Local Business Sentiment Survey] [|Westpac Community Confidence Index]

National Australia Bank
[|NAB Quarterly Business Survey]

St George Bank
[|St George Data Snapshots]

ANZ Bank
[|ANZ Job Advertisement Series] [|Australian Property Outlook]

Commonwealth Bank
[|Commonwealth Bank - CCIQ Quarterly Pulse Survey of Business Conditions]

APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)
[|www.apec.org] --> see under **StatsAPEC**

**Central Intelligence Agency**

 * [|www.cia.gov]**

WTO (World Trade Organisation)
[|www.wto.org] --> see under **Documents & Resources**

European Union
[|www.europa.eu] or go direct to [|EuroStat]

NAFTA (North American Free Trade Association)
[|www.naftanow.org]