The National Trade Data Bank is produced by the U.S. Department of Commerce. It contains dozens of government publications useful to students and teachers in international business and economics and anyone interested in international trade. NTDB provides electronic access to statistical publications, full- text books and periodicals, and directories of potential business contacts. The Government Publications Department receives NTDB every month on two CD-ROM discs.
All functions are menu-driven and include online help and publication information.
To Begin Ask the staff person on duty to load a NTDB CD-ROM disc. It's a good idea to discuss the information you need with us so we can load the correct disc and suggest NTDB programs you may wish to use. Select NTDB from the CD-ROM Menu. Select the disc you are using from the NTDB Menu. Follow the computer's prompts to the NTDB start up screen.