Data must be gathered from a variety of sources in order to develop a marketing plan. This guide highlights some of the most useful foreign market information sources and offers suggestions for locating others. Please see our guide, International Marketing - Statistical Sources for help finding statistical data for international marketing research. Library of Congress . A series of country studies prepared for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Individual publications are available for many countries, both in print and online.
Far Eastern Economic Review. Basement, 1973- Background notes. U.S. Department of State . A series of pamphlets providing basic cultural, demographic and economic data for countries of the world. Available in print and online.