Business & Statistics Resource Guide, page 4

Online resources

This selection of links to key websites provides easy access to a broad range of additional resources for research and study.

Business licenses and regulations

http://www.business.channel.vic.gov.au/
Business Channel, the Victorian Government’s online service, offers information and services from State, Commonwealth and Local governments including government licences, permits, approvals and regulations.

Vic Export

http://www.export.vic.gov.au/
This Victorian Government online service is specifically designed to assist Victorian businesses involved in exporting their goods and services.

Business Access

http://www.businessaccess.vic.gov.au/
Business Access is a Victorian Government online service that provides information and referrals for to small business operators.

Australian Securities and Investments Commission

http://www.asic.gov.au/
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is responsible for the regulation and provision of information to Australian companies, financial markets, financial services organisations and professionals who deal and advise in investments, superannuation, insurance, deposit-taking and credit.

Austrade

http://www.austrade.gov.au/
Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) is the Federal Government agency responsible for supporting Australian companies with doing business overseas.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

http://www.accc.gov.au/
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission  (ACCC) covers anti-competitive and unfair market practices, mergers or acquisitions of companies, product safety/liability, and third party access to facilities of national significance.

eCommerce Info Centre

http://www.ecommerce.vic.gov.au/
The eCommerce Info Centre is a Victorian government service aimed at assisting Victorian businesses to take up electronic commerce opportunities.

Key Australian statistical web sites

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

http://www.abs.gov.au/
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's official statistical organisation and the primary source of official Australian statistics. The ABS website contains current statistical data that can be accessed from the State Library.

Other Australian statistical agencies

http://www.abs.gov.au/
The Australian Bureau of Statistics maintains links to other Statistical Agencies & Related Sites via its website. This is accessible via the ‘About Statistics’ link on the ABS homepage.

Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE)

http://www.abareconomics.com/
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) is an agency publishing research on economic analysis of issues affecting agricultural, mineral, forestry, fishing and energy industries.

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

http://www.aihw.gov.au/
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) is Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics and information. Statistical topics in AHIW publications include hospitals, cancer in Australia, heart disease, health trends, nursing homes and hostels, child protection, disability support services and housing.

Productivity Commission

http://www.pc.gov.au/
The Productivity Commission collects and analyses statistics as part of its role of reviewing economic and social issues in Australia. Topics include competition policy, productivity, the environment, economic infrastructure, labour markets, trade and assistance, structural adjustment and microeconomic reform.

Key sites – international, regional and country specific

Australian Bureau of Statistics

http://www.abs.gov.au/
The Australian Bureau of Statistics maintains links to other Statistical Agencies & Related Sites via its web site and this is accessible via the ‘About Statistics’ link on the ABS home page.

Eurostat

http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/portal/page?_pageid=1090,30070682,1090_30298591&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
Published by the European Union's Statistical Office. Includes surveys, key economic indicators, and material from EU publications.

FedStats

http://www.fedstats.gov/
A US federal government portal site that provides links to statistics generated by the federal government as well as to key federal statistical reporting agencies.

Global Edge

http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/GR_StatisticalDataSources.asp
Michigan State University’s global statistical data sources. Links to a wide range of high quality international and country-specific resources.

International Labour organization (ILO)

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

http:// www.imf.org/
A range of financial data.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

http://www.oecd.org/
The OECD produces a wide range of statistical publications covering economic and social issues such as macroeconomics, trade, education, development, science and innovation.

Statistical Data Locators

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/lib/stat/statdata.htm
Directory of links to country-specific statistical information, particularly websites of government and non-profit agencies.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

http://www.undp.org/
Global and international statistics on aid and development.

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

http://www.unesco.org/
Global and international statistics on education, science, technology, culture and communication.

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

http://www.unhcr.ch/
Has data, graphs and charts. These cover topics such as refugee populations, demographic characteristics as well as major refugee locations.

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

http:// www.unido.org/
A range of global and international statistics industries.

World Bank

http://www.worldbank.org/
Includes national and regional statistics on a huge variety of topics.

World Health Organization (WHO)

http:// www.who.int/
WHO Statistical Information System has health and health-related epidemiological and statistical information available from the World Health Organization.

World Trade Organization

http://www.wto.org/
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has statistics relating to trade between nations.