Global Market Information Database
The Global Market Information Database, produced by Euromonitor International, includes over 4 million statistics on 205 countries collected by a team of over 600 analysts worldwide. In addition there are textual reports on the various industries and market sectors, and "comments" or brief discussions by the analysts. Coverage generally begins in 1998 and continues to the present.
There are two main search methods. The first is a straightforward keyword search of the statistics and reports. Result sets may be filtered by country and by other factors and saved for customized viewing using a "Build my selections" button. Statistical tables have a left menu with more options for changing the display of the data by different currencies and other factors.
The second main search type is the Menu Search. This produces an expandable menu of options falling under two broad categories: Industries (consumer, industrial and service markets) and Countries and Consumers (economic indicators, energy and environment, finance, foreign trade, health, households and homes, industrial output and agriculture, IT and communications, leisure and lifestyles, population and people, and transport). Each of these submenus also expands down to the level of narrower market sectors or product categories. After one or more items is chosen, a second, geographic selection is made, producing results for that region or country.
Data may be downloaded in Excel format. An additional useful feature is the Glossary tab contained within the Help window. It defines general and technical terms as well as abbreviations.