Global Data Sources Relevant to Xalgorithms

This is a working draft list of global data sources of potential use with free/libre/open algorithms deployed via the Xalgorithms Federated Registry. The preferred criteria for including sources in this collection are:

• Free/libre/open (or close equivalent) terms of use
• Globally-consistent methodology
• A useful data dictionary
• Easy automated access to data feeds via an API

Trade Data

Tariffs: http://tariffdata.wto.org/

Markets: http://legacy.intracen.org/marketanalysis/default.aspx

Cross-Border Trade: http://www.trademap.org/Index.aspx (Country Data Availability)

Benchmark Data

Consumer Prices: http://www.numbeo.com/common/api.jsp

Consumer Prices: http://www.worldeconomics.com/GlobalPriceIndexes/WorldPriceIndex.efp

Earth Indicators: http://landsat.usgs.gov/best_spectral_bands_to_use.php (Landsat 8 Data Users Handbook)

Product Codes

Harmonized System (HS) Codes