I.  TableBase

 

TableBase specializes exclusively in tabular data on companies, industries, products and demographics.   While it gives the source article, it indexes the table rather than the source.   Table titles are enhanced and may not be the original table title.    It is international in scope and covers more than 90 industries.  Examples of tables include:

 

Fact Sheet from Gale:

http://www.gale.com/pdf/facts/table.pdf

 

What are the sources?

http://www.gale.com/tlist/tbase.html

Business publications, trade journals, many major newspapers

- also statistical annuals, industry reports, data from trade organizations, nonprofit research agencies, governmental bodies, and non-governmental organizations

 

 

II.  EIU City Data

Clicking on the database takes you to EIU Country Data.

Choose EIU Dataservices.

Choose EIU City Data.

 

EIU City Data is a  global database of over 315 price and salary levels providing information on the cost of living in 123 cities worldwide from 1990 to the present day.  Broad categories include food, alcohol, household supplies, personal care, tobacco, utilities, clothing, domestic help, recreation, transport, office and residential rents, schools, health, sports, business trip costs, and personal salaries and income.