Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Brands--Lists & Ranking
Source: BusinessWeek Top 100 Global Brands Scoreboard
"The table that follows ranks 100 global brands that have a value greater than $1 billion. The brands were selected according to two criteria. They had to be global in nature, deriving 20% or more of sales from outside their home country. There also had to be publicly available marketing and financial data on which to base the valuation."
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R&D--Statistics
Source: OECD
Highlights: Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2005
"Offshoring of research and development is on the rise, with more multinationals setting up research and development (R&D) laboratories abroad, according to a new OECD report. In Hungary and Ireland, for example, foreign companies account for 70% of industrial R&D but the role played by foreign affiliates varies widely around the world. At over 40%, the share of R&D conducted by multinationals is also high in the Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden, compared to less than 5% in Japan." Direct to full text.
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Energy--United States--Statistics
Source: EPA
Just Released, 2006 Fuel Economy Guide
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Education--United States--Statistics
Source: NCES
Just Released, Digest of Education Statistics, 2004
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