LibGuides: Economic Research Guide: Industry Reports

Industrial Research

BEA - Survey of Current Business
Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of Commerce.

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ABI/INFORM remains the gold standard when it comes to business research databases. ABI/INFORM Collection's massive content set — which includes important full-text journals and much sought-after titles from the business press as well as key trade publications, dissertations, conference proceedings, and market reports — will help today's researchers resolve tomorrow's problems.
Comprised of ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, ABI/INFORM Dateline and ABI/INFORM Archive, and featuring over 3,000 full-text journals, 25,000 Dissertations, 14,000 SSRN working papers, key newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times. Also contains country-and industry-focused reports and data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.

Data

ABI/INFORM Complete This link opens in a new window
ABI/INFORM remains the gold standard when it comes to business research databases. ABI/INFORM Collection's massive content set — which includes important full-text journals and much sought-after titles from the business press as well as key trade publications, dissertations, conference proceedings, and market reports — will help today's researchers resolve tomorrow's problems.
Comprised of ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, ABI/INFORM Dateline and ABI/INFORM Archive, and featuring over 3,000 full-text journals, 25,000 Dissertations, 14,000 SSRN working papers, key newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times. Also contains country-and industry-focused reports and data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.

(CPB) - Country Business Patterns
US Census Bureau - County Business Patterns (CBP) is an annual series that provides subnational economic data for establishments with paid employees by industry and employment size.
USA.gov - Find data and stats
USA.gov helps you locate and understand government benefits, programs, and information.

Market Size

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Find Market Size

HOW TO SEARCH: 1) Choose Advanced Search; 2) Type "market size" on line one of the Advanced search screen; 3) Type what you want to find the market size of (a country, company, industry, etc.) on line two of the Advanced search screen; 4) Click the Search button.
Comprised of ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, ABI/INFORM Dateline and ABI/INFORM Archive, and featuring over 3,000 full-text journals, 25,000 Dissertations, 14,000 SSRN working papers, key newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times. Also contains country-and industry-focused reports and data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.

Outlook, Predictions, and Trends

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Find Industry Outlook, Prediction, Trends

HOW TO SEARCH: 1) Choose Advanced Search; 2) Type "projections or forecasts" on line one of the Advanced Search screen; 3) Type the name of the industry on line two of the Advanced Search screen; 4) Click the Search button.
Comprised of ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, ABI/INFORM Dateline and ABI/INFORM Archive, and featuring over 3,000 full-text journals, 25,000 Dissertations, 14,000 SSRN working papers, key newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times. Also contains country-and industry-focused reports and data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.

SCAG - Regional Economic Strategy and Data
SCAG serves as the regional forum for cooperative decision making by local government elected officials and its primary responsibilities in fulfillment of federal and state requirements include the development of the Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy; the Federal Transportation Improvement Program; the annual Overall Work Program; and transportation-related portions of local air quality management plans.

Industrial Ratios

Almanac of business and industrial financial ratios
Call Number: REF 338.74 T864a
Provides financial ratios for companies in various asset ranges by SIC code. Data reported are based on aggregate numbers from IRS records.

SIC & NAICS

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) by Office of Management and Budget Staff
Call Number: REF 338 N864 2002
ISBN: 9780934213875
Publication Date: 2002-11-01

NAICS Lookup - by the US Census Bureau
North American Industry Classification System
NAICS Association
North American Industry Classification System and SIC Standard Industrial Classification
SIC Lookup - by OSHA
US Dept of Labor, OSHA - Standard Industrial Classification Search