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Industrial Research

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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.

Country Business Patterns
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, United States Census Bureau
Statistical Abstract of the United States
"The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative & comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, & economic organization of the United States. Use the Abstract as a convenient volume for statistical reference, & as a guide to sources of more information both in print & on the Web. Sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, & many other Federal agencies and private organizations."
USA.gov Data & Stats
U.S. government's official web portal

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.

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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.

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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.

Regional Economic Strategy & Data
Southern California Association of Governments website

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.

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