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Use these to search databases by industry codes
NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS). [Replacement for SIC system.]
Also in print. Lippincott Library Reference Desk HF 1042 N677 1997.
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION MANUAL (SIC CODE MANUAL).
Also in print. Lippincott Library Reference Desk HA 40 I6 U63.
INDUSTRY OVERVIEWS: INTERNATIONAL
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ASSOCIATIONS.
HS 61 A3 E6 (RD or in GALE'S READY REFERENCE SHELF). Associations provide statistics, publications and other information for a particular industry.
STATISTICAL UNIVERSE. International.
BCC REPORTS.Industries covered include Advanced Materials, Biotechnology, Chemicals, Energy & Resources, Healthcare, Nanotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, and Semiconductor Manufacturing. International.
BUSINESS INSIGHTS INTERACTIVE. International Market Research Reports.
BUSINESS MONITOR INTERNATIONAL. Emerging Markets. Selected Industries include Automotives, Commercial Banking, Defense and Security, Transportation, Infrastructure, Pharmaceuticals, Tourism, Oil & Gas. SWOT Analysis.
BUSINESS SOURCE COMPLETE. Includes Industry Profiles for a range of different industries.
In the search box type: industry profile AND industry (ie. mining). Reports are international.
ICON reports are also accessible. These detailed reports provide market forecasts of imports of very specific products. To search, type parker philip m in AU Author.
DATAMONITOR INDUSTRY REPORTS. These industry reports are available through ORBIS. Covers U.S. and international industries. Use Expert search. Click on the red arrow at the top of the screen. Search by region and/or industry.
EUROMONITOR GLOBAL MARKET INFORMATION. Covers over 350 Markets and 207 countries. Includes statistics, in-depth market analysis reports, and company profiles.
FIRST SEARCH INDUSTRY PROFILES are available in Hoovers Online. Brief industry overviews.
IBISWorld. U.S. and China. Industry Reports.
ISI EMERGING MARKETS. Emerging Economies. Coverage includes idustry profiles, industry research reports, and news.
NPD Group. Provider of market research reports. The press releases available to students contain quite a bit of data on several industries including Automotive, Beauty, Entertainment and Fashion.
STANDARD & POOR'S INDUSTRY SURVEYS. Industry overviews, U.S. and International.
INDUSTRY OVERVIEWS: United States
BIZMINER. It covers 17,000 lines of business in 300 U.S. markets. Types of reports include Industry Financial Profiles, Market Research Reports, Area Demographic Profiles, Sole Proprietorship/Startups, and Local Market Profiles.
BUSINESS STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Lippincott Library Reference Desk HC 101 A13122.
COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS. United States. Annual.
Also in print. Lippincott Library Reference Stacks HC 101 A184.
MANUFACTURING USA. Industry analyses, statistics and leading companies.
Lippincott Library Reference Desk HD 9724 M368.
U.S. INDUSTRY SECTOR DATA. Trend tables covering industry by NAICS codes, prepared from statistics in the Census Bureau's annual Survey of Manufacturers.
www.ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea Click on U.S. Industry Sector Data
U.S. MARKET SEGMENT SPECIALIZATION PROGRAM. [Internal Revenue Service.] Intended for IRS examiners, but also good for industry overviews, issues and structure. This link brings you to an index of pdf files.
MARKETRESEARCH.COM ACADEMIC. Industry coverage includes: service, consumer products, food & beverage, heavy industry, life sciences, and technology & media. The primary geographical coverage is the United States.
INDUSTRY OVERVIEWS: INDUSTRY SPECIFIC
Medical/Sciences
BCC RESEARCH. Covers Advanced Materials, Biotech, Chemicals, Energy, Health Care, Nanotechnology, Pharmaceuticals and Semiconductors.
MEDICAL E-Track. GlobalData.com. Very detailed breakdown. Library Use Only. Ask at the Lippincott Library Reference Desk.
IT Focus
FAULKNER'S Advisory for IT Studies.
FORRESTER. Tracks technology change relevant to business.
GARTNER INTERWEB. Market Research Reports. Specializes in IT industries.
You may want to screen for companies in a particular industry (using industrial classification codes) to locate competitors and leaders.
BUSINESS RANKINGS ANNUAL. International. Rankings by subject category. Sources listed.
Lippincott Library Reference Desk HG4061. B89.
BUSINESS VALUATIONS. U.S. Detailed studies of actual businesses sold. Arranged by industry.
Lippincott Library Reference Desk HG 4028. V3 B78.
D&B BUSINESS RANKINGS. U.S. Public and Private Businesses Ranked within Industry Category and State.
Lippincott Library Reference Desk HG4057.A237.
HOOVERS'S ONLINE. Search by Industries.
ORBIS. Search by industry. Click on "Operating Rev./Turnover" to sort by sales. Go to Country Specific directories by clicking on the Switch Database tab.
RefUSA. Information on more than 14 million U.S. businesses, 210 million U.S. residents, 855,000 U.S. health care providers, 1.5 million Canadian businesses, and 12 million Canadian households.
All available from Lippincott's Homepage-> Just type the database name into the Findit! search box at the top of the screen.
ABI/INFORM - PROQUEST. Abstracts and full-text of articles from over 1000 business periodicals. Restrict to academic publications
BUSINESS SOURCE COMPLETE. Articles, Swot Analysis, Market Research. Restrict to academic publications.
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY. Includes full-text, U.S. and international. Trade publications. Tables.
DOW JONES FACTIVA. Includes newpapers.
LEXIS/NEXIS ACADEMIC UNIVERSE. Online system containing fulltext trade publications, magazines, newspapers and SEC filings.
MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION USA. Industry Analyses, statistics and leading companies.
Lippincott Library Reference Desk HD9724. M683.
MARKET SHARE REPORTER. Annual compilation of reported market share data on companies products and services.
Lippincott Library Reference Desk HF 5415 M375.
PROMT. Trade Publications.
SPORTS BUSINESS RESEARCH NETWORK. Contains sports marketing information.
CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS. U.S. Dept. of Commerce statistical reports on about 5000 products.
Economic Census of the United States. This census is done every 5 five years. 1997 is also available in cd format at the Lippincott Library Reference Desk.
Older additions available in print at the Lippincott Library.
ANNUAL SURVEY OF MANUFACTURES. HD 9724 A211
CENSUS OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES HD 9715 U52 A57352
CENSUS OF FINANCIAL, INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE INDUSTRIES. HG 2493 C39
CENSUS OF MANUFACTURES. HD 9724 A4
CENSUS OF MINERAL INDUSTRIES. HD 9506 U62 A36
CENSUS OF RETAIL TRADE. HF 5429.3 U522
CENSUS OF SERVICE INDUSTRIES. HD 9981.4 A522
CENSUS OF WHOLESALE TRADE. HF 5421 U485
Other censuses available are:
U.S. National Argricultural Statistics Service
U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION. [Published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.] [Monthly.]
HC 106.5 A165 (Current-PER; Bound-ST)
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. [Monthly.]
HC 101 A13 (Current-PER; last 10 years bound-RS; others-ST)
ALMANAC OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL FINANCIAL RATIOS. [Troy's.]
Lippincott Library Reference Desk HF 5681 R25 T68.
ASM STATISTICS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS AND INDUSTRIES.
Lippincott Library Reference Stacks HD 9721 A56.
BUSINESS PROFITABILITY DATA. Published every 5 years.
Lippincott Library Reference Desk HD 2346 U5 W35.
BUSINESS RANKINGS ANNUAL.
Lippincott Library Reference Desk HG 4061 B89.
D&B INDUSTRY NORMS AND KEY BUSINESS RATIOS
Lippincott Library Reference Desk HA214 D815.
RMA E-STATEMENT STUDIES.
Also in print. ROBERT MORRIS ASSOCIATES. ANNUAL STATEMENT STUDIES.
Lippincott Library Reference Desk HA 214 R54.
TAX STATISTICS . Internal Revenue Service
Presents balance sheets, income statements, tax, and other selected itmes by size of total assets for all returns with and without net income. Statistical tables are available by industrial sectors, major groups within a sector and minor industries within a major group.
There are other Lippincott Research Guides that focus on specific industries such as transportation, marketing, financial services, etc.
There are many books and serials on specific industries. To find library materials on individual industries, consult FRANKLIN, the online library catalog. Use keywords such as:
computer industry AND statistics
or
tobacco industry AND united states
