Business Subject Guide - Industry and Market Research
Business Specific Databases | Interdisplinary Databases | Reference Sources
Industry and Market Research | International Industry and Market Research
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Industry and Market Research
NAICS & SIC Industry Codes
Industry codes are standard numbers used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying businesses. The six-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard code, but many business directories and databases continue to use the older four-digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC).
- North American Industry Classification Systems, 2007 (NAICS) codes
- Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes
Industry Analysis - Qualitative Data
- Business & Company Resource Center
- Detailed company and industry profiles providing links to news and information. Provides company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.
- ABI-INFORM
- Provides a wide selection of business resources. Includes trade publications, local / regional business publications (i.e. Grand Rapids Business Journal), major business magazines (i.e. Fortune, Business Week), business newspapers (i.e. Wall Street Journal), and scholarly journals.
- LexisNexis Academic Universe
- All full-text database provides variety of news, business, and legal sources including newspapers (regional, national, and international), company profiles (Hoover's Company Records, Standard & Poor's Register) and legal information (SEC Filings, US Federal and State Court Cases).
Industry Statistics - Quantitative Data
- STAT-USA
- Statistical data from the U.S. Department of Commerce, including general economic indicators, employment, manufacturing and industry, and housing and construction. Includes up to the quarter industry statistics.
- Market Share Reporter (Print work in Miller Library Reference Collection)
- An annual compilation of reported market share data on companies, products and services. Geographic area of coverage (beginning with 1996 edition) is North America: Canada, the United States and Mexico. The vast majority of entries are for the United States.
- Census Bureau Statistics
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
- Go to Miller Library Reference Collection > HA202.U5 2009
- Statistical tables published by U.S. Department of Commerce includes, but not limited to, industry statistics. Footnotes indicate original government source for each table, useful for further research.
- Economic Census
- Conducted every five years by the U.S. government, the census covers industries and geographic areas across the United States. Latest released economic census is 2002.
- Census Bureau – Manufacturing, Mining, and Construction Statistics
- Provides statistics in manufacturing, industrial, and construction activity. Includes Manufacturers’ Inventories, Shipments & Orders, Annual Survey of Manufactures , and Current Industrial Reports.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
