General
- Business Statistics of the United States: Patterns of Economic Change2010 Edition is available online via ebrary.
Companies & Industries
Several reference databases include data on companies (profit ratios, stock prices, etc) and industries (industry ratios). See the guides below:
New Strategist Publications
New Strategist Publications, Inc., has a series of publications profiling the characteristics of various U.S. demographic and consumer groups. Follow the link below to a list of titles, all available online.
- New Strategist SeriesSeries titles include: "Who We Are," "Who's Buying," and "American... "
Industries
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics 2013Call Number: Access book at the eBrary SiteISBN: 9781781955642Publication Date: 2013Published by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization.
Selection of titles (some online, some in print) covering various industry statistics.
Plunkett's Green Technology Industry Almanac 2013Call Number: Access book at the eBrary SiteISBN: 1608799573Publication Date: 2013Subtitle: "The only comprehensive guide to green companies & trends."
Plunkett's Outsourcing & Offshoring Industry Almanac 2013Call Number: REF HD2368.U6 P58 2013ISBN: 9781608796762Publication Date: 2013Subtitle: 'The only comprehensive guide to the outsourcing & offshoring industry.'
Plunkett's Games, Apps & Social Media Industry Almanac 2012Call Number: REF QA76.76.A65 P58 2011ISBN: 1608796434Publication Date: 2012Subtitle: 'The only complete guide to the business of games, mobile applications and social media.'
Plunkett's Advertising & Branding Industry AlmanacCall Number: REF HF5804 .P596 2012ISBN: 1608796663Publication Date: 2012
Plunkett's Sports Industry Almanac 2011Call Number: REF GV716 .P58 2011ISBN: 1593921748Publication Date: 2011
Plunkett's Renewable, Alternative & Hydrogen Energy Industry AlmanacCall Number: REF HD9502.U52 P625 2011ISBN: 1593921888Publication Date: 2011
Plunkett's Airline, Hotel & Travel Industry AlmanacCall Number: REF G155.U6 P58 2011ISBN: 1593921802Publication Date: 2011
Plunkett's Consulting Industry AlmanacCall Number: REF HD69.C6 P58 2010ISBN: 1593921713Publication Date: 2010
Plunkett's E-commerce & Internet Business AlmanacCall Number: REF HF5548.325.U6 P58 2010ISBN: 1593921632Publication Date: 2010
Subject Guide
Consumers & Consumption
- Euromonitor International: PassportEuromonitor, the publisher of this database, provides in depth coverage of consumers, countries, and markets world wide, as well as information on the industries and companies serving these markets.
- DemographicsNow This link opens in a new windowUsers can generate reports comparing consumer expenditures (CEX) by location.
- "Who's Buying" seriesThe "Who's Buying" series examines trends in a variety of consumer markets. The link above runs a search in the catalog for volumes available online.
- The American Marketplace: Demographics and Spending PatternsAvailable online via Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL).
- Demo- & PsychographicsPart of the Marketing Resources Guide.