ABI-Inform: Industry Forecasts, by Country
- ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new windowThese reports from Oxford Economics, covering 60 countries, contain data and charts on the prospective growth for various industries.
ABI-Inform has a variety of industry, country, and company reports:
GVRL: Gale Virtual Reference Library
The Gale Virtual Reference Library is a collection of online reference works, covering many subject areas. Several titles are relevant to industry research:
Manufacturing and Distribution USA: Industry Analyses, Statistics and Leading Companies
3 volumes, 6th edition, 2011.Encyclopedia of Products and Industries - Manufacturing
2 volumes; 2008.
Online Reference Sources for Industry Information
- Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage This link opens in a new window
S&P's Industry Surveys covers 50+ major U.S. industries. Each survey covers: 'how the industry operates;' business/economic cycles; key ratios and statistics; how to analyze a company; and tables listing financial data, including revenues, income, and profitability ratios for leading companies.
- First Research (Hoovers) This link opens in a new window
First Research provides Industry Profiles, grouped into 11 sectors (for example: Recreation; Retail; Food & Agriculture; Services; and Technology & Communications). Many profiles cover businesses not readily found in other sources, such as Title Insurance Services, or Optometrists. There are also State & Province Profiles, which provide a snapshot of the business climate in individual states and provinces. - ProcurementIQ (IBISWorld) This link opens in a new windowIBISWorld: Procurement Research Reports
IBISWorld provides market intelligence reports for more than 1,000 products and services. The reports are geared help those in charge of procurement of various supplies and services, which in turn may be part of a larger supply chain. - EIU Viewpoint This link opens in a new windowSuccessor to Country Commerce (EIU)
Assess global dynamics with insights into a country’s political, policy and economic outlook, and proprietary ratings on the business environment. Successor to Country Commerce (EIU)
- MergentOnline: Industry Reports
Mergent is primarily used to find company financial information, however it also has industry reports, which cover 24 industries in North America, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. (To locate: From the opening screen, choose the Report Search tab, then change the default from Equity to Industries.) Sawyer Library has a license for three simultaneous users, therefore please "log out" when you have completed your research.
- Business Insights This link opens in a new windowCompany profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Includes detailed company and industry news and information.
- Euromonitor International Passport (Passport GMID) This link opens in a new windowAn online international market research tool that monitors industry trends and offers strategic analysis, as well as a market size and market share database for products in countries around the world.
- Euromonitor Blog: Analyst InsightsRead interesting posts from the analysts at Euromonitor on industries, companies, international markets, and business trends.
- ValueLine Research Center This link opens in a new windowN.B. 3 simultaneous user limit! Please log out when done using this resource.
Video Tutorial: Industry Information
[Example: Toy & Game Industry]
Specific Industries
- Digital America : U.S. Consumer Electronics Industry TodayCall Number: Access 2011 edition via eBraryA publication of the Consumer Electronics Association.
Plunkett's Green Technology Industry Almanac 2013Call Number: Online via eBraryISBN: 1608799573Publication Date: 2013
- RKMA Market Research Handbooks This link opens in a new windowThe RKMA Market Research Handbooks, in PDF format, provide both industry specific (Entertainment, Healthcare, Leisure, Restaurant, Retail, Sports, and Travel) and general consumer market research.
