Skip to Main Content

Celo SIB 419 & MBA 750 Guide: Industry Information

ABI-Inform: Industry Forecasts, by Country

ABI-Inform has a variety of industry, country, and company reports:

Industry databases

Industry Codes: NAICS and SIC

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) was developed for use by Federal statistical agencies in classifying businesses.  The NAICS code replaced the outdated Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system in 1997. The code provides uniformity and comparability in the presentation statistical data. The codes are useful for business research because many databases use the industry codes as a searchable entity.