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A. Starting Points

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I. Industry Overviews

• IBISWorld provides reports for all of the 723 industries in the United States as categorized by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). IBISWorld research reports contain trends, statistics and analysis on market size, market share of competitors, and industry growth rates.
• Industry reports from some government agencies and private research firms may be found on the OneSource database.
• Hundreds of industry sectors for major countries around the world are covered by MarketLine Business Information Centre (formerly Datamonitor)
• Hundreds of consumer product and service categories are covered by Mintel Reports
• Encyclopedia of American Industries, 5th edition, 2008, has reports on about 1,000 industry sectors as categorized by the Standard Industrial Classification code.
• The Standard & Poor’s Industry Surveys are useful for basic statistics (production, shipment, sales, revenues) for large industry groups but not for all products.
• Mergent Online has lengthy reports on 39 major industry sectors for four primary regions of the world.
• More industry sectors are covered by the Value Line Research Center and Value Line Historical Reports (previously available in print: Value Line Investment Survey) but the overviews are shorter.
• Other titles with U.S. industry overviews are:
  • Dun & Bradstreet/Gale Group Industry Handbook
    (Vol.1: Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals; Vol.2: Computers & Software and Broadcasting & Telecommunications; Vol.3: Construction and Agriculture; Vol.4: Entertainment and Hospitality; Vol.5: Insurance and Health & Medical Services)Encyclopedia of American Industries, 4th edition, 2006. The 3rd edition is available in print: Vol.1: Manufacturing Industries; Vol.2: Non-manufacturing Industries
  • Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries
  • U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook
  • U.S. Industry Profiles: The Leading 100
  • There are also twenty “defense-essential” industry sectors covered by the Industry Studies Program of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
  • Selected industries are covered by consulting firms such as Accenture, Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, Grant Thornton, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers (examine más sobre estas cuestiones en la presente plataforma online de ciencias sociales y humanidades). Resources include case studies, industry overviews, and research reports.
  • A handful of industry, commodity, or service sectors are covered in the Industry and Trade Summaries from the U.S. International Trade Commission.
  • Industry-specific trade data for many major sectors is available from the Manufacturing and Services unit of the International Trade Administration, including Automotive Industries, Consumer Goods, and Travel and Tourism.
  • Relevant Web links are provided for dozens of industry sectors by CorporateInformation.
  • Fairly lengthy industry reports are available (for a fee) from U.S. Business Reporter, which cover issues, trends, and characteristics of the sector.
  • The Industry Outlook 2005 from BusinessWeek Online is a good (but dated) starting point for many large industry sectors.

   

  • The number of establishments in each industry may be found in County Business Patterns, also available in print:  Data is also available by ZIP code.
  • The monthly Standard & Poor’s Statistical Service (DANA Business Reference; KILMER Reference Desk) provides selected current and historical statistics on 12 industries.

  II. Periodicals/Business Press

  After you examine some industry overviews, you are probably ready to begin searching for articles in periodicals and the business press. Some of the sources for periodicals include these databases:

  • Business Source Premier. Searchable abstracts of articles selected from about a thousand periodicals and journals. Between 70-80 percent of the items also include full text.
  • Business & Industry. Index to articles from over a thousand business and trade journals, newspapers, and selected government documents. Full-text articles available for many entries.
  • Factiva (formerly Dow Jones Interactive). Searchable full text of many business periodicals and regional newspapers; international in scope. Beginning dates of coverage vary considerably according to source.
  • TableBase. This database specializes exclusively in tabular data on companies, industries, products, and demographics. Find market share, company and brand rankings, industry and product forecasts, production and consumption statistics, imports and exports, usage and capacity, number of users/outlets, trends and more.

  You can also consult the many titles listed on the guide to Industry News and Trade Magazines as well as Business News Sources on the Web.

  B. Classification Schemes

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  Start by considering the different Industry Classification Schemes currently in use.

  I. U.S. and North American Classification Schemes

  • SIC – Standard Industrial Classification. The SIC Manual was last revised in 1987; it provides the government-assigned (four-digit) numerical codes for identifying industries, businesses, and products. With the adoption of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the SIC has now been replaced by NAICS.
  • NAICS – North American Industry Classification System . NAICS-based statistics are being used for the 1997 Economic Census as well as the County Business Patterns.
  • To go back and forth between SIC and NAICS, use the Correspondence Tables for the 2002 NAICS. There are separate 1997 NAICS Correspondence Tables.
  • HTS – Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States  is the most detailed tariff classification system with over 10,000 categories. Used for tracking U.S. imports and exports.
  • Numerical List of Manufactured and Mineral Products  is an extension of the SIC codes to the product level, by the addition of three digits. Used for reporting production statistics in the Economic Census and the Current Industrial Reports. The online version requires Adobe Acrobat.

  II. International Classification Schemes

  • HS – Harmonized System Nomenclature – is the (six-digit) classification system that replaces the SITC for international trade statistics. Consult the correspondence tables for HS->SITC and SITC->HS.
  • ISIC – International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities  – is the (four-digit) main classification system for statistics by economic activity (e.g. agriculture, manufacturing, retail and wholesale trade.)
  • NACE – the general (five to six-digit) industial classification of economic activities within the European Community, that corresponds with ISIC at the two-digit level.
  • SITC – Standard International Trade Classification  – is the most widely-used (five-digit) system for classifying products in external trade data, used in reports from the United Nations and the OECD.
  • A new scheme is the Industry Classification Benchmark, developed by FTSE Group and Dow Jones Indexes, which is used for classifying public companies for investment analysis.

  Jon Haveman’s Industry Concordances, now maintained by Raymond Robertson, provides many correspondence tables between the major classification systems.

  C. Manufacturing

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  • Manufacturing USA: Industry Analyses, Statistics, and Leading Companies.
  • U.S. Manufacturing Fact Sheet is a monthly economic review by the Congressional Task Force Manufacturing.
  • Current Industrial Reports – by NAICS Subsector (1997-2007)
  • Current Industrial Reports – by Subject Title (1997-2007)
  • Current Industrial Reports – Manufacturing Profiles (1994-1998)
  • Current Industrial Reports – Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (1982-2006)
  • 2002 Economic Census – Geographic Area Series – Manufacturing
  • 2002 Economic Census – Industry Series Reports – Manufacturing
  • 1997 Economic Census – Manufacturing – Industry Series
  • 1997 Economic Census – Manufacturing – Geographic Area Series
  • Annual Survey of Manufactures (2003-2006)
  • Annual Survey of Manufactures – Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries (1993-1996, 1998-2001, 2003-2005)
  • Annual Survey of Manufactures – Value of Product Shipments (1994-1996, 1998-2001, 2003-2005)
  • 1993 Annual Survey of Manufactures (Value of Shipments)
  • Annual Survey of Manufactures – Geographic Area Statistics (1994-1996, 1998-2001, 2003-2005)
  • 1992 Census of Manufactures: Final Reports, Industry Series
  • 1992 Census of Manufactures: Final Reports, Area Series
  • Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales Report
  • Industry reports from the manufacturing sector are also available from the Toxics Release Inventory.

  Several of the Federal Reserve Banks conduct periodic surveys of the manufacturing industries in their region:

  • Business Outlook Survey (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  • Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
  • Empire State Manufacturing Survey (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
  • Fifth District Survey of Manufacturing Activity (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
  • South Jersey Business Survey (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
  • Survey of Tenth District Manufacturers (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City)
  • Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)

  D. Service Industries

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  • Infrastructure Industries USA: Industry Analyses, Statistics, and Leading Organizations (incorporates, in part, Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate USA). (CAMDEN, KILMER REF HG 181.F55; DANA Reference Desk)
  • Service Industries USA: Industry Analyses, Statistics, and Leading Organizations.(CAMDEN REF HD 9981.4.S47; DANA Reference Desk)
  • Transportation and Public Utilities USA: Industry Analyses, Statistics, and Leading Companies. (DANA Reference Desk)
  • 2002 Economic Census – Geographic Area Series
  • 2002 Economic Census – Industry Series Reports
  • 1997 Economic Census Data – Geographic Area Series
  • 1992 Census of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (U.S. summary)
  • 1992 Census of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (state summary tables)
  • 1992 Census of Service Industries (U.S. summary tables)
  • 1992 Census of Service Industries (state summary tables)
  • 1992 Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities (U.S. summary)
  • Service Annual Survey incorporating
    • Annual Survey of Communication Services (1998)
    • Transportation Annual Survey (1998)

    Several of the Federal Reserve Banks conduct periodic surveys of the service industries in their region:

    • Agricultural Credit Conditions Survey (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)
    • Fifth District Survey of Agricultural Credit Conditions (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
    • Fifth District Survey of Services and Retail Activity (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
    • South Jersey Business Survey (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
    • Survey of Agricultural Credit Conditions (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City)

    E (examine más sobre estas cuestiones en la presente plataforma online de ciencias sociales y humanidades). Retail and Wholesale

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    • Wholesale and Retail Trade USA: Industry Analyses, Statistics, and Leading Organizations. (CAMDEN REF HF 5421.W58; DANA Reference Desk)
    • 2002 Economic Census – Geographic Area Series – Retail Trade
    • 2002 Economic Census – Industry Series Reports – Retail Trade
    • 1997 Economic Census – Retail Trade
    • 1992 Census of Retail Trade (U.S. summary)
    • 1992 Census of Retail Trade – Establishment and Firm Size
    • Annual Retail Trade Survey: 1986 to 2004
    • 2002 Economic Census – Geographic Area Series – Wholesale Trade
    • 2002 Economic Census – Industry Series Reports – Wholesale Trade
    • 1997 Economic Census – Wholesale Trade – Geographic Area Series
    • 1992 Census of Wholesale Trade (U.S. summary)
    • Annual Wholesale Trade Survey
    • Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales Report

    F. Other Sectors

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    • Infrastructure Industries USA: Industry Analyses, Statistics, and Leading Organizations (incorporates, in part, Agriculture, Mining and Construction USA). (DANA Reference Desk)
    • 2007 Census of Agriculture
    • 2002 Census of Agriculture
    • 1997 Census of Agriculture
    • 1992 Census of Agriculture
    • AgCensus (1987, 1992, 1997)
    • Agricultural Statistics (1994-2008) (Also available in print at DANA, DOUGLASS REF HD 1751.A43; LSM DOCREF A 1.47)
    • 2002 Census of Aquaculture
    • Fisheries of the United States – 2004
    • 2002 Economic Census – Geographic Area Series
    • 2002 Economic Census – Industry Series Reports
    • 1997 Economic Census Data – Geographic Area Series
    • 1997 Economic Census – Construction – Industry Series
    • 1992 Census of Construction Industries
    • Construction Statistics
    • 1997 Economic Census – Mining – Industry Series
    • 1992 Census of Minerals – Final Reports, Industry Series
    • 1992 Census of Mineral Industries: Final Reports, Area Series
    • Mineral Commodity Summaries
    • Mineral Industry Surveys
    • Minerals Yearbook (Vol. 1: Metals and Minerals; Vol. 2: Area Reports: Domestic; Vol. 3: Area Reports: International) from the U.S. Geological Survey. (Also available in print at DANA, LSM REF TN 23.U612)

    Other sources of industry statistics include:

    • AgriBiz Markets and Analysis
    • Business Statistics of the United States (ALEXANDER DOCREF HC 101.A13122; DANA Reference Desk, KILMER REF HC 101.A13122)from Bernan Press.
    • CRB Commodity Yearbook (ALEXANDER REF HC 14.C734; CAMDEN, DANA, KILMER REF HF 1041.C56) from Bridge Commodity Research Bureau.
    • All currently available tables from the 2002 Economic Census at the U.S. Census Bureau site, including sector-specific subject reports such as Establishment and Firm Size.

    G. Industrial and Financial Ratios

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    I. Single Industry Sources

    Many professional and trade associations publish financial ratios and statistical information on their industry in annual reports or special issues of trade journals. Some of these titles may be identified by searching IRIS, our online catalog, by subject using the industry name, for example, Grocery Trade, or Automobile Industry and Trade. For special issues of journals, please consult the Guide to Special Issues and Indexes of Periodicals.

    II. Multi-Industry Sources

    • Troy’s Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios. Ratios, grouped by asset size, are listed for industries and product lines, by NAICS code from the 2002 Edition onwwards. CD-ROM available.
    • Standard & Poor’s Analyst’s Handbook: Composite Corporate Per Share Data by Industries.  Provides selected income statement items and ratios in relation to S&P stock price indexes. Up to thirty years of annual data are given for each industry.
    • Financial Studies of the Small Business.  Gives ninteen ratios for small businesses with assets under $1,000,000. Arranged in groups by asset size and business category.
    • D&B Key Business Ratios. Also avaialble in print as D&B’s Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios.  Provides key ratios (at median, upper, and lower quartiles) for industries arranged by SIC number.
    • QFR – Quarterly Financial Report for Manufacturing, Mining and Trade Corporations. Presents estimated statements of income and retained earnings, balance sheets, and related financial and operating ratios.
    • Annual Statement Studies from the Risk Management Association (formerly Robert Morris Associates). (DANA Reference Desk) Gives current and historical ratios for manufacturing, wholesale, retail, and selected service industries. Includes a bibliography of ratio sources for particular industries (examine más sobre estas cuestiones en la presente plataforma online de ciencias sociales y humanidades). Reports for individual industry sectors (by NAICS code) are now available within the OneSource database.
    • Selected Industry Statistics and Financial Ratios are available for sole proprietorships, S-corporations, and corporations from BizStats.
    • The annual Fortune 500 rankings include sections on industry growth: U.S. Top Industries and Global 500 Top Industries. (subscription required)

    H. International Business

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    I. U.S. Statistics

    • TradeStats Express from the U.S. International Trade Administration, with national merchandise trade data, maps, and charts.
    • Foreign Trade Statistics with links to country and historical data.

    II (examine más sobre estas cuestiones en la presente plataforma online de ciencias sociales y humanidades). Regional and International Overviews

    • Hundreds of industry sectors for major countries around the world are covered by MarketLine Business Information Centre Rutgers-restricted access
    • Mergent Online has lengthy reports on 39 major industry sectors for four primary regions of the world. Rutgers-restricted Access
    • Panorama of EU Industry has very detailed industry overviews for Europe, organized by NACE.
    • Handbook of North American Industry  covers Canada, Mexico, and the United States, and is organized by SIC.
    • Encyclopedia of Global Industries  has overviews organized by SIC.
    • Manufacturing Worldwide: Industry Analyses, Statistics, and Leading Companies  is organized by ISIC.
    • WEFA Industrial Monitor  is organized by SITC.
    • World Market Share Reporter  summarizes rankings and market share data for products and services.

    III. International Statistics

    Resources For International Business for sources of international trade and industry statistics.

    IV. International Companies

    Company Research guide.

    I. Trade Associations

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    • Start with the Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources (CAMDEN, KILMER REF HE 5351.E52; DANA Reference Desk), a guide to handbooks, statistical sources, directories, periodicals, and trade associations for specific industries.
    • The Encyclopedia of Associations (ALEXANDER REF HS 17.G3323; DANA, DOUGLASS, KILMER Reference Desk) is more extensive in its coverage, but you have to start with an organization’s name.
    • National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States (ALEXANDER, DANA, KILMER, LSM REF HD 2425.D53; CAMDEN Reference Desk)
    • The American Society of Association Executives maintains a directory of trade associations, membership societies, and other not-for-profit associations at its Gateway to Associations.

    J. Business-to-Business Trading Hubs

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    For an overview of different industry marketing models such as trading hubs, online exchanges, and auctions, see eMarket Basics from eMarket Services: Your guide to electronic marketplaces. Good collections of links may be found at the following sites:

    • Open Directory Project’s Business: E-Commerce: Marketplaces
    • Directory of Electronic Marketplaces
    • Industry Canada’s E-Commerce Marketplaces
    • Online Marketplaces (by industry, type, region, etc.)

    Chemicals and Metals

    • ChemConnect
    • PlasticsNet
    • ScrapSite
    • Spot Metals Online

    Energy

    • APX: Amsterdam Power Exchange
    • IndigoPool.com (Oil and gas assets and data)
    • Nord Pool: The Nordic Power Exchange
    • PetroleumPlace (Energy industry)

    Food, Fisheries and Agriculture

    • Farms.com (Livestock and crops)
    • Food Trader
    • ForFarmers
    • QuickFarm
    • Seafood.com
    • XSag.com (Agricultural supplies)

    Industrial Equipment and Capital Assets

    • Covisint (Automobile equipment)
    • DoveBid (Capital assets)
    • GoIndustry (Used industrial equipment)
    • Point2 (Capital goods)

    Other Services

    • Band-X: The Bandwidth Exchange
    • London Satellite Exchange
    • IMX Exchange (Mortgages)
    • RateXchange.com (Telecommunications capacity)

    Other Sectors

    • Asian Sources
    • GlobalSpec (Electronic components)
    • PartsBase.com (Aviation and aerospace)

    K. Other Resources

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    • The Economic Census, conducted every five years, covers retail trade, wholesale trade, service industries, construction industries, manufactures, mineral industries, transportation, communications, utilities, and financial, insurance, and real estate industries.Visit the U.S. Census Bureau Website.
    • The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has published a series of reports entitled Sector Notebooks  which profile selected industries. Each “notebook” describes the manufacturing process and the environmental impact of those processes. There is also a section summarizing the applicable federal regulations. These Sector Notebooks are also available online from the EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.
    • For another view on doing industry research, see How to Learn About an Industry or a Specific Company, which is a guide prepared by Polson Enterprises Research Services, a business research services firm.

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