Business Source Premier (Ebsco)
Contains industry profiles, company reports, and market
research reports.
Business Monitor Online
Recommended for international industry and emerging
economics. Major industries and companies are
represented: Auto, Chemical, Commercial Banking, Defense
and Security, Food & Drink, Freight, IT, Infrastructure,
Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Pharmaceuticals, Telecom,
Tourism.
Factiva
Covers news and business information, including Dow Jones
and Reuters newswires and The Wall Street Journal, plus
more than 8,000 other sources providing current news.
Lexis Nexis
Academic
Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal,
and reference information.
ProQuest Direct
Includes complete ABI Inform (business) and Newsstand
publications.
Proquest Direct--Industry--Snapshots North America
(CSUSM
access required)
Reports on many U.S and North American industries (pasta,
soft drink, magazine, accountancy, advertising etc.).
The reports contain market size, market share and market
revenues, leading companies and sources for further
information.
Mergent Online
A financial analysis database of over 10,000 publicly traded
US and international companies. Search by SIC, long term
debt, profit margin, total revenue, and more. Create custom
financial comparison charts. Includes EDGAR (SEC) filings
back to 1993.
Stat-USA
National and international trade and commerce resources
including National Trade Data Bank.
Bizstats.com
Collection of industry statistics, profitability,
rankings, sales etc.
Sources are gathered from multiple government
sources, trade associations and other reports.
Business Plans Index
Carnegie Library of
Pittsburgh.
Looking for a sample business plan or a business profile?
This extensive index will lead you to likely sources.
Check the library catalog and the Circuit for local
availability of book titles, some titles may not be held locally but would
be available through interlibrary loan services.
Industry Classification Codes. Business
Reference Sources. Library of Congress
This issue of the Business & Economics Research
Advisor describes SIC, NAICS, ISIC, SITC, and other
classification schemes. It suggests other sources
to learn more about how the codes are used in U.S. and
international industry research.
Gale's Business
Rankings Annual Reference (HG4050 B88)
Compiled rankings tables from many trade publications and
other sources.
Forbes
January issue: "Annual Report of American Industry"
(Periodicals HF5001.F6)
Encyclopedia of American
Industries. HC102 .E53 2005 2 v. BUSINESS
QUICK REF
Industry descriptions in 2-4 page essays, with suggested
readings. Arranged by SIC (Standard Industry
Classification).
Encyclopedia of Small Business [Electronic
Book] ed. Kevin Hillstrom
Essay length articles on a wide range of topics of
interest to small business: Cost-benefit analysis,
Ergonomics, IPO, Target Markets, Online Auctions,
Biometrics, Tax-deductible Business Expenses.
Datamonitor via
Factiva (CSUSM authentication required)
Market Research Profiles (2000+) and News and
Comments. Market overviews, share, forecast and
competition.
Search tip--Select
Source: Datamonitor to begin your search.
Handbook of North
American Industry. (Reference HF 1746 .H37)
Broad economic figures and projections for United States,
Mexican, and Canadian industries. Short essays, and some
projections.
Industry Series Schedule. U.S. Economic Census, 2002
http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/guide/INDSUMM.HTM
Find the latest economic data on many industry segments,
beverage consumption, scenic tours, visits to museums,
vending machines, book and music stores among others.
Industry Studies by Larry L Duetsch. 2nd ed (HC106.8 I53
1998)
Automobiles, Beer, Pharmaceuticals, Broilers and
Steel, airline, commercial banking and electric power.
Chapters on how these industries operate and compete.
Investopedia's Industry Reports and Key Indicators and
Ratios
http://www.investopedia.com/features/industryhandbook/
Organized by major industry sector, Materials,
Semiconductors, Retail etc. that link to a basic industry
background essay, and a short description of the key
industry indicators including P/E ratios, and how Porter's
Five Forces affect each industry, and an industry analysis.
For example the semiconductor industry is governed by
"Moore's Law" and book-bill ratios among others. The
Banking industry is sensitive to interest rates and capital
adequacy.
Moody's Industry Review (Reference HG4961 M6616)
Especially useful for comparative financial data.
North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
The Federal government has
classified industries and services and assigned each a
NAICS code number in order to promote the comparability
of statistics. These and their precursors the SIC code
numbers are used widely by electronic databases to
collect articles and data on industries and similar
companies.
U.S.
Census NAIC/SIC Finder. Questions about SIC and
NAIC? To learn more look at
Ask
Dr. NAIC
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/drnaics.htm
National Federation of Independent Businesses.
Small Business Economic Trends
This publication includes
outlooks on earnings, sales, prices, employment and
compensation among other topics of general interest to small
independently owned businesses.
NFIB National Small Business Poll Essays and
survey results for a wide range of topics of interest to
small businesses. Competition, Insurance, Employee
compensation, regulation, cash flow etc.
Standard and Poor’s Industry
Surveys. (Business Quick Reference HG 4915 .S652)
Individual booklets on over 52
industries present outlook, market, and current trends
with comparative financial data for industries and
companies. Company statistics are also updated monthly
in the "Earning Supplement." An index booklet lists the
industries and companies covered in the surveys. The
monthly "Trends and Projections" reports on major
economic indicators and significant changes in
industries.
US Industry and Trade Outlook.
Describes an industry overview, trends and forecasts.
Contains essays supported by statistical tables and
graphs. Published by McGraw-Hill in cooperation with the
U.S. Dept. of Commerce. The print edition is still useful:
HC101 .U54 2000 Reference Index Table, Earlier editions in
Government Documents. C 61.48. An electronic version of this
classic reference source is under development.
The Outlook update page
has alternative access to industry trends and data in the
meantime.
Census of Service Industries Census of for-profit and
non-profit service establishments to consumers,
businesses, governments, and other organizations. Tracks
number of establishments by NAIC and annual percent
change.
Value Line. (Business Quick Reference)
To locate publicly traded
industry discussions check the industry listing in "Part
1: Summary & Index" and the quarterly index in the last
issue of each quarter of "Part 2: Selection & Opinion."
Includes short range forecasts.
Mergent Online
A financial analysis database of over 10,000 publicly
traded US and international companies. Search by SIC,
long term debt, profit margin, total revenue, and more.
Create custom financial comparison charts. Includes
EDGAR (SEC) filings back to 1993.
Composite Financial Statements and
Ratios
First get your
NAIC
from the US Census if you want to use these sources
Financial Ratios at CSUSM
Industry
Norms and Key Business Ratios. Dun & Bradstreet
Corp.
HF5681.R25 I532
REFERENCE latest 3 years, earlier
editions in book stacks.
RMA's Annual Statement Studies / Robert
Morris Associate.
HF5681.B2 R6
REFERENCE
Latest 5 years, earlier
editions in book stacks.
Provides 5 year historical trends. Includes a list of
specialized sources of ratio data.
Financial Studies for
Small Business. Financial Research Associates.
HD2346.U5 F55a
2002
Trade and Professional
Associations
Trade
associations cover industry statistics, trends and
report the latest news. While their websites will
offer some free information, the in-depth information is
restricted to members only. The press will pick up
regular industry reports and event news distributed by
the Associations. First identify the Association
name in directories or search engines such as Yahoo's
directory and then search news articles by the
Association name the library subscription databases such
as ABI Inform/Proquest or Factiva.
Trade and Professional
Associations in California: A Directory. HD2428 .C3 T73
Encyclopedia of Associations
AS22 .E5 REFERENCE
National Retail Federation
San Diego's Industry Clusters according to the San Diego
Workforce Partnership these studies provide "Information
on the respective industry clusters, with an emphasis on
occupational growth, supply and demand, wages and skill
requirements."
Banking and Finance
Handbook of Modern Finance / D. E. Logue & J.
K. Seward eds. New York: Warren Gorham & Lamont RIA.
HG 173 .H34 REFERENCE
Chapters on the financial system and markets, security
analysis, pricing and portfolio management, short-term and
long-term financial management, financial policy and
international finance. Authoritative and highly regarded
essays, updated yearly with new content, tables, and
formulas.
Construction
Construction
WebLinks. A searchable collections of links for the
construction industry and related fields, including
architecture and engineering.
McGraw-Hill Construction
http://www.construction.com/ResourceCenter/default.asp
Construction publisher and information service provider to
the industry. Some free news content, but reports and
other services are fee based. Note that California
Construction is their trade publication for this state, but
to access it you are better off searching the source title
California Construction Link in the Factiva Database to get
the full text articles and all back issues.
RSMeans QuickCost Estimator
Enter commercial building type, sq.ft. and zipcode.
Toy Industry
Toy Industry Association, Inc. Library Trade
Association Resources, Research, Libraries or
publications sections can provide industry trends,
statistics, and reports.
International
International Business
Information : How to Find It, How to Use It. By Ruth A.
Pagell and Michael Halperin. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn
Pub., 1999. Reference HF54.5 .P33 1999
Stat-USA / U.S.
Dept. of Commerce
National and international trade and commerce resources
including National Trade Data Bank. Country and market
reports written by experts in the field. Latest
economic statistics.
USA Tradhttp://65.246.41.214/wds/e Online
/ Stat-USA Foreign Trade
Division of the U.S. Census Bureau.
USA Trade Online provides specific U.S. export and import
information on more than 18,000 commodities world wide.
Importers and Exporters
San
Diego World Trade Center
Provides a collection of
international trade web sites.
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Last updated: June 18, 2008
