Research Guides: Finding Market Research Reports: Industry Profiles

Industry Profiles

Industry profiles identify leading companies and provide market forecasts, market segmentation and industry trends.

For freely available information, check out consulting firm (Deloitte, Ernst & Young, PWC, KPMG) websites to see if they have industry reports. You can often search offices by region. Also check bank websites; law firms may have reports for industries like mining or M&A industry reports; government industry and statistical data sites are also good sources of information.

Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
Full text and citations of business journals, including accounting, economics, finance, management, management information systems, marketing and international business.
EMIS (Emerging Markets Information Service) This link opens in a new window
Emerging markets information as well as global industry reports from BMI Research and GRDS among others.
IBISWorld Global Industry Research This link opens in a new window
Investext This link opens in a new window
Company and industry research reports from analysts at leading investment banks, brokerage houses and consulting firms worldwide.
Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Global company search engine featuring company profiles, capital stock information, reports, subsidiaries, and more.
ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Includes Business Monitor International and First Research industry reports. Watch for newswire articles that announce reports and do not include actual report.

Industry Statistics

Try these resources for economic and financial industry statistics.

Resources marked FREE will be accessible after you graduate.

Business & Industry
FREE! Economic census, economic indicators and other US Census Bureau data.

Dun & Bradstreet Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios This link opens in a new window
Key business ratios and norms for Canadian industry sectors.

Financial Performance Data - Industry Canada
FREE! Please note that this data not up to date. As of 2014, the 2012 data is available.
Industries at a Glance
FREE! US industry snapshots from the Bureau of Labor.
Industry Canada: Canadian Industry Statistics
FREE! Economic indicators by industry based on annual data from Statistics Canada.
Industry Canada: Information by Industrial Sector
FREE! Statistics by Industrial Sector; Trade Data Online; Canadian Importers Database

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