LibGuides: Industry Information: Industry & Market Research

Industry reports

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Research about US markets in over 100 industries, and almost 750 NAICS codes, including descriptive data on over 8000 US companies and data and analysis for over 500 economic and demographic series.
MarketResearch.com Academic This link opens in a new window
Offers reports covering consumer goods, business & financial services, travel & leisure, food service, agriculture, manufacturing & construction, materials & chemicals, healthcare & diagnostics, biotechnology, e-commerce & information technology, and education & other public sectors. The reports come from varied publishers and contain balanced quantitative and qualitative analysis with competitive analysis, market trends, demographics, product innovation, buyer behavior and market share.
Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Covers large industries with public companies. Click on the Industry Analysis tab. Then Select an Industry and Select Region (e.g. North America) by using the drop-down options.

Business Source Premier by NAICS
Enter a 6-digit NAICS code in the search box; then use the dropdown to target the Field labeled "IC NAICS Code or Decscription". This is a good way to locate industry analysis articles in trade journals and reports.

ABI/Inform Complete This link opens in a new window
From the Browse tab: First Research Industry Profiles and Business Monitor reports are also found (for international, use the location option)