Industry Information - BPL 5100: Business Policy - Prof. LaManna

Government

Census Bureau

One place to begin an industry search is the US Census.

First, find the NAICS code here
Then click on the "Data" tab on the Census home page. It's here. https://data.census.gov/cedsci/
Type (or paste the NAICS code) into the search box
Click the "Explore Data" box on the right side of the screen for an overview of the industry.

S&P NetAdvantage
A great deal of information on both companies and industries can be found here including
Porters Five Forces

I. To Search S&P for an Industry Report:

Click on the blue "Research" tab.
Type the industry name (leave out the word "industry") in the keyword box (second box)
Select "Industry Overview" from the "Report Type" dropdown menu.
Optional: Select "CFRA Equity Research" from the "Contributors" dropdown menu.
Click the Search button

II. To browse S&P for your industry:

Note -- If you don't see your industry on the list, try for related terms or broaden your industry. For example:

Advertising is covered within the "Media & Entertainment Industry" report
Biotechnology is covered in "Life Science Tools and Services" AND "Biotechnology"
Hotel Industry Report is called: "Hotels, Gaming and Leisure"
Fast Food Restaurants is covered in "Restaurants"
Drugstores are covered in "Food and Staples Retailing"
Trucking is covered in "Road and Rail"

III. Alternate search for Industry Survey:

Search a company in the industry (e.g. Waste Management Inc. or Maersk (a shipping company). Look on the left side of the company page and select "Industry Surveys".

FitchConnect
For industry profiles:
Select "Industries" on the top left corner.
Select the industry, select "Country Reports" and then click "select region" on the upper right corner
or
select the country from the industry "country dashboard" on the lower right side of the industry page.
Select " Country Reports" tab
Fitch Industry reports contains SWOT analysis.
IBISWorld
IBISWorld provides industry analysis for over 700 U.S. industries and hundreds of global industries. RECOMMENDED!
Mintel Academic
Type in your term in the search box and then select from the categories
Note: "Hotels" is the term and "Travel and Leisure" is the category.

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MarketResearch.com
Passport (Euromonitor)
Global market research database covering over 200 countries. Provides analysis and reports on industries. Covers mainly consumer industries. On the far right side of the page (in the center), select the industry, category and geography for downloadable reports.

ABI/INFORM Global
Find articles from trade journals and magazines, scholarly journals, and general interest magazines covering accounting, advertising, business, company information, industry Information, management, marketing, real estate, economics, finance, human resources, and international business.
Business Source Complete
Search over 3,000 business magazines and trade journals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, and international business.
Factiva
Very comprehensive database in geographic and subject scope. Take advantage of the "smart indexing" on the left side of the page. Click on industry and select all relevant industry topics (e.g. marine freight, marine transport, water transport).

Separate terms in the search box by typing AND between the terms.

You might also consider clicking on "Subject" on the left side of the page and selecting "industry profile" or another subject term of relevance.

You can also select "Region" and drill down to the locality of your choice (Political/Geographic region, continent, country, state/province and in some cases, city).