Research Guides: Industry Analysis: An Overview: Industry Statistics

Data, Reports & Infographics

Statista
Statistics, graphs, tables and reports on over 600 industries. Covers U.S. and international markets. Data selected from market research, trade associations, and government reports
.Statistics,charts, and Infographics can be saved as JPG or powerpoint or downloaded to Excel.

Trade Associations

Associations monitor industry trends, collect industry data and promote the interests of their members. Their publications and websites are excellent sources of industry data.

To find the websites of industry associations:

Use Google or your favorite Web search engine. Be sure to include inurl:org in your search.
The following are links to lists of trade associations. No list is comprehensive but these will give you a start.

3. S&P NetAdvantage Industry Surveys also list trade associations at the end of each industry survey.

S&P NetAdvantage

4. Business Insights Global: Search by industry name and then click on "Associations" for a list of industry associations.

Gale Business: Insights

Government Statistics & Analysis -Specific Industries

A wealth of industry information can be found in US government websites from Executive departments, government oversight/regulatory agencies or other government documentation (e.g. congressional committee reports, etc.). One benefit of government generated industry information is that the information tends to be expressed using industry metrics.

There are a few ways to find industry data from government sources.

Browse/search the related government agencies.

Search Google with your term and inurl:gov e.g.: airline industry statistics inurl:gov

Here are some examples of government generated industry information:

Communications Industries (internet, cable, television, radio, wireless services, etc.)

Federal Communications Commission

Energy related Industries:

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Click on Industries and Data on the left side column.
US Energy Information Administration

Food and Agricultural Products and Industries

USDA - Economic Research Service
USDA - National Agricultural Statistics Service (search by commodity, geography, etc.)

Pharmaceutical Industry

Centers for Disease Control (look for "therapeutic drug use")
US Food and Drug Administration

Transportation Industries

Government Statistics - Industrial Economics

BEA Industry Economic Accounts
In order to measure the importance of various industries to the U.S. economy, the Bureau of Economic Analysis publishes annual GDP data by industry and input-output (I-O)accounts that show how industries interact.
BLS Statistics by Industry
Data on employment, productivity and wages by industry from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Start with the profiles found in the Industry at a Glance reports.
U.S. Census: Business and Economy
Statistics Portal to U.S. Census Bureau business and economic data including the Economic Census and tables detailing workforce dynamics, expenses and expenditures, inventories, sales, shipments and more.

More Government Data

USA.gov
USA.gov searches across all federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government websites.
Govinfo.gov
Search for official documents from all branches of the federal government including Congressional hearings and reports.
Data.gov
Home of the U.S. government's open data program. Find over 280,000 data sets. Browse by topic or filter by organization or location.

Industry-Specific Guides

Newman Library research guides are available for the following industries: