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INDUSTRY RESEARCH - INTRODUCTION
Industry resources are divided into six categories: 1) industry reports; 2) journal articles; 3) ratios; 4) directories; 5) trade associations; 6) government data. Industry researchers should also be familiar with U.S. industry classification - the North American Industrial Classification System - NAICS. For help with industry research, contact Mike Davis, Business Librarian, jmdavis@library.umass.edu.
1. INDUSTRY REPORTS - Macro-analysis of industry conditions, performance & strategy
| IBISWorld | Reports for every NAICS industry, based on Porter's Five Forces analysis. |
| First Research | Analysis from a market strategy perspective. Screen industries by performance. |
| S&P Industry Surveys | Standard & Poor's industry analysis from an investment risk perspective. |
| Encyclopedia of American Industries | In Business & Company Resource Center - Advanced Search - Industry Overviews. |
| Encyclopedia of Global Industries | In Business & Company Resource Center - Advanced Search - Industry Overviews. |
| ISI Emerging Markets | Analysis of industries in 85 emerging market countries. Industry reports and news. |
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2. JOURNAL ARTICLES - News about industries, products, companies & competitors
| ABI/Inform Global | Trade journals and business magazines, current plus archive, 3,000 journals, 1971-. |
| ABI/Inform Dateline | City & regional business newspapers - for hard-to-find local news, 1980s -. |
| ABI/Inform Trade & Industry | Comprehensive full-text trade journal library, 1975-. |
| Business Source Premier | The library's largest full-text collection of trade journals and magazines, 1965-. |
| LexisNexis Academic | Daily newspapers, newsletter, news wires, and TV broadcast transcripts. |
| Massachusetts Newsstand | Daily newspapers from 8 Massachusetts cities, plus weekly business newspapers. |
| Regional Business News | Regional business newspapers from regions and cities across the US. |
| Springfield Republican | Daily business news for Western Massachusetts - Hampden & Hampshire counties. |
| Wall Street Journal | Full-text of every Wall Street Journal article from 1889 to present. |
3. RATIOS - compare company performance to industry performance
| D & B Industry Norms & Ratios | Industry ratios - 14 solvency, efficiency, profitability ratios; seven asset ranges. |
| First Research | Select the Industry Prospector tab at top. Sort industries by financial metrics. |
| Mergent Online | Compare industry peer groups. Search by industry code. Sort/rank by ratio. |
| RMA Annual Statement Studies | In DuBois Library reference collection - Call # UM Reference Desk HF5681.B2 R6. |
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4. DIRECTORIES - Create lists of companies by type of industry
| American Firms in Foreign Countries | U.S. firms with
substantial overseas operations. Subsidiary, branch contacts. |
| Corporate Affiliations | View corporate family trees for major U.S. and international companies. |
| CorpTech Directory | Directory of U.S. technology manufacturers. Includes product-level indexing. |
| Dun & Bradstreet Million Dollar Database | Directory of 1.5 million U.S. firms with sales > $5 million or employees > 65. |
| Foreign Firms operating in the US | Foreign companies
with US operations. Subsidiary, branch contacts. |
| ISI Emerging Markets | Directory of companies in 85 emerging market countries. |
| ReferenceUSA | Directory of 14 million U.S. firms; Search by industry, location, or size. |
5. TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
| Business & Company Resource Center | Go to Advanced Search screen, then select Associations from menu. |
| ASAE Gateway to Associations | Online directory published by the American Society of Association Executives. |
| National Trade Associations | Annual directory. In the Du Bois reference collection, call # REF HD2425.D53. |
| Small Business Sourcebook | Associations by line of business. In Du Bois, call # REF HD2346.U5.S65. |
| World Guide to Trade Associations | Associations listed by country. In Du Bois reference, call # REF HD2421.I54. |
6. GOVERNMENT DATA
| County/ZIP Business Patterns | County and ZIP code economic data by industry. Employee counts and revenues. |
| Current Industrial Reports | Monthly, quarterly and annual measures of industrial activity. |
| Economic Census of the U.S. | Business establishments by industry, national and local. Conducted every 5 years. |
| Economic Briefing Room | Current economic indicators from the U.S. Census Bureau. |
| Fedstats | Gateway to statistics from 100 U.S. Federal agencies. |
| Statistical Abstract of the U.S. | Industry tables located in Sections 17 through 27. |
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