Researching Industries in Researching Industries in O’Kelly Library and on the O’Kelly Library and on the

InternetInternet

Selected Print Sources Selected Print Sources Selected O’Kelly Library Online Selected O’Kelly Library Online DatabasesDatabasesSelected Internet SitesSelected Internet Sites

Industry Information includes: Industry Information includes: The industry’s performance The industry’s performance A description of the current A description of the current

situationsituation OutlookOutlook

Selected Print Sources of Industry Selected Print Sources of Industry Information in O’Kelly LibraryInformation in O’Kelly Library

Almanac of Business and Industrial Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial RatiosFinancial Ratios

Business Statistics of the United StatesBusiness Statistics of the United States Forbes MagazineForbes Magazine Industry Norms and Key Business RatiosIndustry Norms and Key Business Ratios Industry Research Using the Economic Industry Research Using the Economic

CensusCensus Standard & Poor’s Industry SurveysStandard & Poor’s Industry Surveys Statistical Abstract of the United StatesStatistical Abstract of the United States U.S. Industry & Trade OutlookU.S. Industry & Trade Outlook

(Credit: Quoted descriptions of print sources: (Credit: Quoted descriptions of print sources: Vileta, Jim.Vileta, Jim.KKey Business Reference Books in the UMD Library. 3 ey Business Reference Books in the UMD Library. 3 March 2006. Accessed 19 April 2006.) March 2006. Accessed 19 April 2006.) http://http://www.d.umn.edu/~jvileta/keybusiness/keyrefbooks.htmlwww.d.umn.edu/~jvileta/keybusiness/keyrefbooks.html ) )

Almanac of Business and Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial RatiosIndustrial Financial Ratios

"Contains financial ratios derived from federal "Contains financial ratios derived from federal tax returns. Ratios for each of about 200 tax returns. Ratios for each of about 200 industries are arranged according to company industries are arranged according to company asset and size."asset and size."

Ref HF 5681 .R25A45 2006Ref HF 5681 .R25A45 2006

http://www.d.umn.edu/~jvileta/keybusiness/almanacbus.htmlhttp://www.d.umn.edu/~jvileta/keybusiness/almanacbus.html

Business Statistics of the United Business Statistics of the United StatesStates

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Business Statistics of the United States: Patterns of Economic Business Statistics of the United States: Patterns of Economic Change Change (Reserves-Temp HC 101 B87 2004) includes Part A: The (Reserves-Temp HC 101 B87 2004) includes Part A: The U.S. Economy, Part B: Industry Profiles, Part C: Historical Data and U.S. Economy, Part B: Industry Profiles, Part C: Historical Data and Part D: State and Regional DataPart D: State and Regional Data

Forbes MagazineForbes Magazine

““Annual Report on American Industry,” first Annual Report on American Industry,” first January issue each year. In periodicals. Current January issue each year. In periodicals. Current issues available at the circulation desk.issues available at the circulation desk.

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Industry Norms and Key Business Industry Norms and Key Business RatiosRatios

"Covers over 800 kinds of businesses, "Covers over 800 kinds of businesses, arranged by Standard Industrial Classification arranged by Standard Industrial Classification number."number."

(Ref HF 5681 .R25 I532 2004/2005)(Ref HF 5681 .R25 I532 2004/2005)

Industry Research Using the Industry Research Using the Economic CensusEconomic Census

“ “Industry Research Using the Economic Census explains Industry Research Using the Economic Census explains Census concepts, methods, terminology, and data Census concepts, methods, terminology, and data sources in an understandable manner, and assists Census sources in an understandable manner, and assists Census users in locating needed Census data. Designed as a users in locating needed Census data. Designed as a working handbook, it does not duplicate the data from the working handbook, it does not duplicate the data from the census, but introduces users to the features, uses, and census, but introduces users to the features, uses, and formats of the data.” (Stacksformats of the data.” (Stacks HC 101 B594 2004)HC 101 B594 2004)

http://www.d.umn.edu/~jvileta/keybusiness/industryresearch.html

Standard & Poor’s Industry SurveysStandard & Poor’s Industry Surveys

Detailed, individual surveys of 52 major industry groups. These surveys Detailed, individual surveys of 52 major industry groups. These surveys are published weekly and supplemented monthly with are published weekly and supplemented monthly with Monthly Monthly Investment Review (industry group investment analysis)Investment Review (industry group investment analysis) and Trends and Trends Projections (economic analysis). Available at the reference desk. Projections (economic analysis). Available at the reference desk.

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Statistical Abstract of the United Statistical Abstract of the United StatesStates

Statistical Abstract (HA 202 U5 2006) “is the standard summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.” Includes statistics on corporations and individual industries. Also online at http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract.html.

U.S. Industry & Trade U.S. Industry & Trade OutlookOutlook

www.ita.doc.gov/ td/industry/otea/outlook/

Reserves-Temp HC 106.82 U16 2000

U.S. Industry and Trade OutlookU.S. Industry and Trade Outlook includes: includes:

Detailed discussions of E-commerce vis-a-vis specific Detailed discussions of E-commerce vis-a-vis specific industries, plus an all-new article on electronic commerce industries, plus an all-new article on electronic commerce and its effects on U.S. industry in general. and its effects on U.S. industry in general.

A new macro forecast for U.S. industries, highlighting trends A new macro forecast for U.S. industries, highlighting trends and top performers. and top performers.

Historical data on shipments, imports, exports, and Historical data on shipments, imports, exports, and employment employment

Discussions of industry trends, technology, and Discussions of industry trends, technology, and international competition international competition

One-, two-, and five-year forecasts One-, two-, and five-year forecasts Recent trade patterns and major country markets Recent trade patterns and major country markets Graphs highlighting domestic and international trends Graphs highlighting domestic and international trends Reference lists for further research Reference lists for further research

From: From: www.ita.doc.govwww.ita.doc.gov/ td/industry// td/industry/oteaotea/outlook//outlook/

Selected O’Kelly Library Online Selected O’Kelly Library Online Databases with Articles, Reports Databases with Articles, Reports

and Statistics on Industriesand Statistics on Industries

ABI/Inform CompleteABI/Inform Complete Business Source PremierBusiness Source Premier Hoover’s Company RecordsHoover’s Company Records Lexis NexisLexis Nexis Mergent OnlineMergent Online

Search the Online DatabasesSearch the Online Databases

Go here.

Then click here.

On the next screen, click on On the next screen, click on electronic resourceselectronic resources..

On the electronic resources screen, On the electronic resources screen, subject links are at the left.subject links are at the left.

Search Search Mergent OnlineMergent Online

Click on the Business link to bring up links to Click on the Business link to bring up links to business databases.business databases.

Search Search Mergent OnlineMergent Online

U.S. Company Data on 10,000 U.S. Company Data on 10,000 U.S. public companies—SEC U.S. public companies—SEC filings back to 1993, filings back to 1993, descriptions, financial descriptions, financial statements, up-to-date news statements, up-to-date news items. International Company items. International Company Data—histories, descriptions, Data—histories, descriptions, financial information for current financial information for current 10 years. Industry Reports. 10 years. Industry Reports. Formerly Moody’s Formerly Moody’s

Scroll down to Scroll down to Mergent OnlineMergent Online and and click on the link.click on the link.

Or type Or type Mergent Mergent in the search box in the search box and submit the search to bring up a and submit the search to bring up a

link to the database.link to the database.

On the On the Mergent Mergent home page, click on home page, click on enter mergent online.enter mergent online.

Type in the search box the name of a Type in the search box the name of a company in the industry you are company in the industry you are

researching, and submit the search.researching, and submit the search.

On the next screen, click on the On the next screen, click on the link to the company.link to the company.

To find information on the To find information on the industry the company is in, on the industry the company is in, on the next screen, click on the Industry next screen, click on the Industry

Reports tab.Reports tab.

Click on the View link on the next Click on the View link on the next screen to see the report.screen to see the report.

At the left of the next screen, click At the left of the next screen, click on the link of your choice.on the link of your choice.

Section of a Sample Report on the Section of a Sample Report on the Retail IndustryRetail Industry

ABI/ INFORM CompleteABI/ INFORM Complete ABI/INFORM Complete Includes ABI/INFORM Complete Includes

ABI/INFORM Trade & IndustryABI/INFORM Trade & Industry Business, Economics: trade and Business, Economics: trade and industry periodicals and newslettersindustry periodicals and newsletters

Search more than 750 business periodicals Search more than 750 business periodicals and newsletters with a trade or industry and newsletters with a trade or industry focus. Provides users with the latest focus. Provides users with the latest industry news, product and competitive industry news, product and competitive information, marketing trends, and a wide information, marketing trends, and a wide variety of other topics. Contains variety of other topics. Contains publications on every major industry, publications on every major industry, including finance, insurance, including finance, insurance, transportation, construction, and many transportation, construction, and many more. more.

Coverage: 1971 - current  | Coverage: 1971 - current  | 

Access Access ABI/INFORM ABI/INFORM CompleteComplete. Click on . Click on the Business link on the electronic the Business link on the electronic

resources. Click on the link to resources. Click on the link to ABI/INFORM ABI/INFORM CompleteComplete..

Search Search Hoover’s CompanyHoover’s Company RecordsRecords for Industry Information. for Industry Information.

Hoover's Company RecordsHoover's Company Records Business, Business, Economics, Finance: referenceEconomics, Finance: reference

Find up to date proprietary editorial Find up to date proprietary editorial content covering more than 40,000 public content covering more than 40,000 public and non-public companies and 225,000 key and non-public companies and 225,000 key executives. Hoover's, widely recognized as executives. Hoover's, widely recognized as a leading provider of corporate data, a leading provider of corporate data, delivers in depth industry analyses, delivers in depth industry analyses, information on a company's location, information on a company's location, summary financials, top competitors, top summary financials, top competitors, top officers, and more. officers, and more.

Coverage: variesCoverage: varies

To access To access Hoover’s Company Hoover’s Company RecordsRecords, , click on the Business link on the click on the Business link on the

electronic resources screen. Scroll electronic resources screen. Scroll down to the link.down to the link.

Search Search Business Source PremierBusiness Source Premier

Includes articles on marketing, Includes articles on marketing, management, MIS, POM, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and accounting, finance and economics. Additional full-text, economics. Additional full-text, non-journal content includes non-journal content includes market research reports, market research reports, industry reports, country industry reports, country reports, company profiles and reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses. SWOT analyses.

Access Access Business Source PremierBusiness Source Premier by by clicking on the Business link on the clicking on the Business link on the

electronic resources screen, then the electronic resources screen, then the link to the database.link to the database.

Search Search LexisNexisLexisNexis

LexisNexis: Academic includes LexisNexis: Academic includes 5900+ publications including news, 5900+ publications including news, financial, legal and medical financial, legal and medical information. General reference information. General reference sources for quotations, surveys, sources for quotations, surveys, polls, biographical and country polls, biographical and country information. Full text of Shepard’s information. Full text of Shepard’s Citations for all U.S. Supreme Court Citations for all U.S. Supreme Court cases back to 1789, Standard & cases back to 1789, Standard & Poor’s and Hoover’s. Full text varies Poor’s and Hoover’s. Full text varies by publication. by publication.

Access LexisNexis AcademicAccess LexisNexis Academic by clicking on by clicking on the Business link on the electronic resources the Business link on the electronic resources

screen, then scroll to the link to the screen, then scroll to the link to the

databasedatabase..

Click on the Business link on the Click on the Business link on the LexisNexisLexisNexis screen. screen.

On the next screen, click on the On the next screen, click on the Industry & Market link.Industry & Market link.

Submit your search on the next screen.Submit your search on the next screen.

Selected Internet Sites for Selected Internet Sites for Industry InformationIndustry Information

http://www.census.gov/http://www.census.gov/ http://www.census.gov/cir/www/http://www.census.gov/cir/www/ Advertising Industry-Ad Age Dataplace. Advertising Industry-Ad Age Dataplace.

http://www.adage.com/datacenter.cmshttp://www.adage.com/datacenter.cms Country Analysis Briefs. Country Analysis Briefs.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabshttp://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs Current Industrial Reports-US Census. Current Industrial Reports-US Census.

http://www.census.gov/cir/www/http://www.census.gov/cir/www/ ITA Basic Industries. ITA Basic Industries.

http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/bi/http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/bi/ Links from Fuld & Company Library. Links from Fuld & Company Library.

http.www.fuld.com/i3/index.htmlhttp.www.fuld.com/i3/index.html

Internet Sites-continuedInternet Sites-continued

Newspaper Industry-Newspaper Newspaper Industry-Newspaper Association of America. Association of America. Http://www.naa.org/Http://www.naa.org/

Pharmaceutical Industry-PhPharmaceutical Industry-PhRRMS. MS. http://wwwphra.org/http://wwwphra.org/

Poison Enterprises Industry Home Pages. Poison Enterprises Industry Home Pages. http://www.virtualpet.com/industry/mfg/mfhttp://www.virtualpet.com/industry/mfg/mfg.htmg.htm

( Credit for Internet Sites Advertising Industry ( Credit for Internet Sites Advertising Industry through Poison Enterprises: Moss, Rita. Strauss’s through Poison Enterprises: Moss, Rita. Strauss’s Handbook of Business InformationHandbook of Business Information. 2. 2ndnd ed. Westport, ed. Westport, Connecticut: Libraries Unlimited, 2004)Connecticut: Libraries Unlimited, 2004)

The U.S. Census BureauThe U.S. Census Bureau

Other Census SitesOther Census Sites

http://www.census.gov/cir/www/http://www.census.gov/cir/www/ Current Industry Reports (CIR) are U.S. Current Industry Reports (CIR) are U.S.

government prepared reports on many government prepared reports on many industries and provide a great deal of current industries and provide a great deal of current information.information.

((from from Market Research, Industry Research,Market Research, Industry Research,

Business ResearchBusiness Research atat http://www.virtualpet.com/industry/howto/search.htmhttp://www.virtualpet.com/industry/howto/search.htm) )