Research Guides: Career Resources: Researching Industries

Industry Research

What should you research?
News, Trends, and Forecasts	Industry Size
Competitive Landscape	Economic Indicators
Domestic and/or International Markets	Financial Information
Innovations, Technology, and New Products	Legal & Regulatory Issues

The resources below are recommended resources for researching industries.

For more databases, see the Business Database List for more resources or use the database search box at the bottom of the page.

IBISWorld USA This link opens in a new window
Provides independent, comprehensive, and up to date research on over 700 US industries, including statistics, analysis and forecasts
BizMiner Industry Report Center This link opens in a new window
Contains business ratios, pro forma financial statements, industry overviews for a local region, and more.
Alternate titles: Biz miner
Published by: Brandow Company, Inc.
Mergent Intellect This link opens in a new window
Provides access to private and public U.S and international business data, industry news, facts and figures, executive contact information, the ability to access industry profiles and much more. Includes Hoover's data.
Published by: Mergent Intellect
Alternate titles: Hoovers; Hoover's
Passport This link opens in a new window
Information on industries (consumer, industrial, service), countries, and consumers (lifestyle, expenditures) from Euromonitor.
Alternate titles: Euromonitor GMID; Euromonitor Global market information database; Passport GMID
Published by: Euromonitor International