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Industry Reports

An Industry Report ...

An industry report ...

typically provides an overview of an industry, market or sector in a particular geographic area
usually includes definitions, key trends & outlook, leading companies, competitive landscape, industry data (size, value, sales, ratios), key economic indicators and other related topics
often written by analysts or experts in the field

Industry Report Sources

Industry Report Sources
Geographic Coverage	Title	Date Coverage	Search Tips
Global	Encyclopedia of Global Industries Location: INNIS Reference & Bookstacks: HD 2324 .E53	2003 & 2007	Use table of contents & index. - 2003 Table of Contents - 2007 Table of Contents
Global	IBISWorld Includes reports by IBISWorld.	Current	Search by keyword(s) or select Global Industry Reports and browse reports be sector.
Global, Multi-Country	BMI / Fitch Solutions Several databases include reports from BMI (Business Monitor International) and/or Fitch Solutions.	2007-current	Search by keyword(s) or browse reports by subject, location, title, and more.
Global, Multi-Country	Business Premium Collection Includes reports by BMI/Fitch Solutions, First Research, Freedonia, Aroq (i.e., Just-Series Market Research Reports), Snapshots International (i.e., The Snapshot Series) J.P. Morgan, Plunkett Research and others.	2000s-current	Search by keyword(s) and limit to document type Industry Reports or browse reports by publisher/series by selecting the Browse category at the top of the Advanced Search screen.
Global, Multi-Country	Business Source Premier Includes reports by MarketLine, Barnes Reports, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, Business Monitor International (BMI), IHS Global and others. NOTE: MarketLine reports often include a Porter's five forces analysis of an industry.	1990s-current	Search by keyword(s), industry code (NAICS) or select Industry Profiles (and/or Market Research Reports) on the Advanced Search screen to browse reports by title, industry, country, region, or publisher.
Global, Multi-Country	Factiva Includes full-text reports by Mergent (2004-2019) and Technavio (2013-2017). Reports from other publishers may be noted, but unavailable in full-text.	1990s-current	Search for specific industry sources by title and/or keyword(s) or go to the Companies/Markets menu and select Industry to browse a list of industries.
Global, Multi-Country	Gartner for Technical Professionals (GTP) NOTE: GTP is a UTS (University Technology Services) subscription	1990s-current	Search or browse for a wide range of I.T. (information technology) related reports. In the Research section, filter results by vendor, content type (e.g., market analysis), analyst, industry, region, date and more.
Global, Multi-Country	Investext via Mergent Online Includes reports by hundreds of investment banks, brokers and independent research firms such as Barclays, CIBC World Markets, DeutscheBank, HSBC, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Morningstar, RBC Capital Markets, and UBS Research.	1980s-current	Select the Investext tab in Mergent Online. Search by keywords, industry, subject and more.
Global, Multi-Country	Mergent Industry Reports via Mergent Online Includes reports from Mergent by FTSE Russell.	2003- current	Select the Industry Analysis tab in Mergent Online. Search by company, date range, industry and/or region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America). Individual countries are often covered separately in the regional reports (e.g., Canada, France, China, Mexico).
Global, Multi-Country	Passport Includes reports by Euromonitor.	Current	Search by keyword(s) or browse the Industries menu.
Global, Multi-Country	Statista Includes reports by Statista and industry related statistics from a wide variety of sources.	1990s-current	Search by keyword(s) or browse the options in the Statistics and Reports drop-down menus in the main toolbar.
Canada	Conference Board of Canada e-Library Includes reports by Conference Board of Canada.	2000s-current	Search by keyword(s) or go to the Browse by ... menu and select Topic, then Industry Sector Economics to view a list of reports on various industries.
Canada with some Global	DBRS Includes reports by the Dominion Bond Rating Service.	1995-current	Search by keyword(s) or go to the Market Sectors menu, select a sector and limit to Industry Study to browse reports.
Canada and Ontario	IBISWorld Includes reports by IBISWorld.	Current	Search by keyword(s) and industry code (NAICS) or select Canada Industry Reports (NAICS) or Canada Industry Provincial Reports to browse reports by sector.
Canada	Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Includes reports from ISED and other Canadian government agencies.	Current	Browse by industry categories.
United States	Encyclopedia of Products and Industries - Manufacturing	2008	Use table of contents and index.
United States	Hoover's Industry Snapshots - via Nexis Uni Includes reports by Hoover's Inc.	Current	In Nexis Uni, go to the Menu drop-down list (top of page) and select All Sources. Search for hoover's industry snapshots in the Search Within Sources box. Locate the title in the results and Add the source as a search filter. Search by keyword(s).
United States	IBISWorld Includes reports by IBISWorld.	Current	Search by keyword(s) and industry code (NAICS) or select US Industry Reports (NAICS) or US Specialized Industry Reports to browse reports by sector.
United States with some Global	MarketResearch.com Academic Includes reports by Kalorama Information, Packaged Facts, SBI Energy and Simba Information.	1994-current	Search by keyword(s) or browse for reports by topics/categories.
United States	Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys Location: MILLS 3rd floor HG 4915 .S65	2001-2010	Use table of contents
United States	Value Line Investment Survey Industry overviews and reports by Value Line Inc.	Current	Overviews: Go to the Markets menu and select Industries to browse a list of industry overviews. Reports: Select the Browse Research menu, go to Industry Screens and select an industry from the drop-down menu.