Industry Data Sources: Private Sector

Most private sector sources of industry infomation take Government data (especially from the Economic Census and the Annual Surveys) as their starting point for analysis and reporting. Other sources, such the Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys, base their profiles on company reports and some original analysis. Certain industry trade associations also collect information from their members and often publish summaries on their Websites.

Multiple Industries: Print Sources

U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook (CAMDN, KLMR REF HC 101 .U54; DANA Reference Desk) Presents information provided by U.S. Government agencies as well as private sector sources; organized by SIC.
Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys (CAMDN, KLMR REF HC 106.6 .S74; DANA Reference Desk) Useful for basic statistics (production, shipment, sales, revenues) for large industry groups but not for all products.
More industry sectors are covered by the Value Line Investment Survey but the overviews are shorter. (CAMDN REF HG 4501 .V2; DANA, KLMR Reference Desk)
Other titles with U.S. industry overviews are:

Encyclopedia of American Industries
(Vol.1: Manufacturing Industries; Vol.2: Non-manufacturing Industries) (CAMDN REF HC 102 .E53; DANA Reference Desk)
Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries (DANA Reference Desk)
U.S. Industry Profiles: The Leading 100. (DANA Reference Desk)

The monthly Standard & Poor's Statistical Service (DANA Business Reference; KLMR Reference Desk) provides selected current and historical statistics on 12 industries.

Multiple Industries: Internet Sources

Search for your industry's profile on the Datamonitor Business Information Centre. (Rutgers-restricted access)
The Industry Outlook 2005 from BusinessWeek Online is a good starting point for many large industry sectors.
Fairly lengthy industry reports are available (for a fee) from U.S. Business Reporter, which cover issues, trends, and characteristics of the sector.
Industry profiles (with the focus on job prospects) are also available for selected industry sectors at WetFeet.com.
A few major industries are covered by Plunkett Research, with free excerpts and sample tables from their publications. Full Plunkett reports are available on Business Source Premier. (Rutgers-restricted Access)
Some other sources of industry profiles are linked from Industry Resources Reports but most reports will require a fee.
Rutgers users may take advantage of Investext Plus to locate industry-focused reports from investment firms and brokerage houses. (Rutgers-restricted access)

Manufacturing

Manufacturing USA: Industry Analyses, Statistics, and Leading Companies. (CAMDN REF HD 9724 .M35; DANA Reference Desk)
Industry reports from the manufacturing sector are also available from the Toxic Release Inventory.
Examples of related Websites:
- Data and Economic Analysis (from the National Association of Manufacturers)
- U.S. Manufacturing Fact Sheet is a monthly economic review by the Congressional Task Force on Manufacturing (from the Northeast-Midwest Institute)

Service Industries

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate USA: Industry Analyses, Statistics, and Leading Organizations.(CAMDN, KLMR REF HG 181 .F55; DANA Reference Desk)
Service Industries USA: Industry Analyses, Statistics, and Leading Organizations.(CAMDN REF HD 9981.4 .S47; DANA Reference Desk)
Transportation and Public Utilities USA: Industry Analyses, Statistics, and Leading Companies. (DANA Reference Desk)
Examples of related Websites:
- Lodging Industry Profile (from the American Hotel & Lodging Association)
- Trends & Numbers: Industry Statistics (from the Newspaper Association of America)

Retail and Wholesale

Wholesale and Retail Trade USA: Industry Analyses, Statistics, and Leading Organizations. (CAMDN REF HF 5421.W58; DANA Reference Desk)
Examples of related Websites:
- Facts & Figures (from the Food Marketing Institute - supermarkets and grocery stores)
- Industry at a Glance (from the National Restaurant Association)

Other Sectors

Agriculture, Mining and Construction USA: Industry Analyses, Statistics, and Leading Companies. (DANA Reference Desk)
CRB Commodity Yearbook (ALEX REF HC 14 .C734; CAMDN, DANA, KLMR REF HF 1041 .C56) from Bridge Commodity Research Bureau.
Examples of related Websites:
- AgriBiz Markets and Analysis
- Industry Statistics (from the Manufactured Housing Institute)

Other Sources

American Statistics Index (ASI). Comprehensive index for statistical publications of the U.S. government. Detailed abstracts give subjects, time periods, and geographical areas covered by the data. Indexes cover author, title, category, subject, and agency report number. (ALEX REF; DANA REF Index Table A)
Statistical Reference Index (SRI). Index to American statistical publications published by private organizations, trade associations, universities, and state government agencies (not the Federal government). (ALEX REF; DANA REF Index Table A)
LexisNexis Statistical (Rutgers-restricted Access) Online equivalent to the American Statistics Index, the Statistical Reference Index, and the Index to International Statistics.
TableBase (Rutgers-restricted Access) This database specializes exclusively in tabular data on companies, industries, products, and demographics. Find market share, company and brand rankings, industry and product forecasts, production and consumption statistics, imports and exports, usage and capacity, number of users/outlets, trends and more.

Ka-Neng Au, 18 Apr 2005