Best Sources for Industry Overviews
IBISWorld has the broadest coverage of industries. Our subscription covers the US primarily.
S&P covers industries at a macro level, but has a deeper archive.
Statista has Industry Dossiers that gather a lot of data, but have less analysis. It does have international coverage.
IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
S&P Global NetAdvantage This link opens in a new window
Statista This link opens in a new window
Other Sources for Industry Reports
Business Source Complete has reports from a variety of sources, but not all of the reports are current.
Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
Use the advanced search and limit to Industry Profile.
Mintel Academic This link opens in a new window
Market research on consumer markets in the U.S.
BCC Research This link opens in a new window
Market research on technology and health sciences. Includes a few consumer industries.
First Research Industry Profiles via ProQuest This link opens in a new window
First Research produces brief industry overviews for 150 industries. Designed for interview research and don't have as much detail as other sources.
RKMA Market Research Handbooks This link opens in a new window
Broad overviews of selected industries.
My Industry Isn't Covered
Not all industries are covered in our major sources, so you may need to build your own analysis. Look for related industries in the sources above and articles from trade journals and news sources in these databases.
ABI/INFORM Complete This link opens in a new window
Includes major trade journals and business news sources.
Tip
Check the box for "exclude wire feeds" to exclude press releasesFactiva This link opens in a new window
Contains 1000s of trade journals and international in scope. Searching is more complex than other databases, review the tips on the guide for best results.
