LibGuides: Business Research: Industry Information

Search for Industry Profiles

Find market size, industry leaders, statistics, current status, future trends, histories and profiles of the industries here. If you look up the NAICS codes for your industry first, this will be a bit easier to search the library databases.

Statista
Statistics-based reports, studies, dossiers, and data points on industries and markets. The "Consumer Market Outlook," "Digital Market Outlook," and "Mobility Market Outlook" sections contain forecasts and analytics for various product groups in the global consumer goods/digital economy/mobility markets, with ability to refine market and geographic region.
Business Source Elite
Search Business Source Elite, enter an industry name a search field and then combine with keywords like "industry profile," "trend" "overview" "forecast" or "market share". In addition, MarketLine reports contained within this database is a great source for profiles of industries.
Business Insights
Search Business Insights Global, for company and industry profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, market research, articles and Datamonitor industry reports. Select “industry” from drop down menu and use keywords related to your industry to locate industry reports.

Industry Codes

What are NAICS codes?

NAICS is the North American Industrial Classification System.

Industry classification systems are helpful when searching business databases. An industry can have more than one NAICS code. The longer the code, the more specific it is. For example:

722513 — Fast-food restaurants
7225 — Restaurants and other eating places
722 — Food services and drinking places
72 — Accommodation and food services

NAICS make it easy to:

Find competitors and customers;
Find industry reports;
Benchmark finances (ex. financial ratios and the Economic Census);
Analyze trade data, employment trends, etc.

NAICS Search
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.