Global Perspectives - Industry Research
Listed below are selected sources of industry information. If there is little or no information about your industry in any of these sources, you will have difficulty getting everything you need for your assignment.Example: Name of Industry: semiconductor industry
Definitions of Industries
- North American Industry Classification System: (semiconductor
devices)
Bus Ref HF1042 N67
online code lookup - Standard Industrial Classification Code: (semiconductor devices
manufacturing)
Bus Ref HF1042 A55
online code lookup - Harmonized Tariff Codes may be found in USITC "Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States"
Industry Reports
Economist Intelligence Unit - Industry Briefing
- Provides five-year forecasts and news analysis for eight key industries, along with relevant background information.
- Covers the 60 major economies that account for more than 95% of world output and trade.
- The forecasts are based on the latest data and in-depth analysis of sectoral trends.
Global Market Information Database - Euromonitor
- Industry reports on consumer, industrial and service markets for 71 countries
- Click on the Reports Tab at the top of the page and select Industry
Marketline Business Information Centre (formerly Datamonitor)
- Reports on 2000 industries, with global, regional and country coverage
- Reports include market segmentation and analysis, competitive landscape and forecasts
Business Insights (formerly Reuters Business Insight)
- Research reports for Technology, Finance, Healthcare, Consumer Goods, and Energy
- Click on the Industry tab of your choice. On the next screen, in the upper right corner, click on Product Listing to view reports by sub-sector.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
- 51 US Industry surveys covering Current Environment, Industry Trends, How the Industry Operates and Key Ratios
- Investment Bank Reports
- Use the drop down box under Industry Search - semiconductors is a choice.
- Industry analysis on 70 emerging markets from 10,500 local and global publications
- Click on country of your choice in the left panel
- On the country page, select Industry in the navigation bar
- Reports in Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and English. Translation service is available.
- The OECD consists of 30 member countries sharing a commitment to democratic government and the market economy. It has relationships with 70 other countries and NGOs. Its work covers economic and social issues from macroeconomics, to trade, education, development and science and innovation.
- From the top drop down box, select Books by Theme to see a list of industries covered such as Agriculture, Energy and Transport
Eurostat: Industry, Trade and Services
- Eurostat provides statistical information about the European Union
- Numerous statistics on Tourism IT, Financial Services, Construction and more
- European Business Facts and Figures analyzes over 25 industry segments including industry structure, production and labor costs. (2005 edition on order)
U.S. Government Industry Sources
- Contains the Market and Country Reports from the US Commercial Service, which are also on Stat-USA
- As a student, you must register to read the full-text of the reports
Industrial Products Overview (U.S. Census)
- Manufactured durable and non-durable goods in the United States with import/export data and concordance of industry codes to trade codes.
- Check Current Industrial Reports for latest U.S. data.
Manufacturing and Services - International Trade Association
- Dedicated to enhancing the global competitiveness of U.S. industry, expanding its market access, and increasing its exports
- Industry Analysis provides coverage of key industrial
and service clusters
Books and Articles
EUCLID - Emory Library Catalog
- Type name of your industry (semiconductor industry)
- Select the Browse button above the search box
- And click on Subject
- You retrieve a list of subject terms
- Select Advanced Search Tab
- From Drop down menu select NAICS codes and then Browse codes
- Select Subject and Browse Subjects (SU semiconductors)
- Select Classification Codes, Browse codes and expand Industries and Markets
- Expand Industry Index and select industry of your choice. Click on the term, it turns pink and then you are searching on that term
- Limit your search by date, region or add Free Text Terms
- On the Choose Databases page, click on the link to the left- Enhanced Business Searching Interface
- From the drop-down box select NAICS, if you know the NAICS code
- Or, click on Indexes in the right panel
- In the Browse an Index field, select NAICS and enter the term of your choice
- Then click the box next to your term and click the ADD button
- Then click Advanced Search at the top of the page
- You are then searching on your term and you can limit your search by date or add additional search terms
