LibGuides: Business: Industry

Industry

Industry data on classification, products, sales, and trade opportunities are available through Monmouth's databases or government Websites.

You may also want to search for information in discipline-specific areas (eg. Health) by accessing databases focused on those disciplines. You can identify these databases by subject on the Library website's Research Databases page.

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MU Library Databases

Monmouth University's subscription databases providing industry information from a business perspective:

Business Source Premier (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
( including Datamonitor industry profiles) Business journals.

Business (9 ProQuest databases)
Searching with this link provides results from 9 business databases from ProQuest, including ABI/Inform, Hoovers, Asian & European sources, and Industry snapshots.

Newsstream (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Reference USA This link opens in a new window
Provides detailed, current directory information on more than 12 million U.S. Businesses, 102 million U.S. residents, 683,000 U.S. healthcare providers, 1 million Canadian businesses and 11 million Canadian residents.

Websites

NAICS (North American Industrial Classification System)
Search for NAICS and SIC codes. The codes may be used to search for economic data on industries.
Economy at a Glance
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data on labor market, hours, earnings, productivity and prices.
Economic Census
Profiles American business every 5 years, from the national to the local level.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis - Industry Economic Accounts
ThomasNet
Search ThomasNet to find and compare manufacturers, distributors and service providers. The site offers free access to over 170,000 companies, 68,000 product and service categories and thousands of online suppliers catalogs and Web site links.
International Trade Administration
Information and services regarding U.S. international trade policy.
Employment Projections
Information about the labor market for the U.S. as a whole for 10 years in the future.
Survey of Current Business
The monthly Survey of Current Business is Bureau of Economic Affair’s definitive source of information about its economic accounts.
globalEDGE
Michigan State University site which provides a wide range of information on global business issues and excellent profiles for countries and industries.
TradeStats Express
International Trade Administration. national and state export data (annual and quarterly).
IQS Directory
IQS Directory is a comprehensive listing of manufacturers and suppliers serving major segments of the OEM industrial manufacturing marketplace across the U.S. and Canada.