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

Economic Census Profiles American business every 5 years, from the national to the local level.
Economy at a Glance U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data on labor market, hours, earnings, productivity and prices.
Employment Projections Information about the labor market for the U.S. as a whole for 10 years in the future.
globalEDGE Michigan State University site which provides a wide range of information on global business issues and excellent profiles for countries and industries.
International Trade Administration Information and services regarding U.S. international trade policy.
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.
NAICS (North American Industrial Classification System) Search for NAICS and SIC codes. The codes may be used to search for economic data on industries.
Survey of Current Business The monthly Survey of Current Business is Bureau of Economic Affair’s definitive source of information about its economic accounts.
ThomasNet
TradeStats Express International Trade Administration. national and state export data (annual and quarterly).
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis - Industry Economic Accounts