Finding Industry Information

Identify the Industry Category or Code

338.02 St Standard Industrial Classification Manual
338.02 Un NAICS Desk Reference
Database: Reference USA [SIC or Yellow Pages LookUp] (available only within the library)
Database: Business & Company [SIC or NAICS LookUp] (available online)

Websites:

SIC Codes: http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html
NAICS Codes: http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naicstab.htm

Industry Overview

338.0973 En Encyclopedia of American industries: Manufacturing
338.0973 En Encyclopedia of American Industries: Service & Non-manufacturing
338.0973 Un U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook
338 Du Dun & Bradstreet/Gale Group Industry Handbooks
Standard & Poors Industry Surveys
Moodys Industry Review
Value Line Investment Survey

Websites:

Company Locator: http://www.companylocator.com/
All Business: http://www.allbusiness.com/
Hoovers Industry: http://www.hoovers.com/
International Trade Administration: Industries: http://www.ita.doc.gov/ita_home/itakeyin.html
Database: Stat-USA coming soon
International: Europages: http://www.europages.com/

Industry News, Trade Organizations, News, Trade Shows

658.003 En Encyclopedia of business information sources
659 Tr Trade show directory
060 Ga Encyclopedia of associations
Also available in Database: Associations Unlimited

Websites:

Locating industry information: http://www.regent.edu/lib/mba/locating_industry.html
IndustryLink: http://www.industrylink.com/
How to learn about an industry or company: http://www.virtualpet.com/industry/howto/search.htm

Statistics:

317.3 Un Statistical Abstract of the United States
Leading Economic Indicators: http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html
Business& Industry Statistics: http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html

Legal Regulatory Sources

Code of Federal Regulations: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: http://www.uspto.gov/
Legal Information Institute: http://www.law.cornell.edu/

Financial Ratios

338 Ma RMA Annual Statement Studies

Market Information

658.8 Qu US Market Trends & Forecasts

Websites:

Outlook Trends Table: http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/usito98/tables.html
County Business Patterns: http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html
Social Statistics: http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/ssbr.html