Library Guides: Conducting Industry Research: Industry Overviews

Best Sources for Industry Overviews

IBISWorld has the broadest coverage of industries.

S&P covers industries at a macro level, but has a deeper archive.

IBISWorld

IBISWorld has market research and analysis on over 700 industries. Our subscription covers only the U.S.
S&P Global NetAdvantage

Features S & P's Industry Surveys, which provide macro-level analysis of 56 major industries. Also includes company profiles and financial data with analyst rankings of investment potential as well information about company executives.

Business Source Complete has reports from a variety of sources, but not all of the reports are current.

Passport focuses on consumer markets, but can have useful information on the industries supplying them.

Business Source Complete

Article database that includes trade publications, academic journals, industry profiles, country information and company profiles, which include SWOT analyses. Full text is often available.
Use the FindIt links to locate full text of articles that are not included in the database.
Passport (Euromonitor)

Market research from Euromonitor. Reports on consumer markets around the world. Use the browse reports option to browse by industry or country. We especially recommend the Consumer Lifestyles reports, which give detailed information on consumer demographics in over 70 countries. Passport also contains summary statistics on consumer products in the menu search