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Business & Management: Industry Reports

Finding industry reports

You don't need to be a student studying business-related subjects to find market research useful. For example, you might want information related to

  • Consumer choices and beliefs.
  • Spending habits.
  • Profits generated in certain industries.
  • Major competitors, companies and brands in an industry.

And many many more.....

Industry Report Databases

Business Source Complete includes market reports and industry analysis from the following providers

  • Acquisdata
  • Barnes Reports
  • IHs Markit
  • Marketline

There are two ways to search for market reports

1. You can use the Browse feature on the right hand side of the screen and choose Market Reports.  Then search or browse the list.

      

 

2. You can type in your industry in to the search box and scroll down the screen to limit the search by Publication Type.  I recommend choosing Industry Profile and Market Report

 

IBISworld Industry Reports are comprehensive yet easy to digest reports on hundreds of UK and Irish industries. Each report consists of key statistics and analysis on market characteristics, operating conditions, current and historical performance, major industry participants and more. You can download a full list of report titles.

There are also

  • Risk Rating Reports
  • Business Environment Profiles
  • iExpert Summaries

 

IBISWorld is excellent for pulling together information based around Porter's Five Forces

 

 

 

 

Passport is is a global market research database providing insight on industries, economies and consumers worldwide, helping you to analyse market context and identify future trends impacting businesses globally.

Use Passport when you are looking for:

  • Market shares by brand for specific consumer products
  • Demographics at the country level
  • Various governmental data, including levels of government spending on things like defense, corruption levels, infrastructure data, etc.
  • Economic and resource data.
  • Consumer lifestyle data, such as how frequently people shop, eat, drink out, etc.
  • Company profiles, particularly for large and/or international firms
  • and so much more

 

Proquest provide access to market reports from the following publishers

  • Business Monitor International (BMI) Reports
  • First Research
  • Just-Series Market Research Reports

Search for Document Types "Industry Report", "Market Report" and "Market Research" in the Advanced Search option.