Industry Information

These can be accessed via the database ABI Inform (advanced search) by typing "first research industry profiles" (Including the quotation marks) in the top box and changing the box to the right to publication title and typing the industry name in the second box and changing the box to its right to subject. These reports cove the United States.

Formerly, until 2018, BMI Country Industry Reports, These can be accessed via the database ABI Inform (advanced search) by typing in the top box "Fitch solutions" and changing the box to the right to publication title. In the box below one can type the country and change the box to its right to location and add a third box and type in it an industry, product, or service and change the box to its right to subject. or anywhere except full text.Many of the reports include a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis.

This is the successor to Standard and Poor's Industry Surveys. The link takes you to Business Source Ultimate which includes the surveys. Type "industry survey*" in the top box and change the box to the right to publication name. In the box below, type the industry, product, or service and change the box to the right to subject. To try to get more results, change the box to the right from subject to all text. Many of the surveys use Porter's five forces analysis framework. Many of the surveys have a chapter on how to analyze or value a company within the industry surveyed.

These can be accessed via the database Business Source Ultimate by typing "industry profile" (including the quotation marks) in the top box and changing the box to the right to publication name and typing the industry name in the second box and changing the box to its right to subject. One may also limit by geographic term. Many of the surveys use Porter's five forces analysis framework.

These can be accessed via the ABI Inform database (advanced search).. They cover 431 U.S. industries.. Type "Plunkettt Analytics" (including the quotation marks) in the top box and change the box to its right to publication title. Type in the box below the products and services about which you are seeking information separated by the word or and change the box to its right to anywhere except full text. You may change it back to anywhere if you want to search more broadly

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This consists of basic analyses and current analyses for a number of industries. It is narrative in approach with a number of charts and graphs as well. This is a good source to use in order to gain a view of the nature, prospects, outlook, and major companies of an industry. Its successor is CFRA Industry Surveys.