Surveys and Reports
- IBISWorld This link opens in a new windowEconomic, demographic, and market data on thousands of industries worldwide
- MarketLine Advantage This link opens in a new windowCompany, industry, country and financial data for every major marketplace in the world. Includes company SWOTs, company overviews, industry profiles, market research, case studies, financial deals, country analysis, news and statistics.
- Mergent Online This link opens in a new windowAccess to detailed global company information, including business description, history, property, subsidiaries, officers and directors, long-term debt and capital stock. Financial statements are presented in "as-reported" form.
- PitchBook This link opens in a new windowPitchBook delivers data and research covering private capital markets, including venture capital, private equity and M&A transactions.
Access to PitchBook requires separate registration with a Northeastern or NCH email address.
Download limit: 10 downloads a day/25 downloads a month, per user. - Gartner IT Library This link opens in a new windowThe Gartner IT Library provides access to more than 110,000 documents on more than 1,200 topics, including technology products, services, and trends, global IT industry perspectives, IT management and organizations, IT strategies and governance, business-IT issues, and real-world case studies.
- Emerging Markets Information Service (EMIS) This link opens in a new windowNews, market research reports, and company and financial data from more than 80 emerging markets.
- FitchConnect (BMI) This link opens in a new windowCountry risk, analysis of financial markets, and industry research, providing users with a variety of company and industry information including credit research, credit ratings, macroeconomic and financial fundamental data, Financial Implied Ratings, and a curated news service.
- Factiva This link opens in a new windowJointly funded by the University Libraries and the DAmore-McKim School of Business
Includes access to text-only versions of Barron's, the Wall Street Journal, and hundreds of other international newspapers. Factiva is to be used for academic research. Using the content for analytics or text mining is prohibited. Access is limited to 5 users at a time. - Statista This link opens in a new windowBrings together data and graphs on every imaginable topic from business to government, surveys, sports, and scientific topics. Charts and data exports available.
- S&P NetAdvantageDomestic coverage. Click on the Industry Survey tab - View All to see the list of covered industries as well as date of last update.
Web Resources
- Gateway to AssociationsFrom the American Society of Association Executives.
- Business Dynamics StatisticsFrom the Census Bureau. Provides unique information by firm age and size. The BDS series provides annual statistics for 1977-2017.
- IQS Directory - Industrial Quick SearchIndustrial OEM market and manufacturing company directory
Industry Ratios
You may have to search through several resources to find the industry you are researching.
- D&B Key Business Ratios (Mergent) This link opens in a new windowCompetitive benchmarking data from Dun and Bradstreet's database of public and private companies, featuring 14 key business ratios (users choose a one-year or three-year set of ratios) in 800 lines of business. Access is limited to 5 users at a time.
- RMA eStatement Studies This link opens in a new windowComparative industry benchmark data that comes directly from the financial statements of small and medium-size borrowers of Risk Management Associations member institutions.
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