Information Impermanence
As you search for information, save your sources, particularly datasets and government publications. Note the date you were last able to access a source in case it isn’t available later. Check the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine and other repositories for removed data sources or websites.
Citation managers can help you manage the information you save about your sources. You can reference and cite information that is no longer available where you found it. For these citations, include a last accessed date.
Having trouble finding data or a source? Talk with your subject librarian.
Surveys, Reports, and Statistics
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IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Economic, demographic, and market data on thousands of industries worldwide.
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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.
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Mergent Online This link opens in a new windowAccess to detailed international 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. Access is limited to 5 users at a time.
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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. Download limit: 10 downloads a day/25 downloads a month, per user.
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NetAdvantage (S&P Global) This link opens in a new windowReady access to S&P Industry Surveys, Stock Reports, Mutual Fund Reports, Bond Reports, Corporation Records, The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, and The Outlook.
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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.
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FitchConnect (BMI)Country 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.
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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. Easy to use, exportable charts and data, recommended citations.
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Passport (Euromonitor) This link opens in a new windowInternational marketing data, analysis for countries, consumers, and industries, for example, searching of industries and products in order to locate leading companies in different regions of the world.
- What's included:Charts and data exporting available
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U.S. Census Business SurveysThe U.S. Census Bureau conducts more than 100 surveys each year. These surveys include the business surveys listed below, and many more.
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U.S. Census Current Industrial Reports (CIR)The Current Industrial Report (CIR) program has provided monthly, quarterly, and annual measures of industrial activity for many years.
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U.S. Census Business Dynamics StatisticsBDS provides annual measures of business dynamics (such as job creation and destruction, establishment births and deaths, and firm startups and shutdowns) for the economy overall and aggregated by establishment and firm characteristics.
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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.
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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.
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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.