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MGT 490: Business Strategy: Industry Info

Sources for the Team Project

Data Sources

 

  • Value Line Investment Survey - provides industry snapshots and data, with each industry updated every 13 weeks. Note that VL uses its own industry groupings.
  • 2011 U.S. Industry & Market Outlook (REF HC101.U55) - market reports, industry trends, & demographic data - uses NAICS
  • Encyclopedia of American Industries, 6th ed., 2011 - offers an industry snapshot, with descriptions of structure, development, current conditions, industry leaders, workforce, etc. Entries are arranged by SIC codes but refer to the corresponding NAICS codes.
  • GDP by Industry - data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis - uses NAICS
  • Business & Industry - data sets provided by the U.S. Census Bureau

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Ratios & Rankings

Ratios

  • Industry Norms & Key Business Ratios (Dun & Bradstreet) REF HF5681.R25I525, annual [uses SIC codes}
  • Almanac of Business & Financial Ratios (Troy) REF HF 5681.R25A44, annual (print & CD) [uses NAICS codes]
  • Annual Statement Studies: Financial Ratio Benchmarks (RMA) REF HF 5681.B2R6, annual [uses NAICS codes]

Rankings

  • Market Share Reporter, Gale Research, REF DESK HF5410.M37, annual
  • Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies, Gale Research, REF HG4009 .W35, annual, volumes 5 and 8 rank companies within SIC and NAICS industry codes
  • Business Rankings Annual, Gale Research, REF DESK HG 4050.B88, annual