ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry database contains international industry information. From the home page, choose BROWSE at the top. Then choose BUSINESS MONITOR INTERNATIONAL (BMI) INDUSTRY REPORTS. From here you can browse by subject, topic or document title.

Here is a video to help you:

LexisNexis Academic also contains international industry reports. From the homepage, choose COUNTRY INFORMATION and then COUNTRY INFORMATION again. Then choose your categories and do a keyword search.

Business Source Elite allows you to search for journals that cover your industry. Do a keyword search on your industry (ex: automobile). Then limit your search by clicking on TRADE PUBLICATIONS on the left and run your search. Look through your results until you see an article that is published in a journal that talks about your industry. Open the article and then click on the name of the journal to access the entire journal and search within it.

The Office of Trade and Industry Information website gives detailed trade information down to the state level.

Industry information can be found in many places, including LexisNexis Academic and S&P NetAdvantage. Here are some video tutorials that will help you find the information:

Industry reports in S&P NetAdvantage:

Industry reports in LexisNexis Academic:

Additional resources

To find industry information in Factiva, hover your mouse over the COMPANIES/MARKETS link at the top and then choose INDUSTRY. Select a category for an industry snapshot.

For industry information in Mergent Online, simply look up your company, then choose the REPORTS tab, then the INDUSTRY REPORTS tab.

Business Source Elite allows you to search for journals that cover your industry. The video below will show you how to find them:

Industry ratios 

Although you can find many industry ratios in LexisNexis Academic, the list isn’t complete. You will need to use these three publications in the Oviatt Library. Look through each of these publications until you see your industry ratio:

Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios:  Located on the table behind the reference desk. Call number #HF5681.R25 I525 (this is the easiest one to use, so I recommend using this one). Find your industry by SIC code.

RMA Statement Studies: Reference books in the reference room. Located on the table behind the reference desk. Call #HF5681.B2 R6. Find your industry by the NAICS code.

Almanac of business and industrial financial ratios: Located same as above books. Call number #HF5681.R25 A45.

Industry ratios in LexisNexis: