Research Guides: MBA Prep: Industry Research Databases

Find Industry Intelligence

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
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Limited to 30 downloads per session. Covers about 680 U.S. industries written at the 5-digit level of NAICS. Each report contains key statistics, market characteristics, segmentation, industry conditions, performance and outlook. These reports are written by industry specialists. Each report is updated every 4 months.
MarketResearch.com This link opens in a new window
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Full-text service of market research reports on many topics. Includes more than 40,000 market intelligence publications from 350 publishers worldwide.
Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
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Search for MarketLine Industry Profiles.

Statista This link opens in a new window
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Reports that provide an aggregate of a variety of data, mainly statistics. Search for data by industry, political issue, consumerism, companies or countries. The data reports provide sourcing information.
Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
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A summary of statistics on the United States social, political, and economy. Majority of the data is over time. The data tables provide source information for further research.

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The MarketLine industry profiles (available on select industries) contain a Five Forces Analysis section.
IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
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IBISWorld: doesn't have an explicit Five Forces section, but many sections provide information that you can use to create your own analysis. IBISWorld provides country-focused industry reports with SWOT analysis, market trends, forecasts, and competitive data.

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Fitch Connect provides country-focused industry reports with SWOT analysis, market trends, forecasts, and competitive data.