Library: Industry Information: Statistics

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The following postings will be very valuable in retrieving data from public as well as government sources. Once you have gathered a wide range of statistics, you will be able to do a comprehensive industry analysis that reports on industry trends, statistics, and forecasts.

BizStats.com BizStats is an online source for small business statistics. Provides instant access to useful financial ratios, business statistics and benchmarks.
Bureau of Economic Analysis - Industry Economic Assounts Covers GDP as annual output by industry. Provides a time series of detailed information on the changing structure of the U.S. economy, including the annual contributions of private companies and the government. Used extensively by policymakers and businesses to understand industry interactions, productivity trends, and the changing structure of the U.S. economy.
Bureau of Economic Analysis - Industry facts Looking for the lowdown on your favorite industry? BEA's Industry Facts provide industry specific information on value added, intermediate inputs, and gross output in real and current dollars. Now with Industry Facts, you can access consolidated data tables or print a one page overview of your industry's latest statistics.
Click Z Stats The Web marketer's guide to online facts, Internet research, trends, and analysis.
Data.gov A gateway to gov't open data across many agencies. You can use keywords to locate the info you need.
Econstats Provides over 1,000 economic indicators for the roughly 250 countries and geographic, economic or political country blocs that exist. These indicators are tracked on an annual, quarterly or monthly basis for the most part, although some indicators such as stock market valuations and currency exchange rates fluctuate continuously during market opening times. Figures tracked range from GDP, inflation and debt levels to number of Facebook users, transparency, and the price of uranium!
FDSys Federal Government links useful to business research. Especially useful for regulations and pending legislation.
GeoData.gov A federal government web portal for geographic and spatial thematic maps and data.
Kansas statistical abstract Contains the latest available state, county, and city-level data for Kansas on a variety of topics including population, vital statistics and health, business and manufacturing, exports, employment, income, and finance The Kansas Statistical Abstract is a PDF file and will require Adobe Acrobat Reader (free software available at http://www.adobe.com).
SelectUSA Consider this site when you need to get a quick snapshot of data and forces impacting one of 19 industries.
U.S. Dept. of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics Consists of profiles of 12 industry super sectors. Each profile contains a variety of facts about the industry supersector, and includes links to additional statistics, which include items such as employment hours, wages, and trends.
USA.gov
Yahoo.com

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window IBISWorld helps identify business operating risks and opportunities across 700 industries at the 5-digit level of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Each industry report provides the most detailed performance data and analysis on the market; supply chain information; forecasts; risk scores; operating strengths and weaknesses; analysis of external drivers; major player market strategies; and industry profit and costs benchmarks.
- This link opens in a new window

1. From the top bar, select: Industry Research
2. Slide down and select: US Industry Reports (NAICS)

3. Scroll down until you find your specific industry codes.
For example, 72 - Accommodation and Food Services
(If you don't know the NAICS number of your industry, use the SEARCH IBISWorld search box in the top right of the screen)

4. Use the column on the left to filter for industry information.

5. Use the down arrow next to Industry at a glance.
6. Scroll down to Key Statistics Snapshot
7. Continue scrolling to Key Trends
8. Continue scrolling to Key Industry Data