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Many resources can create lists of companies based on criteria such as industry, location, size, type, et cetera. Below are a few top sources, however, in some cases there may be a different resource that might work better for your need (e.g. start-ups, non-profits and NGOs). Please contact us if you have any questions. The Build A...
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Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys, available via Capital IQ and in print, contain a section titled Industry References. The Industry References section lists relevant trade associations for that industry. Associations Unlimited provides an easily searchable interface to more than 460,000 international, national, regional, state, and local organizations, including non-profits.
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Industry codes have been developed over the years to provide a way to classify industries into categories and group firms of similar nature together. There are several major industry code systems: Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) were created an are maintained by the U.S. government. These can be searched...
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Trade associations are great sources of information on industries. In addition, Cornell subscribes to a number of resources that provide in-depth reports on industries. CFRA Industry Surveys, available via Capital IQ, provide extensive reports on major U.S. industries. IBISworld covers hundreds of industries in the U.S., Canada, and China. It is particularly useful for emerging or niche...
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Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys, available via Capital IQ, contain a section titled Key Industry Ratios and Statistics. Bloomberg provides an extensive list of ratios using the Relative Value (RV) function. Ratio data is provided for the industry average as well as for companies within the industry. Bizminer provides financial benchmarks for more than 5,000 industries and can...
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Passport (Euromonitor) covers more than 180 countries. It contains reports and statistics which include current and forecasted data on market size and market share and profile the leading competitors in an industry. Passport makes it easy to analyze trends in consumer spending and establish the largest markets for a product. It is also possible to find...
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Cornell's Hotel Library has put together a research guide with top information sources covering real estate. The subject experts in the Hotel Library have industry leading databases and publications on site in the Marriott Student Learning Center and are happy to assist students. In addition to Bloomberg, Capital IQ, and SNL Interactive which provide REIT and financial markets data,...
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The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Economic Research Service (ERS), and other departments provide a number of statistical releases, prices, and reports that detail the US agriculture sector. Cornell's Mann Library hosts many of these resources on the Economics, Statistics and Market Information System, an easy to use site that consolidates various agency reports...
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Begin your research with the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook, which includes projections on factors that will shape the US energy markets through 2040. From the EIA you can find: Short-term Energy Outlook, Monthly Energy Review, State Electricity Profiles, and renewable energy data and reports. You can narrow down your search by energy source or...
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Cornell's Hotel Library has put together a series of guides for resources in the food service and alcoholic beverage (beer, wine, and spirits) industries. These guides not only point to known consumer market research resources like Mintel Academic, but also include other resources geared specifically towards each individual market.