NAICS
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS pronounced Nakes) is a unique, all-new system for classifying business establishments. Adopted in 1997 to replace the old Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system, it is the industry classification system used by the statistical agencies of the United States. Read all aobut it at this US Census Bureau site.
- NAICS Learn about it, and search for NAICS codes
SIC
Some sources of industry data still use SIC codes, even though they've been replaced by NAICS.
General Information
- Zapdata: Industry Reports Free industry summary reports with registration.
- Market Research Library Maintained by the U.S. Commercial Service, this collection contains non-US market research reports. Free to students with registration.
- Current Industrial Reports by Subject U.S. Census Bureau series of annual, quarterly, or monthly reports on specific industries
- Hoovers Search by Industry keyword
- Business & Industry Statistics Produced by the U.S. Census Bureau. Includes links to the Annual Survey of Manufactures and Census of Manufactures reports covering manufacturing industries, defined as mechanical or chemical transformation of materials into new products
- Industry Accounts Data Produced by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The Industry Economics Division's Information Guide is a convenient way of accessing BEA materials on gross domestic product by industry, on the input-output accounts, and on the satellite accounts for transpor
- Alacra Industry Spotlights Descriptions of industries and pointers to good free sources of information.
Finding More Help
- Industry Data Finder Identifies sources and provides links to over 30 key industries, ranging from aerospace & defense to toys and textiles.
- NABE Links: Micro/Industry Links Pointers to available information by industry from the National Association for Business Economics.
Analyst Reports
These reports are often very expensive, however, sometimes summaries and abstracts can provide useful insights. And occasionally, firms may share the Executive Summary free.
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