ASAE Member Associations On-Line
https://www.asaecenter.org/membership
BizStats
Useful financial ratios, business statistics & benchmarks,
effective and understandable online analysis of businesses & industries.
http://www.bizstats.com/
British Library Industry Research Guides in PDF Format
Covers advertising, alcoholic drinks, book, childrenswear, confectionery, construction, fashion, fast food & snacks, frozen, chilled & ready made foods, furniture, giftware, green and ethical business opportunities, insurance, jewellery, organic food, packaging, pharmacy, sports, toiletries and cosmetics, toy and game, travel & tourism, tv and film industries.
http://www.bl.uk/bipc/dbandpubs/Industry%20guides/industry.html
Cornell University, School of Hotel Management: Industry Guides
Industry guidelines for airlines, amusement, assisted living, bed and breakfast, club management, cookery, cruise lines, facilities management, food service, gaming and casinos, lodging, meets and events, real estate, spas, travel and tourism, and wines
http://www.hotelschool.cornell.edu/research/library/guides.html
Current Industrial Reports from the U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/cir/index.html
Deloitte Industry Outlook: Challenging Times, Emerging Opportunities
Information on industries: aerospace & defense, automotive, banking & securities, consumer products, energy & resources, health sciences, media and entertainment, process and industrial products, real estate, retail, technology, telecommunication, tourism & hospitality, U.S. federal & state government.
http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_US/us/Industries/index.htm
Export Information by Industry: Search by Industry
http://export.gov/industry/index.asp
Fortune 500 Industry List
http://www.pathfinder.com/fortune/fortune500
Hoover's Online: Browse Company Information
http://www.hoovers.com/free/
Industry Guides: From the British Library
http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpindustry/index.html
Industry Information: Tutorial by Debbie Flanagan
http://sjb.hwcdsb.ca/cchiarelli/searchengines/industry.html
Industry Resources Reports
Organized by SIC Code, this site gives annotated links for industry overviews, trends, outlook, forecasts, financial benchmarks, and compensation surveys
http://www.valuationresources.com/IndustryReport.htm
Industry Week Magazine
http://www.industryweek.com/
Investopedia.Com Industry Handbook
Brief industry reports with ratios
http://www.investopedia.com/features/industryhandbook/
IRS Market Segment Specialization Program: Audit Techniques Guides for Examiners
Includes industry information
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=108149,00.html
Major Sector Productivity and Costs: Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/lpc/
Market Watch: Top 10 Industries:
http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/industry/default.asp
Office of Trade & Economic Analysis: U.S., State, and Metropolitan Trade Data
Scroll down to the bottom of the page.
http://www.ita.doc.gov/
Industry Market Trends
Read the latest news and check out the archived articles arranged by year
http://news.thomasnet.com/imt
U.S. Census Bureau: Annual Survey of Service Industries
http://www.census.gov/econ/www/servmenu.html
U.S. Census Bureau: 2002 Economic Census Industry Series Reports
http://www.census.gov/mp/www/cat/business_and_industry/2002_economic_census_industry_series_reports_in_print.html
U.S. Census Bureau: Industry Snapshots
http://www.census.gov/econ/snapshots/index.php
U.S. Census Bureau: Current Industry Reports
http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/cir/index.html
U.S. Census Bureau: Annual Survey of Manufacturers
http://www.census.gov/econ/overview/ma0300.html
U.S. Census Bureau: Manufacturing
http://www.census.gov/econ/manufacturing.html
U.S. Census Bureau: Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services
http://www.census.gov/mrts/www/mrts.html
Yahoo Industry Information
http://biz.yahoo.com/industry/
MSN Money: Top 10 Best Performing Industries and Top 10 Worst Performing Industries
http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/market/top10industries.asp