Industry Data:
Yahoo Finance: Sector/
Industry Analysis
Sector/ industry analysis provided by yahoo finance focuses on financial details of various sectors in the economy. It provides market capitalization, P/E ratio, ROE as well as dividend yield of each sector. Apart from information on sectors, this link provides similar information for every industry in the sector.
The Murphy library guide of university of Wisconsin -
La Crosse, helps you to locate information that can lead you to analyze
an industry or industries. Apart from overview of an
industry, this guide assists you to get the statistics and comparative
analysis
of an industry. It also links you to the various databases
which can give you current trends and developments of an industry.
You can get all the above information at Murphy
Library
Alternatively, you can open the site: http://www.uwlax.edu
and follow the links given below
Library and Technology ----- Murphy library home page
----- Library guides (This link can be found out in the box 'Essentials')
----- Information on industries ( In the subject specific
library guides)
The Mary Couts Burnett Library of Texas Christian University
gives various links of the economic censuses published by the
Federal Government. This site also gives various links
which give an industry overview. You can access this web site at
Mary
Couts Burnett Library or you can open the site http://www.tcu.edu
and follow the links given below:
Library ----- Online Resources ----- Business and Economics
----- Industry Overview
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS):
The North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is replacing the U.S.
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System.
NAICS is developed jointly by the U.S., Canada and Mexico
to provide new comparability in Statistics about business activities
across North America.
Industry Trade Association Information:
The association central web site is a gateway of association related information, products and services. AssociationCentral.com provides organizations of all types with an ideal showcase for their expertise.
Professional Societies and Trade Associations:
You can get the list of Professional societies and trade
associations by visiting the web site of the Marine Advanced Technology
Education Center. You can access this site at MATE
or you can open the web site http://www.marinetech.org/,
and follow the links given below:
Press 'Enter Key' on the main page, click on the 'Related
links' and then click on 'Professional societies and trade associations'.
The industry research page of University of Maryland gives
a comprehensive information about the industry analysis and survey.You
can also get a list of trade association sources. You can access this site
at Trade
association sources or you can get that by opening the site http://teal.umd.edu/research/
and by following the links given below:
Click on Sources, and then click on the 'trade association
sources'.
North American Industry Classification System Bibliography:
NAICS gives you a bibliography of industrial classification
system. You can get this at NAICS
and SIC bibliography or visit the site
http://www.library.georgetown.edu/guides/
and follow the links given below:
Industries ----- North American Industry -----
NAICS and SIC Bibliography .
The library of University
of Washington provides a list of various surveys. You can also get
some guidelines for researching an industry and the industry ratios and
rankings. You can access the site at Industry survey or you can open the
site http://www.bothell.washington.edu/
and follow the links given below:
Library ---- Research and Course guides (Among the 'guide'
option) ---- Business research (In the 'special topics' option) ---- Industry
Information
The business resources at the Reed Library of the Fort Lewis College gives necessary information about the company and industry information. It elaborates the steps in researching the companies and Industries. Apart from that , it also gives the list of databases and periodicals related to the industry informations.
You can see the standard industrial classification index at the web site of Immigration Central.
The Hoovers
online network gives information about various companies, company directories
and small businesses. It also gives information on the career development.
The company information consists of information about industry snapshots,
competitors and the research companies.
This is a very resourceful web site with lot of links
related to industry research. This also gives the step wise procedure to
research an industry. The various links available in this site gives you
critical analysis of web site analysis , patent search and other research.
A fresh look at industry sectors from top to bottom. Rather
than look at just what's in the news, Industry Investing reports give investors
a better understanding of the industry dynamics and how they affect individual
stocks.
This web site covers various industry related topics and
also gives you some industry newsletters.
Updated on: April 22, 2002