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IBISWorld provides industry intelligence for over 450 Canadian industries and over 700 US industries. Global and China industry reports are also available. Reports cover standard NAICS, and specialized/niche industries. Coverage includes detailed performance data and analysis, supply chain information, forecasts, risk scores, operating strengths and weaknesses, analysis of external drivers, major player market strategies, and industry profit and cost benchmarks. Canadian and US Business Environment Profiles are also available.

To find relevant reports: search with industry keywords, NAICS codes, or company names > refine results according to geography.

A database provided by Euromonitor International, offering insights into industries and markets (by country and globally). Select an industry from one of the industry drop-down menus or enter a keyword in the top search box.

Provides industry reports for the US and some European countries.

Designed to help business researchers balance theoretical and practical learning, and acquire the research skills that will make them successful in their courses and careers, ProQuest One Business is a complete business library containing millions of full-text items across scholarly and popular periodicals, newspapers, market research reports, dissertations, books, videos and more.

The Conference Board of Canada is an independent, not-for-profit, applied research organization. It creates and shares insights on economic trends, public policy, and organizational performance in Canada. The Conference Board also produces research, analysis, and forecasts on Canadian industries.

*The e-Library cannot be searched with keywords. To find Industry Economics Reports: waive your cursor over ‘Topics’ > ‘Economics’ > ‘Industry Sector Economics’ > choose ‘Canadian Industrial Outlook Reports’ and/or ‘Canadian Industrial Profiles’.

FP Advisor contains financial analysis of 30 of the industries in which the top 450 publicly traded Canadian companies compete. Select ‘Industry Reports’ from the left-menu.

Business Insights: Global provides intelligence on industries and thousands of global companies. Search for industries with keywords in the search box, be sure to have the drop-down menu selected to ‘Industry’.

Includes industry reports for approximately 25 industries worldwide. Select the ‘Industry Analysis’ tab > refine by ‘Region’ if required.

EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit) provides country, industry, management analysis and forecasts on over 200 countries, nine strategic industries, and a full range of management functions. Select the ‘Industry’ tab.

OECD iLibrary is OECD’s Online Library for books, papers, and statistics. Coverage includes reports and data for the 34 OECD member countries and economies. Search the database with keywords, or browse by theme and/or country.