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Business Resources: Industry Info

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Consumer Prices Research

IMF Primary Commodity Prices
Prepared by the Energy and Commodities Surveillance Unit of the Research Department
Consumer Price Indexes (CPI)
Monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services.
Producer Price Index (PPI)
Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.

Databases for Industry Research

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Business research from journals, trade publications, market research reports, dissertations, and working papers.

Websites for Industry Research

Industry Statistics Portal
Business Data from the U.S. Census Bureau
Business and Industry
U.S. Dept. of Commerce/U.S. Census
Current Industrial Reports
U.S. Dept. of Commerce/U.S. Census
NAICS
North American Industry Classification System

Selected Reference Books on Industry Research

RMA Annual Statement Studies
Publication Date: 2003-2013 volumes in the Library
Contains composite financial data on manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing, service, and contracting lines of business. Arranged by SIC code, this work makes it possible to compare one company's performance relative to other companies in the same line of business.