Sources of Industry Data

for Financial Analysis

Prepared by Pamela Peterson Drake, Florida Atlantic University

There are many sources of industry data available on the Internet. These sources include free and fee-
based information. All U.S. Government information is available at no charge to the public. In addition,
industry associations make a great deal of data available at no charge, though many associations retain
some information for members only. Further, there are many industry-specific analyses created by financial
analysts, but this information is generally fee-based. However, most of these analyses are based on
publicly-available economic and financial data.
The URLs of the various sources do change over time, so you may have to perform an Internet search to
locate the information.
The purpose of this listing of sources of industry data is to provide a starting point for an analysis of an
industry. This listing is not intended to be comprehensive. From these links, you will find links to many other
sources of industry economic and financial information.

CONTENTS
General overview of industries.................................................................................................................1
General economic information on industries and sectors ...........................................................................2
Industry-specific data .............................................................................................................................3

General overview of industries

Source Availability
Google http://finance.google.com
Yahoo! finance http://finance.yahoo.com
Value Line Investment Survey Available through FAU Libraries using EZProxy
Mergent Online Available through FAU Libraries using EZProxy
Standard & Poors NetAdvantage Available through FAU Libraries using EZProxy

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General economic information on industries and sectors
Information URL Source
Annual survey of manufacturers http://www.census.gov/mcd/asmhome.html U.S. Census Bureau
Consumer Price Indexes http://stats.bls.gov/cpi/ U.S. Department of Labor
Current Industrial Reports http://www.census.gov/cir/www/ U.S. Census Bureau
General statistics on industries http://www.census.gov/csd/susb/susb.htm U.S. Census Bureau
Government agencies linked by industry http://www.fedstats.gov/ FedStats
Industry benchmarks and ratios http://www.bizstats.com/ BizMiner
Industry classifications and descriptions http://www.naics.com/ NAICS Association
International trade http://www.usitc.gov/ U.S. International Trade Commission
Producer Price Indexes http://stats.bls.gov/ppi/ U.S. Department of Labor
Trends in trade http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/outlooknews.htm U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook

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Industry-specific data
Industry URL Source
Air Transportation http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs016.htm U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.airlines.org/ Air Transport Association
Broadcasting http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs017.htm U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.nab.org/ National Association of Broadcasters
Confections and candy http://www.candyindustry.com/ Candy Industry
Construction http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs003.htm U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.census.gov/mcd/ U.S. Census Bureau
Electric Industry http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/page/at_a_glance/fi_tabs.html U.S. Department of Energy
http://www.eei.org/ Edison Electric Industry
Food Services http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs023.htm U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.ifdaonline.org/ International Foodservice Distributors Association
Furniture http://www.furnituretoday.com/ Furniture Today
Gambling http://www.americangaming.org/industry/index.cfm American Gaming Association
http://www.casinoworldnews.com/ Casino World News
Homebuilding http://www.ofheo.gov/ Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
http://www.nahb.org/ National Association of Home Builders
http://www.realtor.org/ National Association of Realtors
Hotels and Other Accommodations http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs036.htm U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.hotel-online.com/ Hotel Online
Insurance http://www.ambest.com/ A. M. Best Company
http://www.naic.org/ National Association of Insurance Commissioners
http://www.iii.org/ Insurance Information Institute
Mining http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs004.htm U.S. Department of Labor
http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/minerals/ U.S. Geological Survey
http://www.bizminer.com/drilldown/industries/1000-Metal-Mining.asp BizMiner
Motor Vehicles and Parts http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs012.htm U.S. Department of Labor
Manufacturing http://www.census.gov/svsd/www/vius/products.html U.S. census Bureau
Oil and Gas Extraction http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs005.htm U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.bizminer.com/drilldown/industries/1300-Oil-Gas-Extraction.asp BizMiner

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Industry-specific data, continued

Petroleum industry http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/mecs/iab/petroleum/index.html U.S. Department of Energy

http://api-ec.api.org/industry/index.cfm?bitmask=001004000000000000 American Petroleum Institute
Pharmaceuticals http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs009.htm U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.pharmaceutical-business-review.com/ Pharmaceutical Business
Retail Drug Stores http://www.nacds.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=507 National Association of Chain Drug Stores
Retail Trade http://www.census.gov/econ/www/retmenu.html U.S. Census Bureau
Securities http://www.sia.com/research/html/quarterly_securities_results.html Securities Industry Association
Telecommunications http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs020.htm U.S. Department of Labor
Truck Transportation and http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs021.htm U.S. Department of Labor
Warehousing http://www.census.gov/svsd/www/cfsmain.html U.S. Census Bureau

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