Subject Guides: Business: Industry information

Industry information

Industry and market reports provide data for particular industries, markets, countries or geographical areas. Content, emphasis and scope can vary between different sources, but typically industry reports include information about:

the industry coverage, structure, and operating conditions
competitive landscape, key players, market value, market shares
industry financial and performance data, averages and benchmarks
trends, forecasts/outlook, opportunities

The following databases provide information on industry reports.

Business Searching Interface:

Business Searching Interface (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Focused user interface for browsing and searching for country economic data, company profiles, industry information and market research.

Business Searching Interface tutorials:

IBISWorld:

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
IBISWorld provides valuable insights on Australian and global industries, companies and key business indicators. Included are Australian and global industry reports that cover key statistics and analysis on market characteristics, operating conditions, current and forecast performance. Company reports are also included that analyse the 2000 largest Australian and New Zealand companies detailing personnel, balance sheet data, ownership structures and more.

Here is an example of the types of Australian industry reports available from IbisWorld and the contents from the Meat processing report.

IBISWorld help

Visit the "How to find and reference IBISWorld content" page of this guide or view the following helpsheet:

IBISWorld helpsheet