Business questions at the reference desk

Company & industry information, NAICS numbers, consumer spending, demographics, statistics… What does it all mean?  Where do you find business information? Google gives you lots of sites that ask for money. Where can you find this information in an economy strapped for cash?

         ELM 

• Business Source Premier or try  BSI – Alternative Interface

• Britannica - See World Data Analyst

U.S. Government sites 

• Economic Census
            NAICS
            Fact Finder

• Statistical Abstracts

• Consumer Expenditure Survey  reports on survey data frequently appear in Monthly Labor Review

• FedStats – gateway to government statistics 

Other sources

• Globalis maps and data based on United Nations census data

• United Nations: Commodity Trade Statistical Database - International statistics
  Go to Comtrade >analytical tables >>International Merchandise Trade Statistics
  Go to Part 2 >Miscellaneous >>men’s and boy’s outer wear.

Pay sources 

• LexisNexis Academic– Company Snapshots, Hoover’s records, financial data, SEC filings, links to news stories about the companies in various countries, legal issues related to companies, NAICS searching available. Price based on FTE

• RIA Checkpoint – RIA Academic Advantage Library - Tax Accounting research

• STAT-USA  - a service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, provides access to authoritative business, trade, and economic information from across the Federal Government. Fees: Educational site license $850.00 per year

Example Class page   Market Research
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Maintained by Theresa Borchert.  Last update 04-13-10
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