The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) helps researchers retrieve data about industries from a number of surveys conducted by government agencies. The numeric NAICS codes (up to 6-digits) serve as identifiers which make it easier to compile comparable data from multiple sources. Find NAICS and SIC codes or United Nations and Broad Economics Categories and data parsed by NAICS codes can be retrieved from these sources:
Plunkett Research, Ltd. specializes in up-to-date reports that compile information about the current state of industries and major trends. Many of these reports are now available electronically via the library catalog, and you can click here to jump to the catalog to see a list. Examples include:
OECD iLibrary is the Organisation for European Cooperation and Development’s online collection of books, articles, and research studies addressing economic, industrial, business, and consumer concerns around the world.