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Industry Research Databases
It is important to research the industry or industries a company of interest works within to better understand the company's current position and trends that will impact it in the future. The library has a variety of different databases that provide industry insight and forecasts:
- IBISWorldprovides industry profiles for over 700 industries in the U.S. IBISWorld also contains a selection of global industry reports. Individual reports provide key statistics and ratios, market characteristics and segmentation, industry conditions, competitive landscape, key competitors, operation conditions, industry performance and outlook.
- Passportprovides national and international data for industries, markets, products, companies, and consumers. Industry reports cover market sizes, market shares, business environments, consumer behavior, market forecasts, and more. Excellent information of all industries with strong coverage of global travel, tourism, and hospitality related information.
- Mintel Academicprovides market research reports focused on consumer products, preferences, and services. Mintel focuses on US and European Markets, providing information on market share and segmentation. Reports include relevant survey results broken down into various demographic categories that can be useful for analyzing a target market group. All users will be required to register using a Cornell email address and need to use this login for subsequent access.
- Hotel Horizonscontains PKF Hospitality Research industry statistics and reports for hotel segments across 50 U.S. metro areas. These reports allow you to compare various hotel submarkets across the U.S. RevPar, ADR, occupancy rates, revenue, and demand and supply information are included for each submarket area.
- Gale Business: InsightsBusiness Insights: Essentials (Gale) provides industry reports, statistics, financial ratios, fundamentals, investment information, and market reports. Select the Industries tab at the top of the homepage to browse available industry profiles or search for a specific industry by name.