Most product types have some sort of professional growers', sellers' and/or retailers' associations. In Google, just search for words like international association plus the type of product you're looking for. If you don't find one for a product, try looking a little broader. For instance, you may not find an international tulip growers association, but if you try a search for international growers association flowers you will find several organizations that might relate to what your'e looking for.
You may also find some websites and organizations that coordinate a list of other organizations. Professional associations often provide information about industry trends, regulations with an impact on the industry, and sometimes directories or other listings of participants in the industry.
To check for books on a company, go to our homepage, library.missouri.edu, select the tab "Books & More," and switch "Keyword" to "Subject." Enter the name of your company and search.
You can also try a subject search for terms such as shoes or shoe industry - results will not be individual books, but more specific subject headings. If you find books on your industry, make sure are using current books.
Industry Surveys on Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
In-depth reports on current trends and recent data on approximately 50 industries. Brief reports on sub-industries are also available. Click on "Industries" in the blue bar at the top.
IBISWorld
IBISWorld provides reports for all of the 723 industries in the United States only as categorized by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). IBISWorld research reports contain trends, statistics and analysis on market size, market share of competitors, and industry growth rates. Performance analysis includes emerging industry trends as well as recent production performance and 5 year forecasts.
Industry Information from the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration
ITA's Manufacturing and Services Unit pulls together information on industries designed to help the U.S. exporter. You'll find reports on the automotive industry, airlines, financial services, etc. Here's a link to a 2010 PDF report on the automotive industry.
First Research on ABI/Inform
These are industry intelligence reports on over 150 industries.
Connect to ABI/Inform, select the "Browse" tab, First Research, and then your industry.
Business Monitor International (BMI) Industry Reports on ABI/Inform
Industry reports from BMI have an international focus.
Connect to ABI/Inform, select the "Browse" tab, BMI, and then your industry.
