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Top Resources

Industry reports (focused on the supplying industry) and market reports (focused on the consumer or customer) are great starting points. Popular options are:

• IBISWorld – Detailed U.S. industry reports. Some Global or China reports.
• BMI – Detailed global, country, and regional reports on a wide variety of industries. 
• BCC Research – Global market reports for many industries, including materials, pharma, medical devices, engineering, and IT
• EMIS Next Business Research – Global and emerging market information and market reports for countries or regions worldwide.

See more Market & Industry Reports @Stanford.

Other Helpful Reports

Many other groups beyond market and industry analysts created useful reports. Try some of the following.

Analyst Reports

Analyst reports are written by Wall Street analysts and typically focus on factors that would influence a public companies performance. Analyst reports can be focused on companies, industries, or regions. 

• Analyst Reports and Equity Research

Industry Association Reports

Industry and trade association's sometimes produce detailed reports about their industry or market, although some resources may be available to members only. Look for sections called: "news," "research," "resources," "library," or "data."

• Find Industry Associations

Government Reports

Governments also often create lots of reports and other documents to support policy making. You can find US government reports by:

• Locating the relevant agencies website and searching or browsing for relevant content.
• Google your topic + location (if necessary) + site:.gov (or .mil, if US focused) + filetype:pdf
  • Example: [organic broiler industry site:.gov filetype:pdf]
• Search for CRS reports, written by staff at the Congressional Research Service which supports members of Congress.