LibGuides: Business and Management: Industry & market information

Industry & Market Information

Background

Industry and market information can be useful when conducting research into setting up a business, launching a new product, or for background information on a specific company. The types of information you can expect to find within industry information are:

Key players, competitors and market share
Financial benchmarks and industry performance
Industry structure
Products and services
Key market trends and outlook
Consumer information including purchasing habits
Brands and advertising

IBISWorld

IBISWorld provides industry research for the UK, US, Canada, China, Australia and New Zealand together with global reports. It covers a wide variety of industry sectors including construction, energy, manufacturing, finance, wholesale and retail.

IBIS World Guide: PDF IBIS World Video: Video

Passport Euromonitor

Passport Euromonitor provides data and insight on industries, consumers and economies worldwide including consumer lifestyles, country information, company and brand data. Reports tend to be country specific though Briefings on various topics will give a global perspective.

Statista

Statista gives access to worldwide statistics, consumer survey results, and industry studies from over 22,500 sources on over 60,000 topics.

Statista Guide: Video

Mintel

Mintel is a market intelligence database providing company and industry information covering Consumer insights, Market size, share and forecasting and Competitor intelligence and analysis of the UK consumer market.

Mintel Guide: PDF

Please note that Mintel will no longer be available from 1st January 2026.

Other Databases

Business Market Research Collection
Global company, industry, economic and geopolitical market research from Hoover's Company Profiles, OxResearch from Oxford Analystica, and Snapshots.
Business Source Complete
Industry profiles, company profiles and market reports covering global industries including non-consumer areas such as oil and gas.
Select Publication Type found towards the bottom right of the screen. Here you can find options for Country Profile, Industry Profile, Market Research Report, and SWOT Analysis.
ABI/INFORM Complete
Market, country and industry focused reports. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.
Select Advanced Search from the home screen and then select Industry Profiles, Company Profiles or Market Reports from the Document Type list (middle section towards the bottom of the screen in the Advanced Search form).

News and Insights

IBISWorld Industry Insider blog
Access the latest industry insights and analysis from experts in the sector via this free blog provided by IBISWorld.