Answered By: Michelle Powers
Last Updated: Aug 16, 2016     Views: 11

Industry profiles, or industry reports, provide information about an industry sector. An industry sector analyzed in an industry profile might have a NAICS code or it could be a niche or emerging industry that has not yet received a NAICS code.  Industry profiles analyze and give insight into an industry sector's past, present, and future.  Industry profiles may include statistics and forecasting, market size information, and lists of top competitors.

Industry profiles can be found in the library's IBISWorld, First Research, Business Source Complete, and ABI Inform Collection databases.  IBISWorld includes industry profiles for niche and emerging industry sectors.  Click here to learn how to find industry profiles in the library.