Industry Profile/Trends
The two major Industry Classification systems:
1. The U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system uses a two- to four-digit, hierarchical, numeric code to classify industries based on their business activities. [For further information, see Standard Industry Classification (SIC) System, U.S. Department of Labor]
Example Industry:
Newspapers: Publishing, Or Publishing And Printing (SIC 271)
2. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is a system that is gradually replacing SIC. NAICS was developed by the United States, Canada, and Mexico to identify more industries and provide a more precise classification of individual businesses. [For further information, see North American Industry Classification System, U.S. Census Bureau]
Example Industry:
Marketing management consulting services (NAICS 541613)
1. The U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system uses a two- to four-digit, hierarchical, numeric code to classify industries based on their business activities. [For further information, see Standard Industry Classification (SIC) System, U.S. Department of Labor]
Example Industry:
Newspapers: Publishing, Or Publishing And Printing (SIC 271)
2. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is a system that is gradually replacing SIC. NAICS was developed by the United States, Canada, and Mexico to identify more industries and provide a more precise classification of individual businesses. [For further information, see North American Industry Classification System, U.S. Census Bureau]
Example Industry:
Marketing management consulting services (NAICS 541613)
Example of an article discussing an industry trend:
Kaufman, Leslie. "New Publisher Authors Trust: Themselves." New York Times, 17 April 2013, late ed. (East Coast). ProQuest. Web. 2 Oct. 2015.
Kaufman, Leslie. "New Publisher Authors Trust: Themselves." New York Times, 17 April 2013, late ed. (East Coast). ProQuest. Web. 2 Oct. 2015.
- Scholarly Journals, Trade Publications, and Popular Magazines (ProQuest)A discussion of these commonly used types of resources in business research.
Database Resources
- Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
- Example Search: publishing and industry and (trends or outlook or forecast)
- The results may be limited by Source Types (e.g. Industry Profiles and Trade Publications) using the Refine Results options on the left.
- ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
- Example Search: marketing and industry and (America or "United States")
- Use the filters on the left of the result list to limit by Source Type, e.g. Trade Journals or Scholarly Journals.
