John S. Bailey Library: Business &amp; Management: Data &amp; reports

Data & reports

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Statistical data and reports are very significant information sources in most fields of study, including business, the social and natural sciences. Company, industry, consumer, and other data provide useful insight on how businesses, markets, societies, and nature work, and can serve as persuasive evidence when writing papers. However, never forget to examine how and by who the statistics that you intend to use were gathered, as the collection and sampling methodology may influence data analysis and interpretation.

Data & reports in library resources

The following subscription databases will give you access to a wealth of statistical data and reports. For information on how to access these databases from off-campus, you may consult our off-campus access page.

Business Source Complete (EBSCOhost)

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Find company information, such as financial data, executive details, and more. The database also gives access to MarketLine company and industry profiles, market research reports, and SWOT analyses.

Statista

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Check Statista's Company DB to gain insights into over 20 million companies. Also check the Statistics, Reports, Outlooks, and Infographics sections to discover up-to-date figures and insights about businesses, industries, international trade, key economic indicators, and so on.

Passport (Euromonitor)

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Explore the Industries, Consumers, and Sustainability sections of this database to discover analyses and statistics on individual industries, consumer trends, and sustainable business strategies respectively.

Data & reports on the web

Apart from library databases, a great number of statistical data and reports are often freely available on the web. Below you will find a selection of free web sources through which you can locate such material.

► Trade statistics & reports

Doing Business Guides The "Doing Business Guides" are designed to advise and assist UK companies when looking to trade with and invest in opportunity-rich overseas markets. the guides are composed of market and industry sector-specific, multi-format print and digital trade reports, together with some of the internet’s most visited international trade websites.
International Trade and Investment Country Facts | Bureau of Economic Analysis The International Trade and Investment Country Facts application provides information on US trade in goods and services, direct investment, and the activities of multinational enterprises for individual countries and country groupings. Users select a country from an interactive world map or a searchable menu. The application generates a country factsheet with graphs and tables showing the latest data on US trade and investment with that country.
TCdata360 | The World Bank TCdata360 provides open data on trade and competitivenes. The site aggregates and visualizes data from multiple sources and presents it in tandem with other knowledge and resources.
UN Comtrade Database | United Nations The United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database provides free access to detailed global trade data since 1962. It is a repository of official international trade statistics and relevant analytical tables.
UN Trade Statistics | United Nations Statistics Division UNSD collects, compiles and disseminates detailed trade data (by commodity/services category and by trading partner) for both merchandise trade and trade in services. UN Comtrade and UN ServiceTrade, data dissemination system, offer free-access to official trade statistics as reported by countries/areas.
World Trade Organization Statistics The WTO provides quantitative information in relation to economic and trade policy issues. Its databases and publications provide access to data on trade flows, tariffs, non-tariff measures (NTMs) and trade in value added.
WTO publications | World Trade Organization The WTO produces a wide range of publications on various trade-related issues. The vast majority of these publications may be downloaded from the WTO website while printed copies can be purchased through the Online Bookshop and the WTO Bookshop in Geneva.

CONTENT DETAILS
Disciplines:	Accounting \| Advertising \| Banking \| Computer science \| Finance \| Economics \| Management \| Marketing \| etc.
Content types:	Periodical articles \| Business reports \| Case studies \| Company profiles \| SWOT analyses \| Videos \| etc.
Content availability:	Citations \| Abstracts \| Full text
Special content:	Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series Videos \| MarketLine Company/Industry Profiles \| Associated Press Video Collection \| Image Collection
Indexed titles:	43,682 \| Peer reviewed: 4,216
Full text titles:	38,967 \| Peer reviewed: 1,868
Content update frequency:	Daily
SPECIAL FEATURES
Browsing & searching:	Publications \| Company information \| Thesaurus \| Cited references \| Company profiles \| Images \| Indexes \| Videos
Saving:	Google Drive \| OneDrive \| EBSCOhost folder \| Export manager
Sharing:	Permalinks (already proxied) \| Email alerts \| RSS alerts
Other:	Text-to-speech feature
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Authorized users:	All registered users
Limitations:	Certain publications embargoed \| Text-to-speech feature available only for items in HTML format \| Content availability may change without prior notification
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CONTENT DETAILS
Disciplines:	Multidisciplinary
Content types:	Reports \| Statistics \| Insights
Content availability:	Full text
Special content:	Infographics
Indexed resources:	22,500
Available statistics:	Over 1,000,000
Content update frequency:	Monthly
SPECIAL FEATURES
Browsing & searching:	Statistics \| Forecasts & surveys \| Topics \| Reports \| Insights \| Infographics
Saving:	My account
Sharing:	Permalinks (not proxied) \| Embedding statistics \| Email updates \| RSS feeds
Other:	Business plan export \| Publication finder \| Market insights \| Company insights \| eCommerce insights
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Authorized users:	All registered users
Limitations:	Library subscription does not include the full Consumer Insights dataset \| Content availability may change without prior notification
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CONTENT DETAILS
Disciplines:	Multidisciplinary
Content types:	Market intelligence \| Reports \| Datasets
Content availability:	Full text \| Full datasets
Industries:	9
Categories:	Over 1,000
Countries:	Over 200
Content update frequency:	Annual
SPECIAL FEATURES
Browsing & searching:	Industries \| Economies \| Consumers \| Channels \| Companies
Saving:	My profile \| Saved searches (personal account required)
Sharing:	Permalinks (already proxied)
Other:	Group & sum feature (works for uniform data) \| Category tree \| Dashboards
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Authorized users:	All registered users apart from alumni
Limitations:	EZproxy authentication required for both on- and off-campus access \| Library subscription does not include Sustainability and E-commerce modules
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Business & Management

Data & reports

Data & reports in library resources

Data & reports on the web

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