The biggest reason to search in Statista, EBSCO, or ProQuest resources for industry reports is if you have a specific country in mind you want to research that isn't covered by IBISWorld.
Business Source Ultimate is a scholarly business database, providing the leading collection of bibliographic and full-text content on marketing, management, accounting, finance, economics, and more. The Ultimate edition adds more active full text peer reviewed journals and leading business publications, Standard & Poor’s Industry Surveys, business videos, and ahead-of-print content. Content is included in EBSCO Discovery, but access directly to use the new Business Searching Interface that makes finding company profiles, SWOT analysis reports, case studies, and other information more intuitive.
To find industry profiles in the Library, search in Business Source Ultimate or ProQuest Central.
Business Source Ultimate
Step 1: Click on the All Databases link on the homepage.
Step 2: Select the Business Source Ultimate database in the list of databases shown.
Step 3: Enter industry profile in the first box and change the drop down menu to SO Publication Name.
Step 4: You may further narrow the results by clicking on anything on the left side of the results page
ProQuest
Step 1: Click on the All Databases link on the homepage.
Step 2: Select ProQuest in the list of databases shown.
Step 3. In the database, select Browse:
Step 4. Select Industry and Market Research from the Business Featured Content area and search various resources including BMI Industry Reports and the Snapshot Series Industry Reports:
