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IBISWorld provides business information and market research on thousands of industries worldwide. IBISWorld provides industry risk ratings, analysis, and comprehensive market research from around the globe.

IBISWorld Industry Reports

IBISWorld Industry Reports

Browsing

Browsing

Users can browse starting on the homepage and selecting the Industry Research dropdown located in the top bar throughout the IBISWorld website.

the top navigation bar on My IBISWorld, highlight where to select the Industry Research drop-down.

 

From Industry Research select from Canada, US or Global categories of information, then narrow further with Reports, Environment Profiles, and iExpert Summaries.

Browsing Reports

Browsing Reports

Industry Reports and iExpert Summaries are organized by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). 

Report Navigation Menu

Report Navigation Menu

Industry Reports and iExpert Summaries are navigated using the same format with a left side navigation menu, and a search within this report field at the top of the menu. There is a an orange highlighted icon on the farthest left allowing the reader to quickly switch between Industry Reports and iExpert Summaries. Navigation menu categories differ between the two options.

Industry Reports

Screenshot of navigation menu in industry reports

 

Industry Reports 

Offer content on 700 industries. Each report consists of 30 to 40 pages of key statistics and analysis on market characteristics, operating conditions, current and forecast performance, major industry participants and more.

iExpert Reports

 

iExpert Summaries

Industry iExpert condenses the integral elements from IBISWorld industry reports into bite-sized paragraphs, graphics and tables, highlighting the key issues with a Q&A section, for each of the 425 NAICS industries.

Environment Profiles

Environment Profiles

Left hand navigation menu for environment profiles.

Every industry faces a set of drivers outside its control that have a material effect on industry performance. Our Business Environment Profiles provide insight into these key drivers, which include exchange rates, commodity prices, interest rates, weather conditions, consumer attitudes, demographics and many more.

Information copied from My IBISWorld Environment Profiles menu.

Environment profiles are available for Canada and US only.