U.S. Census Business Builder
The Census Business Builder (CBB) pulls together Census Bureau statistics on industry, economics, and demographics, all of which are needed for doing market research. There are two versions of this tool, one for small business and one for business analysts. The latter version is particularly useful for analysts who are studying business conditions in a particular region or area that can be as small as a census tract. It provides essential demographic data for market analysis, breaking down an area’s population by age, ethnicity, education level, income level, employment, disability, and home and car ownership. There is composite data for businesses, including gross sales, number of employees and spending on payrolls. The number of business establishments and employees ina region is also broken down by industrial sector. Becausethe Census requires anonymity with respect to respondents, there is no market share information or data for individual businesses.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS provides industry reports on over 100 industries, organized by NAICS code or industry name.These reports focus on employment, labor, and trends.BLS also provideseconomic data, including both the consumer and producer price index.
International Market & Competitive Intelligence
An open access journal that explains methods and recommends tools for gathering market intelligence. While this resource will not provide actual research on markets, it will assist users in performing their own research using library databases such as Bloomberg and EIU.
