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Source
Industry Overview
S&P's NetAdvantage [icon - GSB Network]

Includes S&P Industry Surveys
OneSource's US Business Browser [icon - GSB Network]

News and Journal Articles
Factiva [icon - GSB Network]

Full-text newspapers, trade journals, and newswires. Includes Wall Street Journal (Jun 13, 1979-)

Business Source Complete [icon - Stanford Network]

Statistics
Current Industrial Reports and other Census Bureau publications
Plunkett Research Online [icon - Stanford Network]
 
Industry Norms
Key Business Ratio [icon - GSB Network]

D&B draws statistics from over one million public and private companies providing 14 key business ratios for over 800 lines of business.

Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios (Reference: Financial Ratios)
Covers 800+ industries. From D&B.

Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios(Reference: Financial Ratios)
IRS data on 4.6 million U.S. firms.

RMA Annual Statement Studies (Reference: Financial Ratios)
Balance sheet and income statements of individual industries.
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