STATISTICS COLLECTION

GENERAL SOURCES 

Current Statistics.  NY: Standard and Poor’s (First floor, Wall rack)

Editor and Publisher market guide. NY: Editor and Publisher Company (640)

Statistical Abstract of the United States . U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington , DC : U.S. GPO (520)

DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Community sourcebook of zip code demographics. Vienna , VA : ESRI (690a)

CEDDS Complete economic and demographic data source. Washington , D.C. : Woods & Poole Economics (604a)

County and City Extra.   Lanham , MD : Bernan Press (620)

Demographics USA NY , NY : Market Statistics (625)

International marketing data and statistics. London , Euromonitor (I-375)

MSA Profile.  Washington , D.C. : Woods & Poole Economics (604)

State and metropolitan area data book. Washington , DC :Bureau of the Census (603)

World Consumer Lifestyles databook. London , Euromonitor, 2006 (I-374)

CONSUMER SPENDING INFORMATION

American Incomes.  Ithaca , NY : New Strategist (695)

American marketplace.  Ithaca , NY : New Strategist (694g)

American men.  Ithaca , NY : New Strategist (691abc)

American women. .  Ithaca , NY : New Strategist (691)

Baby boom: Americans born 1946-1964.  Ithaca , NY : New Strategist (692ad)

Consumer USA .   London : Euromonitor  (694b)

Household Spending.   Ithaca , NY : New Strategist (694h)

Lifestyle Market Analyst.  Wilmette , IL :  Standard Rate and Data (694)

The millennials: Americans born 1977 to 1994. Ithaca , NY : New Strategist (692ac)

Older Americans. Ithaca , NY : New Strategist (692b)

Racial and Ethnic Diversity. Ithaca , NY : New Strategist (693) 

Who’s buying (series). Ithaca , NY : New Strategist (location numbers vary)

* all books on the Second Floor unless noted; many of the publications are updated regularly, some annually--KBB usually has the most current edition available

INDUSTRY INFORMATION 

Standard and Poor’s Industry Surveys. 1973-present. (Ask for specific industries at reference desk)

Research Alert Yearbook.  NY , NY : EPM Communications  (724)

Business Rankings Annual. Detroit , MI : Gale. (712)

Encyclopedia of American Industries.  Detroit , MI : Gale (729)

Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries. Detroit , MI : Gale (770)

Market Share Reporter.   Detroit , MI , Gale (714a)

Information, Finance and Services USA . Detroit , MI , Gale (740)

Infrasturcture Industries USA . Detroit , MI : Gale (744)

Manufacturing and Distribution USA   Detroit , MI : Gale (739)

Industry Forecasts such as Dairy Foods/Ice Cream Outlook; Hotels/Annual Forecast; Construction equipment/Annual Report & Forecast

 (See the RACK section for these and other special issues of periodicals)

Industry Rankings such as Adweek/Top 100 Agencies; Restaurants and Institutions/Annual Top 400 Restaurant Chains; Industry Week/ U.S. 500 Largest Manufacturers  (RACK)

Industry Specific Directories on the First Floor of Kirstein often include a statistical summary, for example the Beverage Marketing Directory and  Biotechnology State of the Industry report.

Industry Specific Sources  such as: Automotive News/ Market Data Book (761); Outlook for Travel and Tourism (764);  Magazine Dimensions (796); Adams Beer Handbook (784);  U.S. Leather Industry Statistics (792c); Cable tv facts (789ac)

ALSO more sources   for other countries or regions.  

Databases for articles, annual reports, electronic books, analyst’s reports, statistics and directories/ lists of companies/ competitors/ potential customers at http://www.bpl.org/electronic/business.asp

Revised lbp 12/07