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Industry Information Resources on the Internet
Kirstein Business Branch
20 City Hall Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
617-523-0860


This page has links to statistics, forecasts and news for specific industries. Come back often, we are adding to this page on a regular basis.

Click on the Industry
Advertising,  Agriculture,   Automobiles,  Aviation,   Dairy Industry,  E-Commerce,   Energy and Electric Utilities,   Hospitality Industry,  Internet Industry,    Internet Service Providers,   Oil, Gas and Petroleum,   Publishing,  Real Estate,   Retailing,   Technology,  Textiles,   Travel & Tourism,   Transportation

Multiple industry sites
2002 Economic Census
International Trade Data System. Industry Profiles

Advertising
Ad Age Datacenter
"100 Leading National Advertisers" & "Top 200 Brands" are just 2 of over 100 rankings found here. Includes advertisers, marketers, brands, ad agencies, salary surveys, and other rankings from Advertising Age magazine.
American Demographics
Full-text of articles since 1993 from American Demographics and Marketing Tools magazines plus Forecast newsletter.
ClickZ (formerly: Cyber Atlas)
Internet usage patterns, demographics, and other statistics on web advertising.
EASI Quick Reports & Analysis
Demographic data culled from U.S. Census Bureau & other government sources. Reports contain various statistics for each geographical area including general population, employment, industry, owner/renter, and other data. Reports can be compiled by various geographic regions including by city, state, TV market, zip code, & others.
Entertainment Resources & Marketing Association database of members providing product placement for brands in films and television programs. Searchable by agency, brand name or advertiser, & industry.

Agriculture
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Automobiles
Edmunds Car/Truck Buyers Guides
WardsAuto.com
Automobile suppliers, statistics and industry information.
Modern TireDealer
Tire industry information and statistics.

Aviation
Landings.com
Rising Up Aviation Resource
Air Transport Association. ATA Annual Reports 1937-Present

Beverages
The Beer Institute

Construction
RS Means QuickCost Calculator
Calculate building costs by building type, square footage and project location.

Dairy Industry
Dairy Foods

E-Commerce
EPaynews.com payments news & resource center
E Commerce Times

Energy and Electric Utilities
Energy Information Administration
Annual Energy Outlook

Importing and Exporting
United States International Trade Commission. Tariff Affairs and Related Matters.
U.S. Census Bureau. Foreign Trade Statistics. Schedule B Codes.
International Trade Administration. Trade Information Center.
Think Global Massachusetts

Internet Industry
Internet.com, The Internet and IT Network
ClickZ Network: Solutions for Marketers (formerly CyberAtlas)
Global Reach
Internet Traffic Report

Internet Service Providers
ISP-Planet. ISP Rankings by Subscriber

Metals and Minerals
Copper Development Association. Research and Tools.

Oil, Gas and Petroleum
WorldOil.com The Oilfield Information Source
Independent Petroleum Association of America

Publishing
Magazine Publishers of America
Statistics on magazines and magazine readership. Current and historical information can be found in the Fact Sheets.

Real Estate
Assessing Department-City of Boston
For residential properties in Boston only. Provides assessed values, owner's name and address, owner occupancy status, annual taxes due, and parcel ID.
Many other Massachusetts cities & towns are available on the town's offical website. An easy way to find a community's official website is by using the Commonwealth Communities page of Mass.gov.
Boston.com recent home sales
Search by town for properties sold in Massachusetts since 1994. Provides address, sales date, and selling price.
National Real Estate Investor. Research, Special Reports, Surveys and Supplements.
Mortgage-X  
Mortgage amortization calculator.
Spaulding & Slye Market Information
Covers the commercial real estate market in the Boston metro area.

Retailing
Stores Online
Lists archived copies of the top 100 retailers, top 100 specialty stores, top 200 global retailers, as well as industry news and an Industry Buying Guide.

Technology
Mass High Tech
Tech News World

Textiles
American Sheep Industry Association

Travel & Tourism
Travel Industry Association of America

Transportation
U.S. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics


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