Library Guides: Statistics & Data for the Social Sciences: A Guide: Business Data

Business Research @ Tulane

Data Resources @ Turchin Library
Additional datasets are accessible in the Financial Analysis Lab in the Turchin Library, 3rd floor of Goldring-Woldenberg Hall I.

For additional help conducting business research, contact a librarian at the Turchin Business Library.

Annual & Quarterly Services Reports (Census Bureau)
The Quarterly Services Survey (QSS) and the Service Annual Survey (SAS) work together to produce the most comprehensive data available on service activity in the United States.
Business & Company Resource Center
Includes profiles, financials, news, histories, investment reports, rankings, and industry links. Includes International Directory of Company Histories containing extensive histories of more than 5400 large public, private and non-profit companies.

SAGE Data This link opens in a new window
Standardized and structured statistical data including key economic indicators. Covers subjects including banking and finance, criminal justice, education, industry and commerce, housing and construction, population and income, stocks and commodities, and more. International data includes China Data Center, International Monetary Fund, imports and exports, international finance statistics, World Bank statistics, and Stats Canada. NOTE: from off campus this resource is not compatible with the Firefox web browser.
Also includes EASI Market Planner with 13 data sets covering consumer behavior, consumer expenditures, consumer price index, consumer spending analytics, demographics, gross domestic product, health, industries, life stages, media, quality of life, and retail sales.

ReferenceUSA
Searchable database containing detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses.

Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage This link opens in a new window
S&P NetAdvantage includes a broad spectrum of industry, company and investment analysis including Industry Surveys, and Equity Research (formerly Stock Reports). Industry data sets include key ratios, benchmarks, constituents, financial metrics, etc. by sub-industry or geography (see Markets tab). Archived Industry Surveys included as far back as 1999 depending upon title continuity. Company data covers a global universe of over 3 million private and public companies.

US Census Bureau Economic Statistics
Provide statistics about U.S. businesses and governments.

Business Statistics of the United States by Bernan Press Staff
Call Number: HC 101 .A13122
ISBN: 9781598884869
Publication Date: 2010-present
Most recent edition available at the Research Help Desk. Older additions are in the Howard-Tilton stacks on the 3rd floor.

Conference Board This link opens in a new window
Access to research reports, business cycle indicators, consumer confidence and latest economic indicators compiled by The Conference Board a global, independent business membership and research association.

Doing Business
From the World Bank. Quantitative data comparing business regulation environments across economies and over time.

Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) This link opens in a new window
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Business and political intelligence for more than 200 countries. Reports and Services include: Country Reports, Global Forecasting, Events, and Risk Briefings.

ISI Emerging Markets
Provides hard-to-get information covering more than 80 emerging markets.
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Includes full-text news articles, financial statements, company information, industry analyses, equity quotes, macroeconomic statistics, and market-specific information, which are derived directly from more than 20,000 local and global publications.