Economics

Search company information from a wide variety of business directories, reports, and other publications. Part of Nexis Uni.

Company filings and reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Now called ThomasNet.  Search for manufacturers and supplies by product, company, or brand.  For international suppliers, search Thomas Global Register.

'Includes over 8,890 market reports across 43 industries in 40 countries, spanning the UK, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific, North America, and Latin America. Business information includes 'market size, market segmentation, market shares, market-share weblinks, market distribution, market forecasts, and socio-economic data.'

Includes Country Commercial Guides. Export.gov helps U.S. companies with international sales. It is a collaboration between the U.S. Dept. of Commerce’s International Trade Administration and 19 U.S. Government agencies.

Access to the Economic Census, County Business Patterns, Data by Sector (Retail, Wholesale, Services, etc.), Annual Survey of Manufactures, and much more. See also the Industry Statistics Portal.

Published every 5 years. The latest available data  is 2007 (2012 data will begin appearing in March 2014).  Provides data on business establishments and industries (sales/revenue, employees, payroll).  Includes Survey of Business Owners; Business Expenses; Subject Series (includes product lines); and more.  For earlier years in print, see the Government Documents Census of Manufacturers guide.

Small Business Edition. "Access to key demographic and economic data from the Census Bureau (as well as other third party data) in an easy-to-use, interactive map-based tool." Create profiles for an area and industry to help with starting or growing a business.

Guide showing Middlebury's print holdings of this title and related titles. 

Data on financial services including banking, insurance, mortgages, securities, and more. Includes lots of tables and graphs with sources cited.

1994 to current online. Also see its supplement Business Statistics of the U.S.
Library has 1921 to current:  Bound Periodicals HC101 .S87 and microfilm 227

This section of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. website contains links to banking statistics (including bank profiles); research & analysis; and failed banks.  See the home page for additional information.

Information on business plans, business finance, structure, regulations, taxes, and much more.  See also the Vermont-specific website (district office) for local resources.

Also see links to Doing Business Database,  Enterprise Surveys, Country Notes, and Investment Climate Research.

From the World Bank. 'Provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 183 economies. See Downloads section for full country profiles or see the historical data page for custom queries.

This Middlebury library subject guide links to library databases and web resources for understanding and researching investments and related company financial information.

The main economic statistics databases can be found on this separate Middlebury library guide. Start here if you need our top statistical databases with a variety of variables or specialized resources arranged by broad category.