OECD iLibrary
This OECD’s Online Library for Books, Papers and Statistics and the gateway to OECD’s analysis and data. It has replaced SourceOECD in July 2010. OECD iLibrary hosts all content so users can find - and cite - tables and databases as easily as articles or chapters.
How to access: Check your local public or academic library to see about access. If you are a UBC student, staff or faculty member you can access this resource. Please note this is not available for walk-in library users.
Passport GMID, produced by Euromonitor, is an integrated information system providing business intelligence on country economies and demographics, consumers, lifestyles, companies and industries.
PriceWaterhouse Coopers Canada (PwC) | Global consultancy firm that produces reports on the state of various industries.
Province of Alberta - Ministry of Labour
Provides information on economic development, labour, trades and apprenticeships as well as industry descriptions and data from the Province of Alberta.
Start here: Industry Profiles
Reportlinker.com
ReportLinker is a professional search engine which gives you access to an exclusive database of 1.2 million market reports and counting. Use this search engine to find official Industry reports, Company profiles and Market Statistics. Please note: information listed on this website may be very expensive but it may be possible to get access to specific reports elsewhere.
UBC IP can get free access and unlimited dowloadable reports as of March 2011.
Reuters Industry Center
Offers US industry-wide ratios under "Benchmarks".
Small Business Administration: Free Small Business Data
This site is created and managed by the US Small Business Administration (SBA) and provides a list of free sources of information that you can use to obtain data about markets in the US.
Statistics Canada Data | Formerly known as CANSIM, Statistics Canada's key socioeconomic database is updated daily. It is free to search the data tables.
TableBase
Tabular information on companies, industries, products, countries, and markets. The data is drawn from a wide variety of reputable sources, including statistical annuals, trade associations, research groups, and government agencies. TableBase provides access to over 20,000 tables a year that contain strategic information that is difficult to find elsewhere.
UBC in-library users only