This document provides a summary of various global market research sources, including: - Business Monitor International which provides 2,000 country-focused industry reports with insights, forecasts, and competitive data. - The Economist Intelligence Unit which offers country reports for 79 countries, daily news, forecasts, and annual finance reports for major countries. - First Research/D&B which has US and Canadian industry and state/province profiles covering growth trends, and opportunities. - Plunkett Research which publishes 400 detailed industry reports and 3,000 company benchmarking reports.

1. ABI Market Research Sources
October 2018

2. Global Market Research from Premium Sources
Company
Experian
Progressive Media/GlobalData
Reportal
Acquisdata
Distressed Company Alert
Netwise Company Manufacturing New
Plunkett New 2018
Industry
Business Monitor International
Economist Intelligence Unit
D&B/First Research
Euromonitor
Aroq
Plunkett New
Barnes Reports New
Country
Economist Intelligence Unit
Oxford Economics
Chart Maker New 2018

3. Global Company, Industry, Country Sources
Source Description
Business Monitor International (BMI) 2k country-focused industry reports and regional insights with SWOT
analysis, market trends, forecasts, & competitive data. Monthly or
quarterly from 2009/10-present.
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Country Reports for 79 countries, daily Viewswire, annual country
finance reports for G20, monthly 5-year economic & business
forecasts for 40 countries
First Research (D&B) U.S. State & Canadian Province Profiles, Industry Profiles covering
growth; indicators; drivers; trends; opportunities; ratios, etc.
Plunkett Research 400 detailed industry sector reports, updated annually; over 3k
corporate benchmarking reports coming early 2018
Barnes Reports In-depth research reports covering hundreds of industry sectors, both
U.S. and Worldwide
Oxford Economics Macroeconomic, industry & commodity forecasts, analysis and data
covering 190 countries.
Experian 40M U.S. company records with brief company, financial and credit
information
Aroq Just Series Just Auto, Just Drinks, Just Food, Just Style - Market reports and daily
industry news
Progressive Media/GlobalData Thousands of company profiles, SWOTs, industry news, and industry
snapshots as well as deals and events analysis
Reportal / Aquisdata Thousands of annual reports plus Company and Industry Snapshots
Chart Maker 2018 Student-friendly graphical country reports for 100 countries

4. Business Monitor International (BMI Research now Fitch)
2,000 country-focused industry reports
• Average length: 60 pages
• Quarterly updates
• Not embargoed
• Contain SWOT analyses, market trends,
forecasts, & competitive data
– BMI Country Industry Reports
– BMI Risk Reports
– BMI Industry Insight Reports
– Corporate Financing Week
Highly sought country-focused industry reports – filled with most
current insights and data
Search Tip:
Publication title: e.g. pub(BMI Country Industry Reports)
Filter by location

5. Expanded coverage for Business Monitor International
• BMI coverage expanded from almost 900
reports on select industries and select
regions to BMI’s entire portfolio of 2,000
reports covering all available industries
and regions
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Malaysia Agribusiness Report
Malaysia Autos Report
Malaysia Commercial Banking Report
Malaysia Food & Drink Report
Malaysia Freight Transport & Shipping Report
Malaysia Information Technology Report
Malaysia Infrastructure Report
Malaysia Insurance Report
Malaysia Mining Report
Malaysia Oil & Gas Report
Malaysia Petrochemicals Report
Malaysia Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Report
Malaysia Power Report
Malaysia Telecommunications Report
Malaysia Tourism Report
Previously active
BMI reports for
Malaysia
Plus newly
added BMI
reports for
Malaysia
Malaysia Consumer Electronics Report
Malaysia Crime and Security Risk Report
Malaysia Defence & Security Report
Malaysia Labour Market Risk Report
Malaysia Logistics Risk Report
Malaysia Medical Devices Report
Malaysia Operational Risk Report
Malaysia Real Estate Report
Malaysia Retail Report
Malaysia Trade and Investment Risk Report

6. Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
EIU ViewsWire
• Daily updates for 200
countries
• Country facts and risks
• Business regulations
• Corporate strategies
• Economic developments
• Financial markets
• Foreign investments
• Industrial trends
• Labor conditions
• Political changes
• Trade policies
• And more!
Search Tip:
Publication title: pub(eiu viewswire)

7. Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
EIU Country Reports
• 79 countries, including 19 emerging markets in
Europe, South America, Asia and Africa
• 6 month embargo
• PDF full text
• Lengthy reports include:
– Country snapshot
– Economic and political outlooks
– International relations
– Annual and quarterly economic forecasts
EIU Country Reports Archive
– Available separately
– 1952-1995
– Exclusive to ProQuest
Search Tip:
Publication title: pub(country report.
country)
e.g. pub(country report. Venezuela)

8. Country Forecasts (Economic)
Economist Intelligence Unit:
Country Forecast Summaries (40 countries)
(monthly):
• Mid- and long-term macroeconomic projections
• In-depth political and policy outlook
Oxford Economics:
Country Economic Forecast
• 170+ countries
• Highlights, risks, key issues
• Analysis and charts
• Key fact summary
• PDF format
Search Tip:
Publication title: pub(country forecast)
Filter by publication title
Filter by location

9. Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
Country Data from EIU in xls format
Country Data from EIU
• Downloadable Data in Excel
Spreadsheets
• Data covers G20 Countires
• Includes over 370 economic variables
over a 50 year period (1980 – 2030),
actual and forecasted
• Compiled and developed from
hundreds of sources
• Data elements describe sources for
the data provided
Search Tip:
Publication title: pub(country data)
Filter by location: i.e. france

10. Commodity Price Forecasts
Economist Intelligence Unit:
• World Commodity Forecast Reports
(quarterly and annual)
• Food, Feedstuffs & Beverages
• Industrial Raw Materials
Oxford Economics:
Commodity Price Forecasts
• Issued Monthly in PDF
• Covers 26 commodities
• Regional detail
• Forecasts and historical trends
• Analysis, charts, tables
Search Tip:
Publication title: pub(commodity forecast)

11. Oxford Economics
By-Country Industry Forecast
• 60 countries
• PDF Format
• Approximately 15
pages
• Analysis of
top industries
within a country
• Analysis, charts,
Tables of data
• Historical and forecast data
Search Tip:
Publication title: pub(country industry
forecast)

12. Oxford Economics
Global Industry Forecast
• 5-year outlook for 9 industries:
– Aerospace & Transport
– Basic Metals
– Chemicals
– Construction
– Consumer Goods
– Electronics & Computers
– Engineering & Metal Goods
– Intermediate Goods
– Motor Vehicles
• Reports contain regional breakdowns
• Analysis, charts & tables of data
• Approximately 25 pages
Search Tip:
Publication title: pub(global industry
forecast)

13. Plunkett Research
• In-depth research reports
cover over 400 U.S. industry
sectors ranging from
nanotechnology to pets, or
jewelry to vaccines
• Reports include:
– Industry sales, populations,
employees, and other
financials, ratios and
benchmarks
– Corporate profiles for each
industry’s top companies
• 3k company benchmarking
reports added in 2018
Search Tip:
Publication title: pub(plunkett)
Filter by publication, company name
Limit to source type: company profile or industry report

14. Dun & Bradstreet/First Research
• U.S. State & Canadian Province Profiles
– Monthly Updates
– Cover regional employment; job growth;
industry updates; indicators such as new
housing permits or home prices
• Industry Profiles
– Quarterly updates
– 70 industries/sectors
– Cover regional highlights, growth;
indicators; drivers; trends; opportunities;
HR impacts; company benchmarks; quick
ratios; financial ratios; valuation
multipliers, executive insights; industry
websites.
Search Tip:
Publication title: pub(first research)
Limit to doc type: industry report

15. Experian Commercial Risk Database
• 45m+ US company records
– Useful for market sizing, company
research, and job searching
• Includes:
– Brief profile (name, main contacts,
location
– Year business started
– Ownership type
– Estimated number of employees
– Estimated financials
– Fortune 1000 rank
– Profit indicator
– Industry code
– Subsidiaries/parent
– Legal summary (derogatory liabilities,
bankruptcy or liens filed)
Search Metropolitan Statistical Area and NAICs
Search Tip:
Publication title: pub(experian)
Limit by Location, NAICs, keyword

16. Progressive Media/GlobalData
• Progressive Digital Media News, providing
industry news and construction reports in 20
industries including
– Aerospace, banking, beverages, chemicals,
defense, design, food, health & beauty, health,
hotels, energy, retail, technology, water,
• Canadean Company Reports; ICD Research
Reports; Strategic Defense Analysis Reports;
Wealth Insight
– Company news and profiles including, SWOTs,
financials, products, supplier info, construction
profiles
– Market snapshots to 2018 for numerous
markets and regions, i.e. “Haircare Market in
Sweden: Market Snapshot to 2018”
– Focus on consumer, government, defense, and
banking industries

17. Aroq
• Industry reports and
forecasts plus daily news
– Just Auto
– Just Drinks
– Just Food
– Just Style
Search Tip:
Publication title: pub(just)
Filter by Source Type = reports or wire feeds
Filter by Subject

18. Acquisdata
Reportal
• 140k annual reports, 10Ks
• International companies with a
strength in Asia Pacific
Company Snapshot and Industry
Snapshots
• Thousands of profiled companies
and industries
Search Tip:
Publication title: pub(reportal)
Doc type: annual report, Filter by Publication
Publication title: pub(company snapshot)
Publication title: pub(industry snapshots)

19. Other Company Reports
Distressed Company Alert
• Newsletter reporting significant recent
events that indicate possible distress in
public companies and actions companies
are taking to fix problems.
Search Tip:
Publication title: pub(distressed company
alert)
Filter by Company/Organization

20. Barnes Reports New
• In-depth research reports
covering hundreds of industry
sectors
• Reports include:
– U.S. Industry & Market Reports
– WorldWide Industry and Market
Reports
Search Tip:
Publication title: pub(Industry & Market
Reports)
Keyword and limit to Doc type: Industry Reports

21. NetWise Manufacturing Industry Company Reports
• B2B supply chain resource supplies
over 900k US company profiles to
help companies locate suppliers of
products manufactured and industry
certifications.
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Search Tip:
Publication title: pub(Netwise)
Keyword and limit to Doc type: Company profile

22. Chart Maker New 2018
A country’s economy explained visually
• 100+ countries
• Comprehensive picture
– Economic structure
– Competitiveness
– Economic development
– Economic growth
– Economic stability (risks)
– Key economic projections
– ”Doing business in” advice
• PDF format
Search Tip:
Publication title: pub(Charting)
Filter by Location

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