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Russow
Philadelphia University
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multinational companies worldwide: top 100, top 50 from developing nations,
and top 25 from transition economies (on the basis
of sales, assets; referred to as Transnational Companies;
World Investment Report
Series; (1991-current annual)
UNCTAD;
United Nations). |
| Annual reports and other firm-specific information:
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Canadian
firms {select "Canadian Company
Capabilities", then "Browse". See also
business
information by sector or industrial category which includes information on manufactured goods, service, resource industries,
as well as technology; Industry Canada}. |
| European firms:
 | CAROL {Company Annual Reports
On-Line
Requires
registration, most data is fee-based. Also access data on firms and stock markets in
other parts of the world}. |
| Euro Pages Directory {Business
Directory - search by name, keyword, or browse
by industry: agriculture, energy, food, metallurgy, paper, printing,
rubber, telecommunications, textiles, wood, vehicles... Addresses, contact
information, web sites, etc.}. |
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European Union {Note the the EU has changed
considerably in terms of membership over the years, from 7 nations back in
1950s to nearly 30 today. The statistics may not always be comparable over
time.
Eurostat}. |
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Japanese
firms {enter company name; CorporateDirect}. |
| Latin America {selected
countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru. Company
information including contact information, web sites, products manufactured,
product catalogs, trade, etc. Some with annual reports;
Mercantil.com}. |
| United Kingdom
firms {Most material other than annual reports and
"company fundamentals" requires registration. A fee is charged for the
in-depth company information; HemScott}. |
| U.S.
firms:
| Benchmark {by
structure - corporations, limited liability corporations (LLC), sole
proprietorship; also general U.S. national business statistics,
some will require NAICS code information,
profitability, etc.; BizStats}. |
| Industry outlook
{may require SIC or NAICS code
information; Bureau of Labor Statistics}.
See also
industry snapshots and ratios {U.S.
Bureau of Census}. |
| PRARS {Search alphabetically, by
Industry, or by
state; Public Register's
Annual Report Service (PRARS)}.
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| Report
Gallery {annual reports,
stock exchange reports, and Zacks™ research
reports of larger U.S. firms.
Annual Reports.com, IR Solutions}.
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| Corporate
Information:
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Business.com {basic profile and financials, including Internet address where available of major companies. Search by company or
industry; Business.com}. |
| Kompass {Free
"Public Access" service (no registration required) provides
general contact information for companies by industry for:
Agriculture (food and beverages), building and civil engineering, business
services (consulting), ceramics, chemicals, education and training,
electricity (electronics and nuclear), finance and insurance, handling
(distribution, warehousing and packaging), hotels and restaurants, gifts,
glass, heating (ventilation and air conditioning, and refrigeration),
information technology, jewelry (precious stones and diamonds), mining and
quarrying, machinery, measuring and testing equipment, metallurgy
(metalworking and metal products), mineral products, office machinery and
equipment, oil and gas, optical equipment, paper and cardboard,
pharmaceuticals, printing and publishing, precision equipment, rubber and
plastics, telecommunications, textiles (apparel/clothing, leather,
footwear), travel goods, water and sewage (environmental services), wood
(furniture and wooden products) Additional information is available through
registration, or you can
subscribe for full access to all information on over 2 million companies and
70 countries in the
database; Kompass.com}. |
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Corporate Information {Registration
required for trial subscription. Fee for regular services. Company
and industry information by country, in-depth company reports for
both privately held and publicly traded firms, and
list/information of world's largest companies in terms of market
capitalization; CorporateInformation}
and descriptions of corporate
forms {NO
FEE for access Inc., SA, GmbH, AG, and
NV}. |
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Inc. 5.000 {Annual
List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies;
Inc.com}. |
| News by
Company {includes current events, some annual reports, and other information;
Company News On Call; recommend using "buttons," or "complete
listing," rather than search
feature; PR Newswire}. |
| SEC (U.S. Securities &
Exchange Commission),
Electronic Data Gathering
Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR --
"Who Where") {US public corporate information, financial profile, SEC
filings (8K, 10K, 10Q, 11K, etc.}. |
INDUSTRY (see also the Associations
page;
product standards and
certification, as well as ISO requirements):
| General Industry Reports:
| Trade.gov {See
also,
by NAICS code (for NAICS information, see
product classification page); selected industries monthly reports on U.S. trade, as
well as by major trade partner. Aerospace,
automotive, chemicals consumer goods, computers, energy, environmental
technologies, forest products, instrumentation, machinery, metals,
microelectronics, medical equipment, services and finance, and
telecommunications, and textiles and apparel, and tourism. See also data on
services
(output, trade and sales, as well as links to other sites that collect
services data; USDOC,
ITA}. |
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Agriculture {also
food and fisheries for developed nations;
Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD)}. |
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Commodity
Prices {monthly summary; World Bank "Pink Sheet." Note: previously available historical prices -- five+ year data -- has been
removed by the resource provider, World
Bank, See also the
Global Economic Monitor - registration and subscription required}.
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| Energy
industry
{worldwide
energy statistics.
See also
[Energy] Country
Analysis Briefs; US Department of Energy (USDOE),
Energy Information Administration}. |
| Fish and fish
products:
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Industry
Outlook, US {Old -- 2000 edition is
for sale, future editions will be posted on the Internet "shortly".
Seems questionable whether these will be continued; U.S.-specific,
but over 125 industries by 3- and 4-digit SIC codes, the tables also contain employment,
wages, capital expenditures, import, and export data;
USDOC,
Technology Administration}.
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| Industry experts/specialists:
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| Industry reports:
| Centers for
International Trade Development {Aircraft & Parts;
Airport & Ground Support; Computers & Peripherals; Computer Software;
Cotton; Medical Equipment & Supplies; Pollution Control Equipment; Security
& Safety Equipment; Telecommunications Equipment. See also the
booklets on each
industry}. |
| Trade.Gov {aerospace, automotive, basic industries, chemicals, consumer goods, computers, energy, environmental technologies,
forest products, infrastructure, instrumentation, machinery, metals, microelectronics, medical equipment, services and finance, technology and aerospace, telecommunications, textiles and apparel,
and tourism; USDOC,
ITA}. |
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| Information Technology; telecommunications and related industries: See
E-commerce and High Technology-Focused
News and
Internet Statistics. |
| Textiles and Apparel {USDOC,
ITA}. |
Date of Ev-In site creation:
September 15, 1996.
Date of last update of Ev-In web pages: October 1, 2008.
Date of last hyperlink check of Ev-In web pages: October 1, 2008.
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