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The Industries and Markets Information Ecosystem provides information on the broader industry that a company operates in, and may be organized by different classification systems (e.g., NAICS, GICS). <\/li>\n\t
Industry data is compiled from company sources, government statistics, trade associations, and other sources and used in Industry overviews and market research reports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"c5db0666-b042-4639-b356-a77735b60851"}],"header":"Industries and Markets Information Ecosystem"},{"position":{"x":10.069444444444445,"y":63.22556008146639},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"
Statistical classification systems exist for a wide variety of concepts including industries, products, and occupations. Popular examples of industry classification systems include:<\/p>\n\n
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada<\/a><\/li>\n\t
- Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
  Industry classification systems are often used by government statistical agencies to report aggregate economic or financial statistics by industry or broad economic sector. The same industry codes can also be found in company directories, where they are used to describe the industry that a company operates in. <\/p>\n\n
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  - Industry overviews may also be published by government agencies, university researchers, consulting firms, and nonprofits organizations. A great example is globalEDGE's Global Insights by Industry<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
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    - Reports often include insight and data on market size, market share by brand or company, and consumers based on a combination of primary research and secondary data sources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"9e20e786-ae97-44a5-bf24-b10d1275b460"}]},{"position":{"x":61.57883132791232,"y":59.840043193904656},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"
      - Companies often belong to one or more industry or trade associations, ranging from a local chamber of commerce (e.g., the Niagara Industrial Association) to a national one (e.g. Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters<\/a>). <\/li>\n\t
      - These associations often conduct research on behalf of members. Data and insights may only be distributed to members, but highlights may be found online or reported in press releases. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"f25cf7e4-f49c-4d17-a8de-9b49e263e45c"}],"header":"Associations"}],"hotspotNumberLabel":"Hotspot #num","closeButtonLabel":"Close","image":{"path":"images\/image-60ede3d6a42e7.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":1280,"height":720},"backgroundImageAltText":"A visual model of the Industries and Markets Information Ecosystem"}

Industries and Markets Information Ecosystem

Linda Lowry