Market Research Data Sources
This is a preliminary list of some of the sources of published data about retail supply and demand. If you have other sources to suggest please click on 'Comment" below.
Market Guide (Annual): Market data for 1500 US and Canadian Cities. (www.mediainfo.com) Editor & Publisher, 11 West 19th Street, NY NY 10011-4324
Government Data: Census bureau (www.census.gov) offers:
Census of Retail Trade - organized in four series: Geographic Area, ZIP Code Statistics, Non-employer Statistics, Subject Series
Business Reports - Monthly Retail Trade, Monthly Wholesale Trade, Advance Monthly Retail Sales
Survey of Current Business - 12 issues annually
Selected Construction and Housing Reports - Housing Starts, New Residential construction on Selected Metropolitan Areas, American Housing Survey for Selected Metropolitan Areas
Selected Population Reports - Population Projections by State, Population Estimates: Metro Area, Place and County, and State Estimates
Population Characteristics - Money Income of Households, Families and Persons - Consumer Expenditures and Income
Urban Land Institute: ULI Market Profiles: North America (www.uli.org) Data on development activity by sector for 70 metropolitan areas
Urban Land Institute: ULI Metro Packets (www.uli.org) Economic and Market conditions in selected metropolitan areas
American Demographics Magazine (www.marketingtools.com)
Best Statistical Sources (http://www.uncle-sam.com/best_stat.html) links to a compilation of statistical information on literally every subject under the sun, from jobs and careers to health and nutrition to census demographics.
Development Alliance (www.developmentalliance.com) A variety of market data and business information.
County Business Patterns (http://www.lib.virginia.edu/socsci/cbp/cbp.html) data base provides county, state, and national level business data for 1977-19xx. Last Updated in 1998.
Claritas (http://www.claritas.com/index.htm) Market Analysis and Segmentation
CACI (http://www.demographics.caci.com).
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