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Statista is a easy-to-use portal for statistics and industry reports. It includes 600 industries, 18 consumer markets, and 9 digital markets. Market and industry sectors covered include: retail, consumer goods & services, media, sports & recreation, technology, transportation and logistics, and travel and tourism. Users can export data to Excel and graphs to PowerPoint. Infographics are also available for download. Statista Quick Guide
Consumer Trends and Market Share
ABI/Inform Database - Search Tricks to find Market Research
Try these searches: Click on the link, then MODIFY the Search with keywords relevant to your specific market, location, or demographic:
Provided for free by Wilfrid Laurier University, in collaboration with the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), nationally significant polling data, donated by market research firm Ipsos Canada. The data includes the Canadian Corporate Reputation Monitor I-Rep series data covering brand reputation, consumer preferences and market data.
CANSIM is Statistics Canada's key socio-economic database. Provides statistics on various subjects: population and demography, income, labour, business performance and ownership, government, international trade, health, energy, environment, crime and justice, and travel and tourism.
Until 2012, charted key trends and indicators in the nation's economy, population, society and environment. Also available in print in the Library's Reference section: HA 744 S81
Analyzes a wide range of data sources in order to provide information on various aspects of Canadian society, including labour, income, education, social, and demographic issues, that affect the lives of Canadians.
