Research Guides: Industry Research: Manufacturing

Sources for Manufacturing Industry Reports

IQS Directory A directory of manufacturers which presents the OEM manufacturing marketplace in the US and Canada into 180 industry categories with list of manufacturers within each category.

The US Census Bureau provides many reports and data on U.S. manufacturing industries. Listed below are selected Census reports on the manufacturing industry. More reports are available on the Census home page.

Current Industrial Reports
Reports arranged by Subject titles and NAICS Subsectors.
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve banks conduct periodic surveys of the manufacturing industries in their regions. These reports are available on the web sites of the respective bank.
Example--Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago, Dallas, New York, Philadelphia etc.

Manufacturing industries. data from the US Census Bureau

Current Industrial Reports
Reports arranged by Subject titles and NAICS Subsectors.
The Federal Reserve Banks
The Federal Reserve Banks conduct periodic surveys of the manufacturing industries in their regions. These reports are available on the web sites of the respective bank. Example: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago,(Midwest Manufacturing Index); Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey); Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Empire State Manufacturing Survey) and Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (Third District Business Outlook Survey of Manufacturers).
Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM)
The Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) provides sample estimates of statistics for all manufacturing establishments with one or more paid employee.
Manufacturing Sector: Guide to Data Sources from the U.S. Census Bureau
This page provides access to available data on the Manufacturing sector.