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| Examining Regional, State, and National Industry Performance It is useful and informative to identify the industries most likely to be growing in a local economy. One way this can be done is by examining recent growth rates, for various industries, in the region, the state, and the U.S. |
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The Infoshop
Industry-specific outlook analyses are also for sale, for example, at this web site you can find market research reports on a wide variety of industries.
http://www.dca.state.ga.us/OITDSShared/asp/NavDisclaimer.asp?Leaving=GQGP&GoToURL=http://www.the-infoshop.com/about_en.shtml
Sky Industry
The outlook for specific industries is frequently available from various trade associations. For example, the outlook for satellite broadband telecommunications can be found at the following web site.
http://www.dca.state.ga.us/OITDSShared/asp/NavDisclaimer.asp?Leaving=GQGP&GoToURL=http://www.skybroadband.info/arc/20030310/industry.html
Clustering as a Tool for Regional Economic Competitiveness
This is an overview of clusters, what they are and how they are formed, the economic foundations for cluster formation, cluster life-cycles, how clusters were defined for Illinois, and their role in economic development.
http://www.dca.state.ga.us/OITDSShared/asp/NavDisclaimer.asp?Leaving=GQGP&GoToURL=http://www.illinoisbiz.biz/tech/pdf/cluster_overview.doc
U.S. Industrial and Trade Outlook
Because of the increased influence of globalization, the core document typically referenced in this type of analysis was changed from U.S. Industrial Outlook to U.S. Industrial and Trade Outlook starting about 1998. This document is not available online, but can be purchased in CD-ROM format from their web site. This document examines not only current activity, but also prospects for future activity based on the markets served, products produced, technological changes, and the influences of various non-market factors, such as political trends.
http://www.dca.state.ga.us/OITDSShared/asp/NavDisclaimer.asp?Leaving=GQGP&GoToURL=http://www.ntis.gov/products/bestsellers/industry-trade.asp?loc=4-2-0.
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Oregon - Appendix 2-7 of the "Strategy for Economic Vitality" study for Portland, Oregon, consists of sector analyses of significant industries. The appendix examines revenue, payroll, employment and wages from a national, regional, and local perspective, in terms of both absolute levels and growth, in order to compare local to regional and national performance. (To view the appendix, see "more information.")
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