Market Information

Market Research
Free market research reports from around the web.

Statistics & Surveys
Statistics are important when looking at markets and industries and are not just for economists. You can use them to spot declining or rising markets, demographic changes and social trends, research trends and get a wider picture for your product or industry.

Area Profiling
These free sites allow you to build up a profile of any area by almost any criteria with official information. Carry out a land check re prices, pollution of any area, local crime rate, unemployment, area credit check, demographics, consumer information, attitudes, education levels, and what businesses are in an area. Using these sites provides valuable business location information and market information.

Labour Market Information
Describes the supply of and demand for skills in the economy.

Patents
Patents are a vital source of information for the business community. You can check what research is being done in an area, solve problems by identifying solutions via patents, look at trends, find marketplace gaps, avoid legal infringement or find a process you need for a business. 80% of information within patents is never published elsewhere.

Standards
Standards are an important area for any business to consider. You can use these sites to ensure that a standard exists for a product or process around the world and what the registration numbers, etc mean.