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View first-class industry intelligence to help you and your students understand the latest trends, challenges, opportunities and operations of more than 700 industry segments. Each profile from First Research contains industry overviews, the competitive landscape, products and operation descriptions, labor statistics and more.

Examine industry benchmarks compiled from D&B's database of public and private companies featuring 14 key business ratios for companies in 800 lines of business. Key business ratio lets you search by SIC code, line of business, asset range and year.

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View brief business summaries and background information about companies and its senior management with Business Background Report. It's the best and largest source for percentage of ownership in private companies.