The 52 industries covered in Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys available in the Reference Collection
(REF HC 106.6  S74) are listed below. Each industry report is about 30 pages in length and follows a standard format:
        Current Environment
        Industry Profile
                - Industry Trends
                - How the Industry Operates
                - Key Industry Ratios and Statistics
                - How to Analyze a Company in the Industry
        Glossary with Definitions of Terms Used in the Industry
        Industry References including Periodicals, Trade Associations, and Government Agencies
        Comparative Company Analysis, with Definitions for the Analysis Tables.

Industries Surveyed in the three volume set Vol. 1 A-D; Vol. 2 E-L; Vol. 3 M-Z.
 

Aerospace & Defense Agribusiness Airlines Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco Apparel & Footwear Autos & Auto Parts Banking Biotechnology Broadcasting & Cable Capital Goods Chemicals: Basic Chemicals: Specialty Communications Equipment Computers: Commercial Services Computers: Consumer Services & the Internet Computers: Hardware Computers: Networking Computers: Software Electric Utilities Environmental & Waste Management Financial Services: Diversified Foods & Nonalcoholic Beverages Healthcare: Facilities Healthcare: Managed Care Healthcare: Pharmaceuticals Healthcare: Products & Supplies

Homebuilding Household Durables Household Nondurables Insurance: Life & Health Insurance: Property-Casualty Investment Services Leisure Products Lodging & Gaming Metals: Industrial Metals:  Precious Movies & Home Entertainment Natural Gas Distribution Oil & Gas: Equipment & Services Oil & Gas: Production & Marketing Paper & Forest Products Publishing Restaurants Retailing: General Retailing: Specialty Savings & Loans Semiconductor Equipment Semiconductors Supermarkets & Drugstores Telecommunications: Wireless Telecommunications: Wireline Transportation: Commercial

Each volume includes the Monthly Investment Review that covers each industry. It includes:
    - Industry Tables  - Statistics for Insudtries in the S&P 500 and 1500 Indesex
    - Glossary of Terms and Index of Industries - A description of terms used and an index of the industries reviewed.
    - Industry Outlooks and Charts - Investment reviews and price graphs on 115 industries in the S&P 1500
    - Earning Supplement - A tabular review of statistics for all companies in the S&P 1500.
    - Company/Industry Index - a guide to which industry a compnay has been assigned.
 

Last Updated 5-27-02