Industry Sectors for Industry Metrics

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This list describes the Industry Sectors supported for the Industry Benchmark Metrics.

Automotive

  • Automobiles : Consumer, commercial, manufacturing, sales, service, and parts

Banking and Finance

  • Banking : Commercial, Federal Reserve, Central Reserve, national, state, commercial, private, industrial, diversified, trade financing, and mortgage finance
  • Financial services : Fund management, brokerage, capital market, merger and acquisitions, advice, clearinghouses, credit agencies, credit card, check validation, consumer finance, trusts, trust management, escrow, loan, patent, business finance, leasing, credit unions, accounts, audit, payroll, tax, consulting, and trading

Biotech, Pharma and Medical Equipment

  • Products : Generic pharma, vaccines, non-prescription, vitamins, supplements, medicinal biotechnology, veterinary, biotechnology, genetics, drug delivery, and life science
  • Services : Labs, manufacturing, and R & D
  • Equipment : Healthcare, dental care, cryogenic, medical, hospital facilities, testing, diagnostic, monitoring, rehabilitation, home healthcare, aid devices, prosthetics, crutches, and veterinary

Central and Government Banks

  • Central reserve depository, Federal Reserve banks, Foreign Trade and International banks, public-finance institutions, Taxation and Monetary Policy

Chemicals

  • Products: Industrial organic, industrial inorganic, diversified, fertilizer, agricultural, industrial gases, explosives, dyes, paints, sealants, ink, plastics, films, foam, synthetics, polymers, and silicones

Commercial Banking

  • Commercial banks

Construction and Engineering

  • Commercial, contractors, builders, heavy, infrastructure, power, rail, residential, and demolition
  • Concrete, glass, masonry, stonework, plastering, roofing, siding, sheet metal, and insulation
  • Construction materials : Brick, tile, glass, concrete, stone, gravel, granite, limestone, marble, sandstone, slate, and clay

Consumer Products

  • Consumer electronics and household durables
  • Security, fire, heat, radar, smoke, and home automation
  • Home furnishing, appliances, furniture, décor, accessories, floor, garden, climate control, air conditioners, humidifiers, heaters, and personal appliances
  • Housewares : Ornaments, decorations, cookware, and utensils
  • Leisure equipment : Musical instruments, sporting and recreational, hobbies, toys, games, outdoor, fishing, playground, swimming pool, and photography
  • Apparel and luxury goods : Accessories, clothing, uniforms, luggage, handbags, linens and bedding, travel kits, jewelry, and timepieces
  • Products : Household, tobacco, personal care, office, dental, family, feminine hygiene, food and beverage processing, optical, skin, hair, and first aid
  • Hardware, tools and equipment : Locks, power tools, blades, sinks, baths, plumbing, pipes, nuts, bolts, and washers

Defense Contractors

  • Organizations financed or whose primary segment is national government/defense agencies in the following industries: Aerospace and defense, Commercial services and supplies, Construction and engineering, Electrical & electronic equipment, Instruments and components, Internet software and services, IT services, logistics, and machinery

Distribution, Transportation and Logistics

  • Wholesale distribution : All industries

  • Transportation : Airlines, aircraft, freight and logistics, courier, railroad, charter, postal, sightseeing, rescue, marine, ports and services, docks and piers, cruise, tankers, trucking, limousine, taxi, storage, controllers, highways, and tracks

Education

  • Schools : Elementary, secondary, vocational, specialty, and professional
  • Services : Exam preparation, tutoring, online, and childcare

Global Banking

  • Global banks with an organization revenue of $20B+ and varying combinations of retail banking, wealth/asset management, equities, markets, and business banking

Government and Non-Profit National, State, Local

  • Government services, governmental organizations, NGO, and non-profit

Healthcare Payer

  • Healthcare insurance

Healthcare Provider

  • Facilities : Hospitals, healthcare, assisted living, nursing home, retirement community, mental care, and animal hospitals
  • Services : Healthcare, dental, nursing, optometry, specialty, home, chiropractic, referral, childbirth, rehabilitation, physical therapy, occupational therapy, medical practice organizations, ambulance, medical laboratory, primary care, practice management, and veterinary

Higher Education

  • Colleges, universities, and junior colleges

Hospitality and Travel

  • Hotels, cruise, resorts, travel sites, tours, restaurants, and lodging

Information Technology

  • Internet software and services, software products, cloud services, and IT outsourcing services

Insurance

  • Insurance : Life, property, casualty, homeowner, renter, motor vehicle, accident, disability, fire, marine, liability, commercial, financial, title, surety, health, and medical
  • Adjusters, processors, reinsurance, and brokers
  • Benefits management

Insurance Benefits

  • Benefits management

Investment Banking

  • Asset management and custody banks
  • Investment banking and brokerage

Manufacturing

  • Transportation, farm, construction, aerospace, defense, machinery equipment : Railroad, recreational vehicles, airplanes, engines, parts, fuel tanks, fuselage, landing, propulsion, farm machinery, heavy trucks, ship, industrial (across all industries), and machinery
  • Office furnishings and equipment
  • Electric equipment : Electric components and equipment, battery, lighting, wiring, heavy electric, generators, motors, and fuel cells

High Tech Manufacturing

  • Electronic equipment : Computer, network, storage, peripherals, instruments, components, office electronics, all industries, and semiconductors
  • Precision equipment : Satellites, rockets, weapons, and military

Life Insurance

  • Life Insurance

Media

  • Broadcast media production for radio, TV, cable, satellite, internet, print, and entertainment production
  • Writing, editing, and translation services
  • Movie, video, and music production and distribution
  • Entertainment : Casinos, lotteries, amusement parks, recreation, sports, golf, skiing, museum, and gardens

Metals and Natural Resources

  • Ores and metals : Copper, lead, aluminum, nickel, radium, tin, titanium, uranium, zinc, coal, gold, silver, steel, iron, and diversified
  • Lumber, logging, paper, wood, mills, furnaces, and products
  • Agricultural and animal services, and mining

Non-Profit

  • Tax exempt and or charitable organizations with primary activities in the following sectors: Business associations, Civic and social associations, Commercial nonphysical research, Commercial physical research, Educational, religious, and charitable trusts, Employment agencies, Health and allied services, Individual and family services, Labor organizations, Membership organizations, Noncommercial research organizations, Political organizations, Professional organizations, Public relations services, Refuse & water systems, Religious organizations, Services, Social services

Oil and gas

  • Drilling, rig, field, exploration, production, refining, extraction, manufacturing, production, marketing, products, storage, transportation, and pipelines

Professional Services

  • Consumer : Residential, sanitary, storage, retail, building, and security
  • Commercial : Advertising, building, design, public relations, marketing, management services, real estate, and human resources
  • R&D : IT consulting, research, maintenance, management consulting, and planning
  • Organizations : Membership organizations, social, labor, environmental, conservation, wildlife, religious, voluntary, and political (does not include non-profit organizations)

Property and Casualty Insurance

  • Property and Casualty Insurance

Real Estate

  • REITs, Real estate development, real estate services, real estate operating companies

Retail

  • Stores : Brick and mortar, internet, catalog, food and drug, supermarket, auto rental, services, markets, and personal care

Retail and Consumer Credit

  • Consumer finance, regional banks, thrifts and mortgage finance

State, Local and Education Government Agencies

  • State/Province and local level government agencies

Telecommunications

  • Equipment : Communications, towers, telephone and telecommunications, ISDN, PBX, teleconferencing, voicemails, and wireless
  • Services : Carriers, broadband, ATM, DSL, ISDN, fiber optics, VPN, digital, conferencing, satellite, mobile data, long distance, and local

US Federal Government

US national/federal level government agencies

Utilities

  • Power generation : Fossil fuels, nuclear, hydro electric, solar, and wind
  • Transmission : Electric and gas
  • Utilities and distribution : Electric, gas, water, and waste