UCF Research Guides: Business Research -- Industry Analysis: PESTLE Analysis

If you're doing a PESTLE analysis for a company or industry in the United States

United States Country Profile (MarketLine )
This profile analyzes the political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental (PESTLE) structure in the US. Each PESTLE factor is explored on four parameters: current strengths, current challenges, future prospects, and future risks.

NetAdvantage (S&P) This link opens in a new window
Look for Industry Surveys - they include discussions of the regulatory environment. Check the "Operating Environment" section under "Industry Trend" in the report.
Mergent Online by FTSE Russell This link opens in a new window
Go to "Industry Analysis" -- "Mergent Reports"
Check the section "Current Environment" in the report.
As of July 2017: also includes D&B Country RiskLine Reports, D&B Country Risk Profiles. and Mergent Country Profiles.

GlobalData Explorer This link opens in a new window
Select "Analysis" and then "Countries & Cities" and then "City Profiles" from the dropdown menu to find a PESTLE report for your city of research. NOTE: There is not a ready-made PESTLE analysis available for every city.
You can also click on "Databases" to search "City Statistics" and "Country Statistics".
To manually search MarketLine reports via EBSCOhost, connect to Business Source Premier, search for "Marketline" and then use the left column filter to limit Publisher to "Marketline"

IBISWorld Industry Market Research. Provides key statistics and analysis for over 700 US industries - everything from Shoes Stores to Gold Ore Mining and all industries in between. Includes life cycle analysis, barriers to entry, market share, industry outlook, and competitive landscape, etc.
MarketLine Advantage. An international market research database providing thousands of in-depth industry reports, company, and country information.
Mintel Current. Contains fulltext market research reports covering global consumer markets, with an emphasis on U.S. and European markets. Analyzes market share, segmentation, trends, and consumer demographics.