COSTS

• Almanac of business and industrial financial ratios (REF HF 5681 R25 A45)
  Annual publication covering over 190 industries.  Organized by asset size (e.g., Under $500,000) and provides data on operating costs and operating income as well as selected financial ratios and financial factors (e.g., Profit Margin (After Income Tax)





• Business Expenses Survey  Maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau and published every 5 years.  Provides percentages for business expenses in 7 categories (e.g., "Transportation, Repair and Maintenance, Printing, Advertising").  Organized by NAICS.
  
  

• Dun & Bradstreet's Industry norms and key business ratios (REF HF5681.R25 I53b)
  Reviews businesses in about 800 industries.  Organized by SIC.  Provides 14 ratio indicators of solvency, efficiency, and profitibiliby. 





• Financial Studies of the Small Business (HF5681.R25 F55 2005)
  Data from about 30,000 financial statements from over 1,500 independent Certified Public Accounting firms.  covers difference businesses in the categories Retail (e.g., Florists), Wholesalers (e.g., Auto Supplies), Services (e.g., Laundry), Contractors (e.g., Painting(), Professional Services (e.g., Real Estate), Manufacturers (e.g., Furniture) and Other (Farm, Produce).  List of businesses. Organized by Asset Size, Sales Volume, 25% Most Profitable, and Five-Year Trend.  Latest edition 2005.
  
  

• RMA annual statement studies : including comparative historical data and other sources of composite financial data (REF HF 5681 B2 R6) Published once a year, this resource reviews over 700 industries organized by NAICS.  Data derived from statements from financial institutions.  Each industry further organized into 6 asset sizes.  Includes 16 ratio indicators of assets, liabilities, and income.





• Dollars & Cents of Shopping Centers (REF HF5430.3.D65 2006)
  Income and expense data for different types of retailers.  Organized by center type (e.g., U.S. Convenience Shopping Centers), region, and age group. Table of Content & Introduction (pdf).