Using Global Market Information Database (GMID)

DESCRIPTION | SEARCHING (Accessing the Database, Geography /Category Searching, Keyword Searching)| VIEWING RESULTS | PRINTING/SAVING | SEARCH THIS DATABASE

DESCRIPTION

The Global Market Information Database (GMID) provides key business intelligence on countries, companies, market and consumers. It is an integrated online information system covering over 350 markets and 207 countries.

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SEARCHING

Accessing the Database

  1. Go to the Pace University Library home page at: http://library.pace.edu
  2. Click on Articles via Databases.
  3. From the Complete Database Listing pull-down menu, click on Global Market Information Database (GMID).  This will bring you to a page of information about this database.
  4. From the description page, click on the database name, Global Market Information Database (GMID) or Connect to Database.

There are two basic types of searches: A keyowrd search or a menu-driven search by geography and category. I recommend searching by geography and category.

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Searching by Geography and Category
There are two tabs on the screen: Geography and Category. The database will automatically open to the geography tab.


  • Click on The World, a region, or click on the plus sign beside a region and then click on a country. There are also options for EU, NAFTA, and other organizations of countries at the top.
    **NOTE (Click once on a category to deselect it.)
  • Once you have made your geographic selection, click on the category tab and make a selection from the list. Use the plus signs to see more specific choices within each category.
  • Click on Run Search when you are finished.



  • The following icons indicate which type of data is available for a selection:

Statistics: Consolidates information on consumer lifestyles, retailing, countries, consumer market sizes and forecasts
Market reports: Euromonitor's in-depth market analysis reports, Major Market Profiles and journal articles covering consumer, industrial and service sectors. Also accessible are reports focusing on consumer lifestyles and the retailing industry.
Companies and shares: Profiles for leading FMCG (Fast moving consumer goods) companies along with financial, market share, and brand information.
Sources: Over 30,000 sources of market information around the world with descriptions and full contact details.

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Keyword Searching

Text Search
1. Begin by clicking on keyword search on the right side of the menu at the top of the screen.
- You may want to combine two or more concepts using Boolean operators. For example, entering "beer and italy" will find information with both the terms beer and Italy; entering "(beer or wine) and italy" will find information with the either of the terms beer or wine, and Italy.
- Use the wildcard character (*) to find alternate forms of words (e.g. alumin*).
2. Click on Go to get search results.

 

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VIEWING RESULTS

Search results are displayed with a total number of hits and then organized by the type of results, which correspond to the icons described above, representing: Statistics, Market reports, Market shares and Performance Indicators, Company Profiles, and Information Sources.


You may choose to load all statistical data at once or choose individual statistical results to manipulate the data. When viewing Statistical data, use the drop-down menus on the left that allow you to change the date you are viewing by time, currency (converts local currency to euro, JPY, or US$), current/constant (allows you to view data at constant prices to take out the effect of inflation), and growth.


You may also use the following icons:

Group data by type: (The focus of the data, whether it can be viewed by country or category) can be changed easily by selecting this icon)

View household trends: (Divide every cell by the # of households in the country)

View per capita trends: (Divide every cell in the spreadsheet by the population of the country)

Also use the drop down menus at the left to view related information in the database, including country profiles, socio-economic data, market reports, company profiles, etc.


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PRINTING and SAVING

Search results are displayed with a total number of hits and then organized by the type of results, which correspond to the icons described above.

PDF: Click here to create a PDF of your results. You must have Adobe Acrobat installed to perform this function. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat, go to http://www.adobe.com/ to download it for free.

Printer Friendly Format: Click here to display a printer friendly version of your results. Select 'File' and 'Print' to print what you see on your screen.

Save search: Click here to save your search on the system for future use. (Click on Saved Searches from the main menu to retrieve your search.)

View report: Click here to view the full report.

Excel: Click here to download a spreadsheet into Excel.

Word: Click here to save your results as a Microsoft word document.

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SEARCH THIS DATABASE

Begin searching Global Market Information Database (GMID).

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