PREMIUM DATABASE
S & P Industry Surveys
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DATA PROVIDER
Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
www.standardandpoors.com

FREQUENCY OF UPDATE
Rolling, with each Industry updated twice per year

DESCRIPTION
Standard & Poor's was established in 1860, to provide independent insight, analysis and information to the financial community to help them determine value in the marketplace. S&P�s founding principle was "the investor's right to know." Today, Standard & Poor's is committed to offering products and services that contribute to transparent, efficient markets and that give the financial community the independent benchmarks they need to make informed financial decisions.

In 1966, McGraw-Hill Inc. acquired Standard & Poor's, and today Standard & Poor's is a division of the Corporation. Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading information services provider meeting worldwide needs in education, business, finance, the professions and government.

Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys offer information and economic trends on 51 major US industries included in the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS)*. Industry Surveys provide the most comprehensive industry viewpoint with projections, trends, regulatory issues, historical perspectives and in-depth analyses.

*GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) The GICS was introduced in 1999 by Standard & Poor's and MSCI, a provider of global indices and benchmark-related products and services. The GICS is used to classify companies around the world, in both developed and developing markets. It facilitates the investment research and management processes for financial professionals worldwide by classifying companies at four different levels: sectors, industry groups, industries and sub-industries.