The IBISWorld database contains reports on some 700 industries. The President of IBISWorld announced on January 12, 2009 that they are adding a recession outlook section to each of the 700 industry reports they regularly produce. They also have prepared a more general economic forecast.

IBISWorld predicts that some industries will actually benefit from the recession and that "the turning point for every industry is different."

IBISWorld can be accessed from the Rod Library Business Portal and the Rod Library home page under Databases A-Z.