Database Guide - Passport

From Home page:

Passport Homepage is your gateway to various search methods that help you find the information you need. Use any combination of the following search options:

• Keyword Search: Enter a topic in the search box at the top to search across the entire database. Results are divided into three categories: Statistics, Analysis (Reports), and Dashboards (visual). To refine your search further, click the View All Results link.
• Category Tabs: Choose a category from the top menu, such as Industries, Channels, Companies, or Consumers.
  Note: Our subscription does not include the Economies and Products categories.
  • Industries: Access research and statistics on nine consumer-focused industry sectors and sub-sectors.
    Search tips:
    • Click the View All button on the selected industry landing page, in the Latest Reports section. This will provide access to multiple filters in the left panel, such as geography, subtopics, and types of reports.
    • For a comprehensive industry/geography report, go to the Analysis section and select the Country Reports type of analysis.
  • Consumers: Explore research reports on consumer Income and Expenditure, along with historical statistics on consumer spending across various products and services.
  • Channels: Find research and statistics for two categories: Digital Consumer and Retail.
• “Explore Categories” Tree: Find information and data by browsing the search tree in the Explore categories blue box.
  • This type of search has several advantages such as:
    • The search tree includes only Library’s subscribed contents.
    • You can make multiple selections, for example for industries and geographies.
    • Initial search results are split into three sections on the landing page for a selected category: Statistics, Analysis, and Dashboards providing one-stop access to all available content. Each section offers additional filters that vary by category.
  • Search tips:
    • For comprehensive industry/geography report, select Country Reports in the Analysis section.
    • When selecting geography, note the additional Geographies box on right, which offers aggregated selections, such as OECD, G7, G20, etc.

• Worldwide statistics and reports on Brands, Packaging, Closures (all types of bottle closures, corks, peel-off foil, etc.), and Nutrition (selected nutrients, e.g. protein, sugar, fat, etc.). Use the Explore Categories Tree (blue box on the home page) to find them.
• Statistics on Products by ingredient (statistics on individual ingredients used for manufacturing a product, such as fats and oils, minerals, etc.) and Product Claims (statistics on label claims, such as gluten free, high fiber, no sugar, etc.). Availability varies by industry. To find data:
  • From the Explore categories blue box, select industry/geography.
  • On the Statistics page:
    • For ingredients data: Go to Products by Ingredient section and click the View full data set button.
    • For product claims: Scroll down to Market Sizes – Related section and click the View full data set button.
• Dashboards: visual presentation of data in different categories through interactive maps or charts. Selected features include:
  • Each dashboard offers flexibility in changing display format (map or graph), geography, topic, and other parameters.
  • Hovering over a map or a graph invokes a a pop-up window with quick country statistics.
  • Clicking a country on a map or a graph displays Quick Stats data pertaining to a selected country at the bottom, which also includes the Forecast Growth figure.

For additional help resources click the Help Center link in the top-right corner of the screen. Also explore the FAQ section for details on data presentaion on sub-industries pages.