How to connect ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Grok to IBISWorld
Add the Bigdata MCP server to ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Grok or your own agent, then ask about IBISWorld's industry research: market size, performance, five-year forecasts, competition and financial benchmarks.
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What is IBISWorld's five-year revenue outlook for construction machinery manufacturing in the US, and what is driving it?
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What's covered
Performance and forecasts
Revenue, costs, profit, industry value added, establishments, employment and wages, sources of volatility and five-year forecasts, with 10 years of history in US reports.
Products, markets and trade
Product and service segmentation, major markets, revenue by location, and import and export data.
Competitive forces and companies
Market share concentration, barriers to entry, substitutes, buyer and supplier power, and the companies with more than 5% market share.
External environment
Economic and demographic drivers, regulation and policy, and assistance programs that affect industry revenue.
Financial benchmarks
Cost structure, financial ratios, valuation multiples and key ratios for each industry.
Countries and collections
9 core markets, including the US (NAICS), Australia (ANZSIC) and the UK (SIC), plus global and European reports, factsheets for 33 European countries and industry data for 16 Asian economies.
About Industry research
Connect it through the Bigdata MCP server and your agent can size a market, check an industry's five-year outlook, benchmark a company against its industry's costs and ratios, and see who holds market share, citing the IBISWorld research behind each answer. IBISWorld reviews and updates each industry one to four times a year, depending on the industry.
About IBISWorld
IBISWorld publishes industry research and data. Founded in Melbourne in 1971 by Phil Ruthven, it has a team of more than 400 analysts, economists, researchers and industry experts covering thousands of industries for businesses, governments, financial institutions, universities and professional services firms.
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Frequently asked questions
What is IBISWorld on Bigdata.com?
IBISWorld's industry research, from market size and five-year forecasts to competitive forces and financial benchmarks, searchable by AI agents through the Bigdata MCP server and API.
What does it cover?
Thousands of industries, organized by standard classifications such as NAICS, ANZSIC and SIC. IBISWorld's core markets are the US, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, China, the UK, Germany and Ireland, alongside global and European reports, factsheets for 33 European countries and industry data for 16 Asian economies.
How far back does it go, and how often is it updated?
IBISWorld reviews and updates each industry one to four times a year, depending on the industry. US reports include 10 years of historical data and five years of forecasts.
How do I connect ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot or Grok to IBISWorld?
Add the Bigdata MCP server to ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot or Cursor and sign in. For Grok, add it as a remote MCP tool in the xAI API, using a Bigdata API key. Then ask industry questions in plain language. Answers cite the IBISWorld reports they use.
Is it included in my subscription?
It's available as an add-on to your Bigdata.com plan. Contact sales@bigdata.com to add it.
Who writes the research?
IBISWorld's own team of more than 400 analysts, economists, researchers and industry experts. Each report names its analyst and the month it was published.
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