Publisher's Synopsis
A graphic representation of market statistics, providing easily reproducible report-ready "snapshots" of market data. Included in this annual publication are pages of statistics, graphically represented in pie charts and tables, for each of 400 industries. These graphics provide a brief overview of the industry and projections for industry performance, including: market size, both in the form of a time-series table (the last 5-10 years) indicating dollar amounts and the percentage growth, followed by an accompanying table indicating specific amounts; market sectors, in the form of a pie chart indicating market segmentation by type and an accompanying table indicating specific percentages and monetary values; competitive analysis, listing the sector's market share leaders in a graph and a table; and market forecasts, including a chart indicating the projected performance of the market segment for six years in the future and an accompanying table with specific figures.;In addition, the work includes textual overviews of historical industry performance and forecasted performance for 30 broad industry categories covering 400 market segments.;The directory features an introductory essay that synthesizes trends and notes the fastest growing and slowest growing industries, as well as those projected to grow most and least quickly. Other features include a master index, appendix with references to SIC and NAICS equivalents and an annotated source list.
