Sample Database — C
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Calendars
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Geographic ref.: World
Market size: $5 billion |
About the data: Roughly 10% of the market is attributed to desk calendars. The balance is wall calendars.
Source: Hageman, William, "Page-a-day Calendars. An Idea That Had Its Day And 365 More." Knight-Ridder Tribune Business Service, December 19, 2000. Primary Source(s): National Calendar Marketing Association. |
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Carpet Cleaning
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Year: 1997
Market size: $3.5 billion in revenues |
| Source: "Carpet Cleaning." Retrieved May 24, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://www.procarpetsys.com/carpetarticle.html. Primary Source(s): Marketdata. |
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Carpets and Rugs
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Geographic ref.: Brazil
Market size: $50 million |
About the data: "According to analysts this market moves $50 million per year and is expanding."
Source: "Brazil: Carpets Producers Investing in Carpet Boards." South American Business Information, April 17, 2001. |
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Cash Handling Services
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Geographic ref.: United States
Market size: $2.2 billion (estimated) |
About the data: "The U.S. market for cash handling services is estimated to be worth $2,200 million. Transport, growing approximately 4 percent per year, accounts for the largest share, about 60 percent, of the total market."
Source: "Securitas Creates a World Leader in Cash Handling Services." Retrieved May 15, 2001 from Retrieved May 22, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://www.businesswire.com. |
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Cereal
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Geographic ref.: United Kingdom
Year: 2001
Market size: 1.06 billion £ in sales |
About the data: Sales are for the year ended May 20, 2001.
Source: Marsh, Harriet, "Breakfast Giants Feed Change." Marketing, June 28, 2001, p. 21. Primary Source(s): Datamonitor. |
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Charcoal briquettes
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Geographic ref.: United States
Market size: $3 billion |
About the data: "Kingsford is king in the $3 billion barbecue industry, with more than half of the U.S. market share."
Source: "Springfield, OR Charcoal Plant Gears Up For Summer Barbecue Season." Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News, June 25, 2001. |
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Cheese
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Geographic ref.: United Kingdom
Market size: 1.27 billion £ valued |
About the data: Cheddar has about 55% of hard cheese sales.
Source: "The Grocer Focus On The Dairymen." The Grocer, July 1, 2000, p. 25. |
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Chemicals
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Geographic ref.: Singapore
Year: 2000
Market size: $18.1 billion in produced |
About the data: Output in the industry grew about 35% during the year.
Source: Young, Ian, "Singapore Hub Heats Up." Chemical Week, February 7, 2001, p. 19. Primary Source(s): Economic Development Board. |
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Chemicals
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Geographic ref.: World
Market size: $1,000 billion valued |
| Source: Marsh, Peter, "Avantium's $1m Machine That Could Revolutionise An Industry." Financial Times, April 11, 2001, p. 24. |
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Citrus Industry
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Geographic ref.: Florida
Market size: $8.5 billion |
About the data: Top citrus products in Florida, in millions of boxes for 2000-1: oranges 240, grapefruit 50 and tangerines 6.3.
Source: Sharp, Deborah, "The Canker War's Bitter Backlash." USA TODAY, November 3, 2000, p. 3A. Primary Source(s): United States Department of Agriculture. |
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Civil Jetliners
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Geographic ref.: World
Market size: $65 billion |
| Source: Done, Kevin, "Airbus Forecasts 4.9% Annual Air Travel Growth." Financial Times, September 8, 2000, p. 7. |
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Coffee
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Geographic ref.: United Kingdom
Year: 2001
Market size: 137.8 million £ in sales |
About the data: Sales are for the year ended May 20, 2001.
Source: Marsh, Harriet, "Breakfast Giants Feed Change." Marketing, June 28, 2001, p. 21. |
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Coffee
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Geographic ref.: Japan
Year: 1999
Market size: 511 billion ¥ (estimated) |
About the data: The market has remained relatively constant. Sales in 1999: 202 million yen were instant, 261 million yen regular, 48 million yen regular for industry
Source: "Instant Coffee Market in Japan." Retrieved January 1, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://www.japanscan.com. |
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Coffee
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Geographic ref.: United States
Year: 1999
Market size: $18 billion |
About the data: "The specialty coffee market for stronger, arabica brews that are sold by Starbucks and Peets was worth less than $1 billion (in 1993). By 1999, the total market had expanded to $18 billion, of which $7.5 billion was specialty coffee."
Source: "Abuzz." The Economist, May 19, 2001, p. 61. |
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Coffee
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Geographic ref.: Germany
Year: 1999
Market size: 355,000 tons in sales |
About the data: Kraft Joacobs had a 26.7% share, Tchibo 14.9% share.
Source: "Germany: The Market For Roast Coffee." Lebensmittel Zeitung, April 7, 2000. Primary Source(s): G+I. |
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Coffee
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Geographic ref.: United States
Year: 1993
Market size: $13.5 billion |
About the data: "In 1993, the coffee market in America was worth $13.5 billion; most of this came from robusta beans of the sort sold in tins in supermarkets."
Source: "Abuzz." The Economist, May 19, 2001, p. 61. |
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Coffee Shops
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Geographic ref.: North America
Year: 2000
Market size: $5.0 billion |
About the data: According to reports, Starbucks claims to have 38% of the market, and hopes to have 50% in 2005, when the market is estimated to hit more than $9 billion.
Source: Newpoff, Laura, "Starbucks Pours It On." Business First-Columbus, December 1, 2000, p. A1. Primary Source(s): Salomon Smith Barney. |
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Collegiate Retailing
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Geographic ref.: United States
Market size: $9 billion |
About the data: "Collegiate retailing is a $9 billion industry with textbooks and course materials accounting for $5.6 billion in sales.
Source: "College Bookstores Mount Successful Market Share Challenge." Retrieved September 14, 2000 from the World Wide Web: http://www.prnewswire.com. |
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Comic Book Stores/Specialty Stores
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Geographic ref.: United States
Market size: $525 million |
About the data: "Saban Consumer Products and Diamond Comic Distributors Inc. have joined forces to distribute Fox Kids Network-based license properties Power Rangers, Digimon, Nascar Racers and other popular kids consumer products into the $525 million dollar comic book/specialty market."
Source: Retrieved December 23, 1999 from "Holy 'Power Rangers'!" Retrieved July 20, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://www.prnewswire.com. |
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Commercial Cleaning Industry
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Geographic ref.: United States
Market size: $65 billion |
About the data: "For the past several years, companies like Jani-King have experienced a booming success in the commercial cleaning business, which has grown into a $65 billion industry."
Source: "Recession Fears Generate New Interest Among Entrepeneurs." Retrieved May 25, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://www.businesswire.com. |
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Commercial Pilot Training
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Geographic ref.: World
Market size: $4 billion |
About the data: "CAE estimates that the commercial pilot training market, based on dry-lease simulator hours, is worth $4 billion a year, of which about a third is outsourced."
Source: Doke, DeeDee, "Independent Flight Training Centers Are Expanding. Are They Also Competing With Their Customers?" Flight International, April 17, 2001, p. 46. |
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Commissioned-Photography Industry
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Geographic ref.: World
Market size: $4 billion in revenues |
About the data: "Another move is entering the commissioned-photography market, in which photographers are assigned particular jobs. That market size is about $4 billion a year in worldwide revenue, according to Getty estimates, compared with about $2 billion a year for the noncommissioned images market that has been the company's stronghold."
Source: Locke, Tom, "Getty Pictures Targets Growth for Image Business." Wall Street Journal, August 21, 2000, p. B13. Primary Source(s): Getty Images Inc.. |
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Compact Performance market
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Geographic ref.: United States
Year: 2000
Market size: $1.2 billion in retail sales |
About the data: Automotive performance parts is the third largest market in dollars reported by the Specialty Equipment Market Association.
Source: "Performance for Everyone." Aftermarket Business, April 2001, p. 94. Primary Source(s): Specialty Equipment Market Association. |
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Computing for life sciences
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Year: 2001
Market size: $3.5 billion valued |
About the data: "IBM estimates computing needs in the life sciences will grow from $3.5 billion today to $9.5 billion by 2003."
Source: Tulsi, Bernard, "The Dead PC." Technology Investor, January 2001, p. 10. Primary Source(s): IBM. |
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Confectionery Products
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Geographic ref.: World
Market size: $100 billion |
About the data: Industry consolidation has begun to slow, forcing multinationals to grow by other methods: develop new products or more efficient production methods. According to the source,"the $100 billion global confectionery industry has never been more challenging."
Source: "Top 100." Candy Industry, October 2000, p. 32. |
Confectionery Products
Submarket: Gum
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Geographic ref.: China
Year: 1998
Market size: $79 million |
About the data: "The total gum market in China, worth $79 million (in 1998) is estimated to be worth double that in 2003."
Source: "Cadbury Scweppes Acquiring Chewing Gum Business in China." Retrieved November 1, 2000 from the World Wide Web: http://www.prnewswire.com. |
Confectionery Products
Submarket: Lollipops
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Geographic ref.: United States
Year: 2000
Market size: $174 million |
About the data: "Although Chupa Chups is the world's best-selling lollipop at $397 million in sales, with just $1.3 million in the U.S. it has yet to crack the top ranks of the $174 million domestic category."
Source: "Chupa Eyes Broader Target." Brandweek, September 4, 2000, p. 10. |
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Construction
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Geographic ref.: Ireland
Market size: 15 billion i£ valued |
About the data: The Irish construction market has doubled in value since 1994.
Source: "Ireland's Construction Has Doubled." Building Design, February 2, 2001, p. 22. |
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Consulting
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Geographic ref.: United States
Year: 2003
Market size: $52.8 billion (projected) |
About the data: "The $19.6 billion U.S. consulting market is growing at 29% annually and is expected to reach $52.8 billion by 2003, according to New-Jersey based IT Services Advisory."
Source: Girard, Kim and Carol Pickering, "A Confederacy of Dunces." Business 2.0, August 22, 2000, p. 170. Primary Source(s): IT Services Advisory. |
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Consumer spending
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Geographic ref.: United States
Market size: $2.3 trillion (estimated) |
About the data: "Total annual retail spending in America, excluding automobiles and boats, is roughly $2.3 trillion."
Source: Kaufman, Leslie, "Its Prices, and Its Reach, Push Wal-Mart to Top." New York Times, October 22, 2000, p. 1. |
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Conventions
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Geographic ref.: Chicago, IL
Year: 2000
Market size: $6.3 billion in revenue (estimated) |
About the data: "This year, the city estimates convention-business revenues of about $6.3 billion, up more than 15% from last year.
Source: Borden, Mark, "The Best Cities For Business." Fortune, November 27, 2000, p. 218. |
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Corporate Gift Industry
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Geographic ref.: Argentina
Market size: $60 million |
About the data: The corporate gift market has been growing since 1992, of which 95% is supplied by imports.
Source: "Overview of the Corporate Gift Market." Retrieved November 8, 2000 from the World Wide Web: http://www.usatrade.gov. |
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Cosmetics & Toiletries
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Geographic ref.: Honduras
Year: 1998
Market size: $20.3 million |
About the data: The market is expected to grow 35% over the next three years.
Source: National Trade Data Bank. |
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Cranes, All-Terrain
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Geographic ref.: World
Year: 2000
Market size: 2638 units in sales |
About the data: "Worldwide sales of new all-terrain (AT) cranes in 2000 reached 2,638, with nearly 2,000 units sold in Western Europe, about 400 in North America and 250 in the rest of the world, according to figures from Liebherr."
Source: "Liebherr Claims More Than a Third of AT Market in 2000." Cranes Today, June 2001, p. 9. Primary Source(s): Liebherr. |
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Credit Cards
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Geographic ref.: Japan
Market size: $29 billion |
About the data: "Purchases on credit cards account for just 8%, compared with 14% in Europe and 21% in America. The typical spender in Japan charges four times less each year than Americans. The industry, worth ¥ 3.5 trillion ($29 billion) a year is grow
Source: "A Borrower Be." The Economist, April 21, 2001, p. 71. |
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Cutlery
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Geographic ref.: United States
Market size: $563 million |
About the data: "Gift-giving is becoming an important part of the $563 million cutlery market, and vendors said sales of knife sets are leading the way."
Source: Porter, Thyra, "A Bigger Cut." HFN, November 27, 2000, p. 40. |
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