Sample Database — E
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Educational Services
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Geographic ref.: World
Market size: $2.1 trillion valued |
About the data: "A worldwide educational market currently worth $2.1 trillion, according to W.R. Hambrecht & Co.; the software market alone is currently worth $33 billion.
Source: Bersch, Carren, "Can You Go The Distance?" Communications News, April 2001, p. 32. Primary Source(s): W.R. Hambrecht & Co.. |
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Electronically controlled variable optical attentuators
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Geographic ref.: World
Year: 2000
Market size: $219.7 million in sales |
About the data: "The global consumption value of electronically controlled variable optical attentuators (EVOAs) will grow from $219.7 million in 2000 to $7.2 billion in 2010."
Source: "EVOA Market to Reach $7.2B in 2010 According to ElectroniCast." Retrieved August 1, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://www.prnewswire.com. Primary Source(s): ElectroniCast. |
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Elevators and Escalators
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Geographic ref.: World
Market size: 3 trillion yen |
About the data: "The world market for sales and maintenance of elevators and escalators has a value of three trillion yen a year, and annual unit sales of 200,000. On a unit basis, Japan and Asia account for 50% of the world market.
Source: "Toshiba Integrates Business Operations in Elevators, Bldg. Systems." Retrieved October 16, 2000 from the World Wide News: http://www.asiapulsenews.com. |
Energy
Submarket: Windmills
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Geographic ref.: World
Market size: $4.5 billion |
About the data: "Not only does the wind industry supply about 13% of Denmark's power but Danish companies currently control about 50% of the $4.5 billion global windmill market, and their share is increasing."
Source: "Denmark Inherits the Wind." Business Week, April 30, 2001, p. 126B. |
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Event Planning
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Geographic ref.: United States
Market size: $40 billion |
About the data: "How to turn mixers into moneymaking events? Get corporate sponsors to foot the bill and then some. Techies are just figuring out how to tap into the $40 billion a year event planning business."
Source: Donovan, Doug, "Clicks & Cocktails." Forbes, September 4, 2000, p. 116. |
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Express Air Delivery Market
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Geographic ref.: China
Market size: $500 million valued |
About the data: "Ineed, Hong Kong's Trade Development Council forecasts that China's express air-delivery market, currently worth $500 million a year, will grow 25% annually."
Source: Lee, Charles S., "Reaching for Asian Skies." Far Eastern Economic Review, October 26, 2000, p. 46. Primary Source(s): Hong Kong's Trade Development Council. |
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Express Delivery Services
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Geographic ref.: Russia
Market size: $100 million in turnover (estimated) |
About the data: During the last four years foreign companies have invested about $40 million in the Russian infrastructure to develop the express delivery market.
Source: "Russia: Express Delivery Market is Changing." Inzhenernaia Gazeta, February 14, 2000. Primary Source(s): International Market Insights. |
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External optical modulators
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Geographic ref.: World
Year: 1999
Market size: $182 million |
About the data: "Optical modulators comprise discrete or integrated structures used for external modulation of high-speed laser diodes used in optical fiber communications."
Source: "Optical Modulator Market Grows." Lasers & Optronics, October 2000, p. 7. Primary Source(s): ElectroniCast. |
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Eyewear
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Geographic ref.: Switzerland
Market size: $460 million valued |
About the data: "The Swiss market for eyeglasses, lenses and sunglasses is valued at SF 700 million ($460 million). There are some 1,000 shops in the market, 80% of which are individual, independent shops."
Source: "Franchising and Optical Glasses." Retrieved November 8, 2000 from the World Wide Web: http://www.tradeport.org. |
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