Sample Database — P
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Packaging machinery
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Geographic ref.: World
Year: 1999
Market size: 35.8 billion DM valued |
| Source: "The Market for Packging Machinery." Frankfurter Algemeine, May 23, 2000. |
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Paper sacks
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Geographic ref.: United Kingdom
Market size: 700 million units |
| Source: "Paper Gets the Sack." Packaging Week, February 11, 1999, p. 28. |
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Pasta, chilled or fresh
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Geographic ref.: Europe
Year: 1998
Market size: 572 million £ |
About the data: The fresh pasta market was dominated by Italy, followed by France. The chilled pasta market in the U.K. has grown 117% from 1994 to 1998.
Source: "Progressive Pasta." Food Manufacture, February 1, 2000. |
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Personalized license plates
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Geographic ref.: United Kingdom
Market size: 3.6 million £ in spending |
About the data: "More than 6,000 people have spent 3.6 million pounds on personalized number plates one month before new registration styles come into force."
Source: "Rush for Personalized License Plates." Sunday Business, August 12, 2001, p. 2. |
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Pest Control
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Geographic ref.: United States
Market size: $4.5 billion |
About the data: Terminix and Orkin control roughly 30% of the fragmented market. There are roughly 14,400 pest control businesses.
Source: Gonyo, Jeffrey, "A Guide to PCO Industry Consolidation." Pest Control, January 2000, p. 6. |
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Police cars
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Geographic ref.: United States
Market size: 75,000-80,000 units |
About the data: "The Detroit News estimated that the police car fleet business amounts to be about 75,000 to 80,000 vehicles, including cruisers and support transports."
Source: "GM Tries to Regain Share of Police Car Market." Retrieved July 28, 2000 from the World Wide Web: http://www.auto.com. |
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Posters, antique
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Geographic ref.: World
Market size: $20-40 million (estimated) |
About the data: "The market for antique posters has risen sharply over the years. According to Butterfield's estimates, vintage posters represent a $20 million to $40 million market worldwide."
Source: Lyons, Jessica, "Collectors Still Flock to Classic Vintage Posters." Art Business News, April 2001, p. 1. Primary Source(s): Butterfield's. |
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Practice-testing Services
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Geographic ref.: Korea
Market size: $2.7 billion |
About the data: "Some 6 million children, mostly between 6 and 12, now use practice-testing services, which take in $2.7 billion yearly in sales." According to the source, the total figure for all out-of-school instruction, including cram schools, tutors, practice exam services, exceeded $26 billion.
Source: "They're Crazy for Cramming." Business Week, October 23, 2000, p. 36. |
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Printing
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Geographic ref.: Germany
Year: 1999
Market size: 32.6 billion DM in turnover |
About the data: "In 1999, the German printing industry consisting of 1.928 companies (all over 20 employees) achieved an annual turnover of DM 32.6 billion."
Source: "Printing Machinery." Retrieved November 8, 2000 from the World Wide Web: http://www.usatrade.gov. |
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Produce bags
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Geographic ref.: United States
Market size: $170-200 million (estimated) |
About the data: Interplast supplies 45% of the nation's produce bag market, with a number of smaller companies battling over the rest.
Source: Murphy, Kate, "A Better Mousetrap? For This Immigrant, It's a Plastic Bag." New York Times, May 20, 2001, p. 7. |
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Publishing
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Geographic ref.: Latin America
Market size: $8.0 billion |
About the data: "We focus our look at Latin American publishing, an $8 billion industry."
Source: Taylor, Sally, "The Book Scene in Mexico and the Caribean." Publishers Weekly, September 18, 2000, p. 54. |
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Publishing, college
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Geographic ref.: United States
Year: 1999
Market size: $2.86 billion |
About the data: Market refers to textbooks, coursepacks, and multiple media products.
Source: "Pearson Education Maintains Spot At Top As Nation's Largest College Publisher For 1999." Educational Marketer, July 2000. |
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