Toiletries Market

December 15, 2011 — The Editors

Manufacturers of toiletries&madsh;that whole long list of things found in the bathroom for personal care, shampoo, deodorant, hand lotion, face crème, foot crème, toothpaste, perfume, hair mouse, etc.—saw robust growth over the period 1997 through 2007 but lost many of those gains between 2007 and 2009, a pattern repeated in so many industries.

Today’s market size is the size of hte toiletries market as measured by U.S. manufacturers’ shipments in 1997, 2007, and 2009.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 1997, 2007 and 2009
Market size: $24.3, $48.8 and 38.5 billion respectively
Source: 1997 Economic Census, 2007 Economic Census, and the 2009 Annual Survey of Manufactures.
Original source: U.S. Census Bureau
Posted on December 15, 2011

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Chewy, Juicy, Gooey Candy Market

October 31, 2011 — The Editors

Most of us think of candy as, well, candy. But within the industry, of course, candy is dividied up into segments and tracked carefully. One of those candy segments is called the “chewy candy sector” and includes such things as gummies, jelly beans, Twizzlers, Sweet Strings ‘n Sour Rings, Starbursts, Gummibursts, etc. Some refer to this segment of the market as gummies and jellies.

Today’s market size is an estimated total sales of chewy candies in the United States in 2010.
Happy Halloween!

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2010
Market size: $2.2 billion
Source: Grace Weitz, “Companies Juiced with New Gummy Products,” April 28, 2011, Candy Industry, available online here
Original source: Mintel
Posted on October 31, 2011

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Dentistry

November 1, 2010 — The Editors

After a holiday celebrated by the indulgence in candy, it seems only right to take a look at the market for dental services. Over the period 2002 to 2007 the number of establishments in the United States offering dental services grew by 7.5%, from 118,305 to 127,033. Employment in those offices grew at a faster rate, from 743,628 to 825,869, or 11%. So we had more offices that were on average slightly larger in 2007 than in 2002. The largest area of growth for these establishments was in their revenue, which grew 32.5% over this same period.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2002 and 2007
Market size: $71.1 Billion and $94.2 Billion respectively
Source: “2007 Economic Census: Sector 62: Health Care and Social Assistance Porgrams: Preliminary Comparitive Statistics for the United States 2007 and 2002″, March 26, 2010, [Online] here.
Original Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census

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Prison Health Care Provider Market

June 16, 2010 — The Editors

This is a very decentralized market in which the three leading health care providing firms represent only 16% of the market. The leading firms involved in providing health care to the penal system by contract are Correctional Medical Services, America Service Group, and Wexford Health Sources, Inc.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2009
Market size: $9.3 Billion
Source: “Correctional Healthcare,” March 8, 2010, p. NA [Online] here.

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Market for Orthodontistry

May 22, 2010 — The Editors

Data show the number of patients served by members of the American Association of Orthodontists.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2004 and 2008
Market size: 5.75 million and 4.87 million, respectively
Source: Melissa Preddy, “Robot Smiles on Orthodontists,” The Detroit News, May 20, 2010, page 6B.

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