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The market is expected to grow as standards of living rise around the world making motorcycles an affordable alternative to bicycles. Continued volatility of prices for gasoline will also favor the sale of motorcycles over automobiles in many markets.
Geographic reference: World
Year: 2008
Market size: 79.2 Million Units
Source: “World Motorcycles,” August 2009
Original Source: Freedonia Group
According to Mintel, analysts divide this market into three major sectors: wet, dry and ethnic. Wet sauces include barbeque sauce, Worcestershire sauce, bottled marinades and gravies. This category represents more than half the market with sales of $1.3 billion. Dry sauces and mixes generated sales of $587 million. Sales of ethnic sauces such as soy and teriyaki are rising. McCormick claimed 50% of the dry mix market.
Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2007
Market size: $3.3 Billion
Source: Prepared Foods, January 2009
Original Source: Mintel
The energy it takes to remove the salt from water makes it a process that is hard to do economically except in areas where two things coexist, water shortages and abundant energy resources. Consequently, 65% of desalination plants around the world are in Africa and the Middle East. Plants located in the United States account for 11% of the world desalination market.
Geographic reference: World
Year: 2008
Market size: $8 Billion
Source: “World Water Desalination,” July 2009, p. NA
Original Source: Freedonia Group
In 2008, consumer fireworks represented 87% of total consumption with display fireworks the remaining 13%. Have fun celebrating on the 4th!
Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2008
Market size: $940 Million and 213.2 million pounds
Source: “U.S. Fireworks Consumption Figures,” [Online] Here
Original Source: U.S. Department of Commerce
The leading types of plastic consumed in the world are polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, and high-density ethylene.
Geographic reference: World
Year: 2009
Market size: 178.1 metric tons
Source: Chemical Week, June 8, 2009, p. 22
Original Source: Chemical Market Associates Inc.
The market sizes listed show the number of shared ownership communities. These communities include condominiums, cooperatives, and homeowners association communities. In 2010, 24 million families and 60 million individuals lived in shared ownership communities. Collectively, these homeowners paid $41 billion in assessments. The rise in number of such communities is an interesting trend for a society that holds individuality in such high esteem.
Geographic reference: United States
Year: 1965 and 2010
Market size: 1,000 and 300,000, respectively
Source: Steve Bergsman, “Read Fine Print Before Buying Into Community,” Mlive.com, June 25, 2010 [Online] here
Dirt bikes are lightweight motorcycles designed for rough terrain and often used in a racing sport called motorcross. The three leading dirt bike manufacturers are all Japanese firms—Honda, Yamaha and Kawasaki. The market size is based on unit sales in the years listed.
Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2008 and 2009
Market size: 146,801 and 92,957 bikes respectively
Source: Dealernews, June 2009, p. 34
Data show the number of compounding pharmacies in the United States in 2010. Compounding pharmacists mix raw ingredients to prepare customized medications to meet the specific needs of patients. Between 1 and 5 percent of the population needs medications that are not commercially available. For example, compounding pharmacies can prepare gluten-free and lactose-free medications, specialized hormone therapy, or specialized doses of pain medication. Of the 400 compounding pharmacies in the United States, only 76 are nationally accredited by the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board.
Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2010
Market size: 400
Source: Rebecca Jones, “Custom Cures,” Wayne State, Spring 2010, p. 14. The publication is accessible online here.
Data show predicted revenue for the year 2011. Specialty Pharmacies are a new type of pharmacy category. These firms offer more interactive services and emphasize their status as a health care provider more than a retail outlet. Here is a quote from a press release by Walgreens regarding their new line of Specialty Pharmacies:
“Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy provides personalized care and services through dedicated fulfillment centers across the country and electronically linked Walgreens pharmacies, including locations in academic medical centers, community hospitals and physician office buildings. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy assists patients in obtaining medications, coordinates insurance benefits and provides individualized therapy management and clinical support. For more information, visit www.walgreenshealth.com/specialty.”
Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2011
Market size: $100 billion
Source: Rebecca Jones, “Custom Cures,” Wayne State, Spring 2010, p. 13
Original Source: Walgreens
Data show the number of prescriptions filled in the United States in 2009.
Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2009
Market size: 3.5 billion
Source: Rebecca Jones, “Custom Cures,” Wayne State, Spring 2010, p. 13