The Sleep Business
In 2012, approximately three fourths of internet users searched online for health information. Half of them searched specifically for sleep remedies. According to the National Sleep Foundation only 56%...
View ArticleCanned Fishery Products
Fishery products are canned for both human and animal consumption. In the United States, in 2010, 68.8% of all canned fishery products by weight were produced for human consumption and 31.3% for animal...
View ArticleInstructional Technology
There is a lot of churn going on in the publishing world and the textbook segment of that industry is no different, in fact, it may be experiencing more upheaval and change than is the industry as a...
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Indian Automobile Makers
Two- and three-wheel vehicles far out number four wheel vehicles in India. Nonetheless, the automobile manufacturing industry in that country is growing rapidly, it is expected that by 2015 the number...
View ArticleCanada’s Legal Services
The legal services industry in Canada has grown annually since 2008 when it experienced a drop in revenues of 2.9% during the onset of the global financial crisis. Today’s market size is the value of...
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U.S. Legal Services Industry
The private sector, legal services industry in the United States has not recovered since the recession that began in late 2007 as many other professional service sector industries have. While annual...
View ArticleNutritional Supplements Market
The market we’re presenting today is one that includes a large range of ingestible products, from vitamins and calcium pills to protein shakes, diet pills and energy drinks. The market is also referred...
View ArticleUsed Car Market
Today’s market size is the number of used cars sold in the United States in 2012, a quantity that is 5% above the 2011 total. Many large scale trends and factors play into the market for used vehicles,...
View Article3D Printing
The term 3D printing is catchy and the arrival on the market of consumer level 3D printers in 2012 has brought a great deal of attention to the subject. In essence, 3D printing may be defined as...
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U.S. Prison Population
The number of people in prison in the United States is the highest in the world when calculated in terms of number per capita. The U.S. incarceration rate as of December 31, 2011 was 492 people per...
View ArticleCloud Computing Services
In recent years more and more companies have been putting their data “in the cloud.” There are 625 million subscribers to cloud document storage services. That number is expected to reach 1.3 billion...
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Craft Beers
While the overall U.S. consumption of beer, measured in terms of per capita consumption, has been declining steadily since the 1980s, as can be seen in the graphic, the craft beer market has been...
View ArticleTrade Books
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) tracks the sales of its members. It has had an increasingly difficult task in tracking sales over the last decade or so, as the industry deals with dramatic...
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Petroleum Product Imports from Egypt
The graph to the right shows crude oil and petroleum product imports to the United States from Egypt, from 1993 through 2012. The trade in petroleum products is one that is strongly influenced by...
View ArticleAçaí Berries and Superfoods
The açaí berry is native to the Amazon rainforest and in particular to Brazil. It is a berry that has high quantities of phytochemicals, plant compounds that are believed to protect us from a variety...
View ArticleGarage Storage and Organization
Products purchased to help organize the garage constitute the fastest growing segment of the home storage and organization market. In recent years, the garage has become more than just a place to park...
View ArticlePsychiatric Hospitals
A great deal of attention is paid to the health care industry and its remarkable rates of growth. However, one segment of that industry has not experienced growth, has in fact shrunk. That segment is...
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World Labor Force
On May first, International Labor Day, we thought it only right to report on the world labor force. The graph shows, as a red line, the number of people in the labor force worldwide from 1990 through...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery
Procedures that fall under the umbrella of plastic or cosmetic surgery include a wide range. They include minimally intrusive procedures such as laser hair removal and injections of Botulinum toxin or...
View ArticleThe Clothes We Buy
The decline of apparel manufacturing in the United States is an interesting development and outcome of globalization over the last decade or two. It is estimated currently that only 2% of apparel...
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