Computer storage devices: Metro Industry Market Evaluator

BizMiner delivers detailed industry analysis for more than 228 US metro market areas. The Metro Industry Market Evaluator analyzes three years of industry operations at an unusual level of granularity, with a fourth analyzed period covering the 12 months through QII-2010 for most measures. Data is detailed on a metro-by-metro basis for 228 US metropolitan areas with US totals. Analysis is based on data applied from all firms in our database (total 13 million) which identify themselves in this primary line of business. Industry market vitality measures for each metro area are benchmarked against US averages for the industry, creating easy comparison of metro-by-metro performance. Industry sales are detailed for both company-wide headquarters data and locally generated sales levels. The report also compares proprietary BizMiner measures in each state and the US, including failure rates, entrepreneurial activity and new branch development rates in the industry. Detailed tables and explanatory text included.