This fact-filled profile provides the action-oriented executive with up-to-date information on metal, wood, and vinyl railings. Each page will assist the railing executive exploit growing product lines, review the competitive environment, maximize plant profit margins, and plan for 2008 and beyond.
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1. SUMMARY OF MAJOR FINDINGS (1987-2012)
U.S. porch and deck railings sales
Sales by material: metal, wood, and vinyl
Price trends
Competitive environment and plant profit margins
Outlook
2. U.S. PORCH AND DECK RAILINGS MARKET TRENDS (1987-2007)
U.S. porch and deck railings shipments
Metal, wood, and vinyl railings shipments
Producer price trends for porch and deck railings and related products by material
3. FACTORS DRIVING PORCH AND DECK RAILINGS SALES (1987- 2007)
New single-family homes completed with a patio, porch or deck
New homes with a patio, porch or deck by region
Residential property owner spending on decks, porches, and patios
Homeowner versus rental property spending on decks and porches and patios and terraces
U.S spending on residential and nonresidential buildings
Analysis of new housing demand: new housing units completed, existing home resales, and mobile home placements
New housing starts: single- and multi-family housing units
New housing unit permits by region
4. U.S. PORCH AND DECK RAILINGS PLANT PROFITABILITY AND THE COMPETITVE ENVIRONMENT (1987-2007)
Number and revenues of U.S. metal and wood railings manufacturers
Payroll and material costs percent plant revenues for metal, wood, and vinyl railings plants
Price trends for aluminum extruded shapes, plastic resin, and lumber
Additional Information
SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY
Catalina compiled U.S. porch and deck railing shipments from U.S. Department of Commerce surveys. Shipments are for all domestic manufacturers, whether plants are owned by U.S.- or foreign-based companies and whether or not plants specialize (50% or more of total facility revenues) in porch and deck railings. The Commerce shipment data was segmented for metal and wood railings. However, Commerce has no separate product category for vinyl railings. Catalina estimated vinyl’s share of total railing shipments based on the inroads made by vinyl products in the window, fencing, and decking markets. Catalina has analyzed these markets in separate Catalina Reports.
Catalina also compiled porch and deck railing price movements and plant input prices from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Price trends were compiled for metal, wood, and plastic products, as well as for aluminum extrusions, lumber, and plastic resins.
Commerce railing plant surveys were also used to compile data on the number of manufacturers and plant profit margins by material . In addition, Commerce surveys on housing construction trends, new home characteristics, and homeowner remodeling, replacement, and repair spending were used to analyze the factors driving porch and deck railing sales. These factors were correlated with historical shipment trends to forecast sales trends over the next five years.
Catalina provides an executive summary to point to the pertinent market trends uncovered in this Market Profile. Executives are urged to use this data and information to uncover growing sales opportunities and compare your own company’s performance to the market averages.
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