The just published Toilet Preparation Manufacturing Industry report is the comprehensive market research guide on the industry. Its provides the latest information on the industry's key financial data, competitive landscape, cost and pricing, and trends during the current economic recession.

Over the past 3 years, the industry has shown a strong growth in exports, at approximately 13% constant annual growth. This growth in international trade is further analyzed in the report's export section covering major trade partners. The downstream analysis section of this industry reveals a large dependency on personal consumption. Understanding the recessionary effects on consumer consumption for products within this industry is essential.

At 167 pages with over 150 charts and tables, the report's extensive coverage includes a range of topics such as macroeconomic conditions, granular data on products, international trade, channel mix, government demand, and labor structure. Most importantly, it relies on 10 years of historical data and enhanced forecasting to project industry trends up to 2013 about the domestic market, global market and overseas growth opportunities. Industry analysts and Fortune 500 customers consider this quarterly report essential to staying informed about the industry.

In this report, you will find industry data on the following major categories:

Executive Summary

• Quick Industry Statistics: 2-page overview for the CEO on the run
• Supply & Demand with Capacity Utilization
• 2009 Outlook
• 2009-2013 Forecast

Industry Income Statement

• All relevant financial data including: Revenue, Cost of Materials, Labor Costs, Gross Profit, SG&A, Net Income, etc.
• 4-year Financials Comparison and Trends

Industry Balance Sheet

• Traditional key elements of Assets, Liabilities, and Equity
• Inventory fabrication stages
• Calculated balance sheet ratios

Capital Expenditure

• Plant additions and expansions
• Computer and IT investments
• Machinery and Equipment for production and material handling

Industry Cost Analysis

• Upstream Industries and the cost allocations towards producer, wholesale, retail, and freight
• Materials and their percentage share of total material costs

Industry Pricing Analysis

• Producer Pricing Indices at industry, wholesale, and retail levels for comparison and trend forecasting
• Pricing Distribution among Downstream Industries differentiated at producer, wholesale, retail, and freight categories

Industry Foreign Trade

• Detailed Import/Export Data by commodities and by countries
• Mode of Shipment and insurance and freight costs

Industry Structure

• Labor and Compensation Structure: productivity indices, hourly wages, production hours, output index, HR structure
• Establishments: Trends, Employee Statistics, State by State numbers
• Valued added statistics: industry GDP contribution

Competitive Landscape

• Industry Concentration: HHI, number of companies, size distributions, market shares
• Major Players: company profiles and market size ranges

Definition & Classification

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in preparing, blending, compounding, and packaging toilet preparations, such as perfumes, shaving preparations, hair preparations, face creams, lotions (including sunscreens), and other cosmetic preparations. This 6-digit NAICS industry (325620) is under the hierarchy of Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing Industry Group (3256), Chemical Manufacturing Subsector (325), and the Manufacturing Sector (31-33). Its SIC equivalent code is: 2844 - Perfumes, Cosmetics, and Other Toilet Preparations (except toothpaste, gel, and dentifrice powders).

Revenue, Profitability & Foreign Trade Preview

The industry's revenue for the year 2008 was approximately $54.9 billion USD, with an estimated gross profit of 37.95%. Import was valued at $5.1 billion USD from 113 countries. The industry also exported $6.6 billion USD worth of merchandise to 195 countries. Adding import value to and subtracting export value from the industry's shipment value, the total domestic demand for the industry in 2008 was $53.3 billion USD.

Report Summary

This industry report contains 167 pages of in-depth market research with over 150 charts and tables. Industry sales and shipment data within the U.S. and its international trade are presented and forecasted. For financial analysis, the report presents industry level income statements, balance sheets, and capital expenditure figures. In the cost analysis section, 55 upstream industries are analyzed to offer insight into the supply chain cost structure. For the channel and pricing structure, 15 downstream industries are analyzed. The competitive landscape section provides the number of companies and their respective revenue share, the market concentration, and a list of major players. At a more granular level, products within the industry are listed with their respective market sizes and import and export data. The appendices contain relevant references to additional trade statistics, U.S. State statistics, and industry trade associations.

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