Category: Heavy Industry
United States Heavy Industry
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Timber Operations
... Rayonier, and Weyerhaeuser; as well as Canfor, Resolute Forest Products, and West Fraser (all based in Canada); Stora Enso (Finland), and Svenska Cellulosa (Sweden). COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand for timber used to make lumber is driven ... Read More
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Taxi & Limousine Services
... driven by business and leisure travel. The profitability of individual companies depends on good marketing. Small companies can effectively compete with large ones because there are few economies of scale in operations. The US industry ... Read More
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Printing Machinery & Equipment Manufacturing
... and Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho (all based in Japan); and Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, Koenig & Bauer, and manroland Goss web systems (all based in Germany). COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand is driven by commercial print volume, which depends primarily ... Read More
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Self-Storage Services
... goods. Major companies include REITs such as CubeSmart, Extra Space Storage, Life Storage, and Public Storage (all based in the US), along with Dymon Storage (Canada), Safestore (UK), and Shurgard (Belgium). COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand for ... Read More
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Truck & Bus Manufacturing
... US), along with Dongfeng Motor and FAW (both based in China), Mercedes-Benz Group (Germany), Tata Motors (India), and Volvo Cars (Sweden). COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Heavy truck demand is driven by growth in the agriculture, manufacturing, construction, ... Read More
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Plunkett's Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Almanac 2025: Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends and Leading Companies
... Industry. Gain vital insights that can help shape strategy for business development, product development and investments. Key Features: Business trends analysis In-depth industry overview Technology trends analysis Forecasts Spending, investment, and consumption discussions In-depth industry ... Read More
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Boat Dealers
... repair services. Major US companies include MarineMax and West Marine. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand for boats is closely linked to personal income, consumer confidence, and the general economy. Industry groups also examine other indicators such as ... Read More
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Construction Machinery Manufacturing
... Doosan Infracore (South Korea), Hitachi Construction Machinery and Komatsu (both based in Japan), Liebherr Group (Germany), and Sany (China); along with the construction divisions of heavy equipment manufacturers CNH Industrial (UK), John Deere (US), and ... Read More
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Exterminating & Pest Control Services
... pest control operations of Anticimex (Sweden) and Rentokil Initial (UK). COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand is driven by sales and occupancy of residential, commercial, and industrial properties. The profitability of individual companies depends on providing good service. ... Read More
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Highway, Street & Bridge Construction Contractors
... as Bouygues Construction and VINCI (both based in France), China Communications Construction Company (China), and Webuild (Italy). COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand is largely driven by the availability of government road building funds, population growth, and the ... Read More
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Coal Mining in the US - Industry Market Research Report
... have constrained domestic coal demand. Also, coal mining companies suffered from severe economic and supply chain disruptions that emerged following the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020. Despite lower output, surging coal prices enabled coal miners ... Read More
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Metal Stamping & Forging in the US - Industry Market Research Report
... to COVID increasing costs. Still, stamped and forged metal has held up well, helping metallurgists to grow 1.1% each year to $42.7 billion in 2023. Profit also rose, growing from 4.9 to 6.5%. Operators in ... Read More
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Personal Watercraft Manufacturing in the US - Industry Market Research Report
... line with trends in discretionary income and consumer confidence. The industry grew steadily during heady economic times prior to the outbreak of COVID-19 and boomed throughout the pandemic as consumer spending rose, interest rates dropped ... Read More
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New Car Dealers in the US - Industry Market Research Report
... in nature and vulnerable to fluctuations in employment, consumer confidence and interest rates. In the past five years, industry revenue rose at a CAGR of 0.4% to $1.1 trillion, including a 2.8% drop in 2022. ... Read More
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Auto Parts Stores in the US - Industry Market Research Report
... halt. Stay-at-home orders both prevented consumers from going into auto parts stores to make purchases and pushed transportation to the back of people's priority lists. The rapid recovery of the US economy boosted auto parts ... Read More
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Lumber & Building Material Stores in the US - Industry Market Research Report
... Businesses in the industry retail building materials such as lumber, hardwood, cabinets, floor coverings, roofing materials and other building goods. These goods are purchased by professional contractors and consumers engaged in remodeling and construction projects. ... Read More
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Third-Party Logistics in the US - Industry Market Research Report
... their services for customers. In the past five years, industry revenue grew at a CAGR of 2.3% to $246.2 billion, including a 0.5% drop in 2023 alone, when profit decreased to 8.5%. The economic turmoil ... Read More
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Masonry in the US - Industry Market Research Report
... offset gains in the residential market. Overall, industry-wide revenue declined at a CAGR of 0.3% to $33.0 billion over the past five years, including 1.1% in 2023. Operators in the Masonry industry provide services such ... Read More
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Electrical Equipment Manufacturing in the US - Industry Market Research Report
... markets, including utility providers and manufacturers of consumer goods. Industry performance is largely influenced by industrial drivers and consumer spending. This industry manufactures power, distribution and specialty transformers; electric motors, generators and motor-generator sets, switchgear ... Read More
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Ocean & Coastal Transportation in the US - Industry Market Research Report
... Rising US trade activity between 2017 and 2019 bolstered industry revenue, but overcapacity in the deep-sea freight shipping market limited growth. Still, revenue has been buoyed by the cruise segment, which has grown as demand ... Read More
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Machinery Maintenance & Heavy Equipment Repair Services in the US - Industry Market Research Report
... the US economy, including in the agricultural, construction, retail and manufacturing sectors. Industry performance endured fluctuations over the past five years, as demand is primarily determined by activity within the industrial production and manufacturing sectors, ... Read More
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Used Car Dealers in the US - Industry Market Research Report
... with a semiconductor shortage in 2021 prompted most of the Used Car Dealers industry's growth during the period. Inflated disposable income and greater access to credit encouraged vehicle purchases and consumers turned to used cars ... Read More
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Tire Dealers in the US - Industry Market Research Report
... spending through 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, led to increasing vehicle miles, as more families favored personal vehicles over public transportation. Consequently, demand for tires and maintenance services grew, benefiting the industry. Positive economic ... Read More
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Online Paint Sales in the US - Industry Market Research Report
... Paint sales rely heavily on the overall housing market; therefore, as housing starts and private spending on home improvement swell, demand for online paint surged as well. Also, the shift toward e-commerce further boosted online ... Read More
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Power Tools & Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing in the US - Industry Market Research Report
... furnaces, fluid-power cylinders and actuators. The industry fluctuates in-line with overall manufacturing and construction activity as downstream demand is concentrated primarily in these markets. Over the past five years, the industry has been boosted by ... Read More
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