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Shared Ownership Communities

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The market sizes listed show the number of shared ownership communities. These communities include condominiums, cooperatives, and homeowners association communities. In 2010, 24 million families and 60 million individuals lived in shared ownership communities. Collectively, these homeowners paid $41 billion in assessments. The rise in number of such communities is an interesting trend for a society that holds individuality in such high esteem.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 1965 and 2010
Market size: 1,000 and 300,000 respectively
Source: Steve Bergsman, “Read Fine Print Before Buying Into Community,” Mlive.com, June 25, 2010 available online here.

Dirt Bike Market

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Dirt bikes are lightweight motorcycles designed for rough terrain and often used in a racing sport called motorcross. The three leading dirt bike manufacturers are all Japanese firms—Honda, Yamaha and Kawasaki. The market size is based on unit sales in the years listed.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2008 and 2009
Market size: 146,801 and 92,957 bikes respectively
Source: Dealernews, June 2009, page 34

Compounding Pharmacies in the United States

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Data show the number of compounding pharmacies in the United States in 2010. Compounding pharmacists mix raw ingredients to prepare customized medications to meet the specific needs of patients. Between 1 and 5 percent of the population needs medications that are not commercially available. For example, compounding pharmacies can prepare gluten-free and lactose-free medications, specialized hormone therapy, or specialized doses of pain medication. Of the 400 compounding pharmacies in the United States, only 76 are nationally accredited by the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2010
Market size: 400
Source: Rebecca Jones, “Custom Cures,” Wayne State, Spring 2010, page 14. The publication is accessible online here.

Specialty Pharmacies, 2011

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Data show predicted revenue for the year 2011. Specialty Pharmacies are a new type of pharmacy category. These firms offer more interactive services and emphasize their status as a health care provider more than a retail outlet. Here is a quote from a press release by Walgreens regarding their new line of Specialty Pharmacies:

“Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy provides personalized care and services through dedicated fulfillment centers across the country and electronically linked Walgreens pharmacies, including locations in academic medical centers, community hospitals and physician office buildings. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy assists patients in obtaining medications, coordinates insurance benefits and provides individualized therapy management and clinical support. For more information, visit www.walgreenshealth.com/specialty.”

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2011
Market size: $100 billion
Source: Rebecca Jones, “Custom Cures,” Wayne State, Spring 2010, page 13. The publication is accessible online here.
Original source: Walgreens

Prescription Drug Market

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Data show the number of prescriptions filled in the United States in 2009.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2009
Market size: 3.5 billion
Source: Rebecca Jones, “Custom Cures,” Wayne State, Spring 2010, p. 13. The publication is accessible online here.

Size of the Cracker Market

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The three leading companies in the cracker business are Kraft, Kellogg and Pepperidge Farms and together they represent 75% of the market.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2008
Market size: $3.2 billion
Source: “U.S. Cracker Industry Update,” 2010 available online here.
Original source: Information Resources Inc., InfoScan and Mintel

Market for Cork Wine Bottle Closures

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There are 600 natural cork makers worldwide, the largest of these is Amorim Group. The two largest cork producing countries are Portugal and Spain which together account for approximately 55% of cork production. While alternative materials are increasingly used in wine bottle closures, cork still represents 80% of the market.

Geographic reference: World
Year: 2009
Market size: 13 billion corks
Source: Wall Street Journal, May 1, 2010, page A10
Original source: Nomacorc estimates

National Park Visitors

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The size of the market for national parks is provided based on visitors to these parks annually. The most visited of the national parks is Golden Gate National Park in San Francisco, California.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2009
Market size: 94.5 million visitors
Source: “National Park Summary Visitors Report,” May 2010 available online here.

Prison Health Care Provider Market

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This is a very decentralized market in which the three leading health care providing firms represent only 16% of the market. The leading firms involved in providing health care to the penal system by contract are Correctional Medical Services, America Service Group, and Wexford Health Sources, Inc.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2009
Market size: $9.3 billion
Source: “Correctional Healthcare,” March 8, 2010 available online here.

Market for Nanomaterials of All Kinds

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The sizes listed for this market are based on estimates by the source. Nanomaterials are materials which have structured components with at least one dimension less than 100 nanometers (a nanometer is equal to one-billionth of a meter).

Geographic reference: World
Year: 2013 and 2025
Market size: $3.5 billion and $34.3 billion respectively
Source: Plastic News, April 16, 2010
Original source: Freedonia Group

Vending Machine Market

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Vending machines in manufacturing facilities represent 33.5% of all vending machines in place. Office buildings account for 22.5% of vending machine locations while schools and colleges account for 11.5%. The remaining vending machines are in locations as diverse as shopping malls, hotels, airports, gas stations, hospitals and other service outlets and public institutions.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2007 and 2008
Market size: $23.2 billion and $22.8 billion respectively
Source: Automatic Merchandiser, August 2009, page 28

IT Asset Recovery Market

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Information technology asset recovery includes data-wiping and refurbishment of computer equipment. It also includes dismantling the equipment, reusing the parts, and recycling what can’t be reused.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2006
Market size: $1.5 billion
Source: Scott Bekker, “Finding New Value in Old PCs and Servers,” Redmond Channel Partner, April 2010, pages 18-24

Retail Arts & Crafts Supplies Market

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This market is very decentralized, the top three retailers accounting for only 16% of the market. Those leading retailers are Michaels Stores, Jo-Ann Fabrics, and A.C. Moore.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2008
Market size: $31 billion
Source: “Deutsche Bank High Yield & Leveraged Finance Conference,” October 1, 2009
Original source: CHA, equity research and public filings

Airport Car Rental Market in the United States

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The leading car rental firms in this market are Hertz (with a 26% market share), Avis (19%), National (12%), Enterprise (10%), Budget (10%), and Alamo (9%). The airport rental car market is one segment of the overall market and represents about half of the total U.S. car rental market.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2009
Market size: $10 billion
Source: “Hertz Investor Marketing,” February 10, 2010
Original source: Euromonitor

White Oil Market

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White oil is a highly refined product used in the production of medical products, consumer products, cosmetics and food products. Calumet and Sonneborn are two leading companies in the production of white oil.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2009
Market size: $450 million
Source: Houston Chronicle, October 23, 2009, page 1
Original source: Petroleum Trends International

Wax Market

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Market size is based on projections. Petroleum waxes dominate the market representing nearly half (47.4%). Synthetic waxes make up 44.9% of the market and natural waxes the remaining 7.7%.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2008
Market size: $2.47 billion
Source: Rubber World, June 2009, page 10
Original source: Freedonia Group

Pet Health Care Insurance

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The leading supplier of pet health care in the United States is Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI). This company has been offering pet health insurance for more than twenty years and was joined about six years ago by a small number of new entrants into this market.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2007
Market size: $210 million
Source: “Tupanion Executive Summary,” 2009
Original source: Packaged Facts and Tupanion company report

Global Whey Market

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Whey is a byproduct of making cheese. It is a thin, milky liquid that contains high levels of protein, proteins that turn out to be easily absorbed, more so than proteins from meat, soy or vegetables. In the past, whey was often discarded or used as animal feed but the market for this product has grown. It is used as an additive in many processed foods and is made into protein supplements.

Geographic reference: World
Year: 2008
Market size: 186 million metric tons — The value of whey proteins was estimated to be worth $3.8 billion in 2008
Source: “International Whey Market Overview,” 2009
Original source: Paper presented at the ADPI/ABI Annual Conference by Tage Affertsholt and 3A Business Consulting

Automatic Patient Lift Equipment Market

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The United States represents almost half (45.4%) of the world demand for this sort of hospital equipment, followed by the United Kingdom with 18.6%, Germany with 11.3% and France with 6.2%. Companies in the business of producing this equipment, among their offerings, include Arjo/Huntleigh, Joerns, Invacare, Stryker, and HRC.

Geographic reference: World
Year: 2009
Market size: $490 million
Source: Gregory N. Miller, “Jeffries 3rd Annual Healthcare Conference,” June 17, 2009
Original source: Hill-Rom Services Inc.