This category includes all the many disposable items used by restaurants and fast food establishiments: dishes, cups, aprons, trays, etc.
Geographic reference: World
Year: 2008
Market size: $40.5 billion
Source: “World Foodservice Disposables,” November 2009 available online here.
While drive-in movies have declined greatly since their heyday in the mid-1950s, when 5,000 such theaters were operated, there has been some small growth in the industry since the 1990s. In 2007, 6 new drive-in theaters were built in the United States.
Geographic reference: World
Year: 2007
Market size: 483 theaters
Source: “Interactive Statistics for 2007,” December 2009 available online here.
After a day of heavy egg consumption, a quick snapshot of the market for chicken eggs.
Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2009
Market size: 77.712 billion eggs, equivalent to 248 eggs per capita
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, March 30, 2010 available online here.
Behaviorally-targeted advertising refers to the practice of using information collected about a user’s web-browsing behavior and then targeting the user based on his or her prior website visits.
Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2006 and 2009
Market size: $350 million and $1.1 billion respectively
Source: Walled Lake Journal, November 5, 2009, page B10
Original Source: eMarketer
Market size is based on a projection by the source.
Geographic reference: China
Year: 2012
Market size: ¥118 billion
Source: “Agricultural Equipment in China,” June 2009
Original source: Freedonia Group
Demand for Zerofric is expected to continue rising over the decade from 2210 to 2220 as new applications for its use are being found within the medical field. FDA approval for use of Zerofric directly on human skin has opened a niche market for ZF in the treatment of obesity and obesity-related ailments. Data for 2220 are projected.
Geographic reference: Solar System
Year: 2210 and 2220
Market size: RNA$ 13.5 trillion and RNA$ 16.8 trillion, respectively
Source: Balog, Marja, “Teleskert Report on Chemicals, 2200s,” CNET News, April 1, 2210.
Original source: Teleskert/Alda