Window manufacturers have been hit hard by the decline in new home construction. Today’s market size is the total number of windows shipped by manufacturers in the United States for use in new construction in 2005 and an estimate of what that number will be for 2011. Leading manufacturers of window include Anderson Corp.; Atrium Windows and Doors; Jeld-Wen, Inc.; Marvin Windows and Doors; and Pella Corp.

Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2005 and 2011
Market size: 34.1 million and 11.9 million units respectively
Source: Andrew Martin, “In Company Town, Cuts but No Layoffs,” The New York Times, September 25, 2011, page B1 and B10, available online by a different title here.
Posted on October 19, 2011