Compare Import & Export Price Indexes from 1997 to 2009 for the Transportation Equipment Manufacturing Industry in the U.S.

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This industry report focuses upon the Transportation Equipment Manufacturing Subsector. Industries in the Transportation Equipment Manufacturing subsector produce equipment for transporting people and goods. Transportation equipment is a type of machinery. An entire subsector is devoted to this activity because of the significance of its economic size in all three North American countries.

Establishments in this subsector utilize production processes similar to those of other machinery manufacturing establishments - bending, forming, welding, machining, and assembling metal or plastic parts into components and finished products. However, the assembly of components and subassemblies and their further assembly into finished vehicles tends to be a more common production process in this subsector than in the Machinery Manufacturing subsector.

NAICS has industry groups for the manufacture of equipment for each mode of transport - road, rail, air and water. Parts for motor vehicles warrant a separate industry group because of their importance and because parts manufacture requires less assembly, and the establishments that manufacture only parts are not as vertically integrated as those that make complete vehicles.

Land use motor vehicle equipment not designed for highway operation (e.g., agricultural equipment, construction equipment, and materials handling equipment) is classified in the appropriate NAICS subsector based on the type and use of the equipment.

This industry report includes 203 pages of the latest market research information. In addition to the detailed explanations of the provided statistical data, there are 112 charts, 18 tables, and 2 maps to effectively illustrate the content. Use this report as an in-depth analysis of the industry, an industry reference guide, an aid for benchmarking and forecasting, and as a tool for uncovering new business opportunities. The report is considered the most comprehensive research in the market.

The subsector's revenue for the year 2006 was approximately USD688,870,000,000. The gross profit was 19.93% at USD137,291,791,000. There were 11,760 establishments in this subsector that year. Thus, average contribution (or revenue) per establishment annually was USD58,577,000. The total import export value for the year 2006 was USD462,219,326,000. There were 221 countries that conducted foreign trade with the U.S. in 2006, 3 more than year 2005. The top trading countries were: Canada, USD131,395,162,000 (28.43%); Japan, USD74,081,579,000 (16.03%); Mexico, USD61,663,492,000 (13.34%); Germany, USD38,915,770,000 (8.42%); and Korea, USD17,203,468,000 (3.72%). Their combined total represents approximately 70% of all imports and exports. The total import value for the year 2006 was USD269,389,518,000. This represents a 6.8% increase from year 2005. The U.S. had imported industry related merchandises from 157 countries in 2006. The top importing countries were: Canada, USD72,799,468,000 (27.02%); Japan, USD63,366,147,000 (23.52%); Mexico, USD44,962,249,000 (16.69%); Germany, USD27,642,711,000 (10.26%); and Korea, USD12,165,961,000 (4.52%). Their combined total represents approximately 82% of import from all countries. The total export value for the year 2006 was USD188,568,706,000. This represents a 17.5% increase from year 2005. The U.S. had exported industry related merchandises to 220 countries in 2006. The top exporting countries were: Canada, USD58,223,356,000 (30.88%); Mexico, USD16,476,798,000 (8.74%); Germany, USD10,915,792,000 (5.79%); Japan, USD9,145,220,000 (4.85%); and China, USD7,876,615,000 (4.18%). Their combined total represents approximately 54% of export to all countries. Adding the import and subtracting the export, the total U.S. consumption value of this subsector for the year was USD769,691,000,000.

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