The Photographic And Photocopying Equipment Manufacturing Industry's Revenue For The Year 2006 Was Approximately $2,400,000,000.

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This industry report focuses upon the Photographic and Photocopying Equipment Manufacturing industry. This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing photographic and photocopying equipment, such as cameras (except television, video and digital) projectors , film developing equipment, photocopying equipment, and microfilm equipment.

This industry report includes 147 pages of the latest market research information on this industry. This new release date contains data as current as March of 2007. 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. Please refer to the Table of Contents for more information. The report is considered as the most comprehensive research in the market.

PHOTOGRAPHIC AND PHOTOCOPYING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

The industrys revenue for the year 2006 was approximately $2,400,000,000. The gross profit was 39.64% at $951,360,000. There were 244 establishments in this industry that year. Thus, average contribution (or revenue) per establishment annually was $9,843,000.

The total import export value for the year 2006 was $3,170,329,000. There were 188 countries that conducted foreign trade with the U.S. in 2006, 1 fewer than year 2005. The top trading countries were: Japan, $513,638,000 (16.20%); China, $454,073,000 (14.32%); Mexico, $431,508,000 (13.61%); Canada, $325,014,000 (10.25%); and Germany, $158,947,000 (5.01%). Their combined total represents approximately 59% of all imports and exports.

The total import value for the year 2006 was $1,519,148,000. This represents a 15.6% decrease from year 2005. The U.S. had imported industry related merchandises from 84 countries in 2006. The top importing countries were: Japan, $435,070,000 (28.64%); China, $407,326,000 (26.81%); Mexico, $227,971,000 (15.01%); Germany, $76,594,000 (5.04%); and Taiwan, $50,502,000 (3.32%). Their combined total represents approximately 79% of import from all countries.

The total export value for the year 2006 was $1,612,601,000. This represents a 0.5% decrease from year 2005. The U.S. had exported industry related merchandises to 186 countries in 2006. The top exporting countries were: Canada, $283,873,000 (17.60%); Mexico, $200,771,000 (12.45%); Netherlands, $123,877,000 (7.68%); Germany, $81,045,000 (5.03%); and Brazil, $76,795,000 (4.76%). Their combined total represents approximately 48% of export to all countries.

Adding the import and subtracting the export, the total U.S. consumption value of this industry for the year was $2,307,000,000.

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The U.S. manufacturing sector is expected to hit the monumental 5 trillion dollars net sales in 2006. U.S. economists have projected another 5% to 7% growth in the year 2007. To stay ahead, this industry report is intended for you to analyze the specific U.S. industry in greater detail. Not only does the report provide you with information on domestic production, it also supplies you with an industry's import and export data. The report depicts what are the products of the industry and their respective contributions. You can compare these products with the industry's materials, parts and components list that is in the report. The foreign trade data includes 10-years of statistics, and it is projected into year 2008. Such trade data is also provided at the commodity level based on the HTS classification.

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