Miscellaneous General Merchandise Store Lines World Summary E-Book

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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2019

Beschreibung

The Miscellaneous General Merchandise Store Lines World Summary Paperback Edition provides 7 years of Historic & Current data on the market in about 100 countries. The Aggregated market comprises of the154 Products / Services listed. The Products / Services covered (Miscellaneous general merchandise stores Lines) are classified by the 5-Digit NAICS Product Codes and each Product and Services is then further defined by each 6 to 10-Digit NAICS Product Codes. In addition full Financial Data (188 items: Historic & Current Balance Sheet, Financial Margins and Ratios) Data is provided for about 100 countries. Total Market Values are given for154 Products/Services covered, including: MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE LINES 1. Miscellaneous other general merchandise stores Lines 2. Groceries & other foods for human consumption off the premises 3. Meals, unpack snacks, sandwiches, etc for immediate consump 4. Packaged liquor, wine, & beer 5. Miscellaneous consumables 6. Drugs, health aids, beauty aids, including cosmetics 7. Prescriptions 8. Nonprescription medicines 9. Vitamins, minerals, & other dietary supplements 10. Health aids, incl first-aid prod; foot prod; ortho equip; etc 11. Cosmetics, incl face cream, make-up, perfumes & colognes etc 12. Oth hygiene needs, incl deodorants; hair & shaving products, etc 13. Soaps, detergents, & household cleaners 14. Paper & related prod, incl paper towels, toilet tissue, wraps,etc 15. Men's wear 16. Men's overcoats, topcoats, raincoats, outer jackets 17. Men's suits & formal wear 18. Men's sport coats & blazers 19. Men's tailored & dress slacks 20. Men's casual slacks & jeans, walking shorts, etc. 21. Men's career & work uniforms 22. Men's dress shirts 23. Men's sport shirts, incl t-shirts, knit & woven shirts, etc 24. Men's sweaters 25. Men's hosiery, pajamas, robes, underwear 26. Men's sports apparel, incl tennis, golf, jogging, swimming, etc 27. Men's accessories, incl hats, gloves,neckwear, handkerchiefs, etc 28. Custom-made garments 29. Men's sweat tops, pants, & warm-ups 30. Women's, juniors', & misses' wear 31. Dresses, including all types 32. Dressy & tailored coats, outer jackets, rainwear 33. Suits, pantsuits, sport jackets, blazers 34. Slacks/pants, jeans, walking shorts, skirts 35. Tops, incl t-shirts, knit & woven shirts, blouses, sweaters 36. Women's sports apparel, incl tennis, golf, jogging, swimming, etc 37. Hosiery, including pantyhose, socks, tights 38. Bras, girdles, corsets 39. Lingerie, sleepwear, loungewear 40. Hats, wigs, hairpieces 41. Accessories, incl handbags, wallets, neckwear, gloves, belts, etc 42. Custom-made garments 43. Women's sweat tops, pants, & warm-ups 44. Oth apparel, incl uniforms, smocks & oth apparel items 45. Children's wear, incl boys, girls, & infants & toddlers 46. Boys' (sizes 2 to 7 and 8 to 20) clothing & accessories 47. Girls' (sizes 4 to 6x and 7 to 14) clothing & accessories 48. Infants' & toddlers' clothing & accessories 49. Footwear, including accessories 50. Men's footwear, including dress & casual footwear 51. Women's footwear, including dress & casual footwear 52. Children's footwear, incl boys, girls, infants, & toddlers 53. Men's athletic footwear, incl sneakers & outdoor/hiking boots 54. Women's athletic footwear, incl sneakers & outdoor/hiking boots 55. Children's athletic footwear,incl sneakers & outdoor/hiking boots 56. Footwear access, incl polishes, laces, trees, storage bags, etc 57. Sewing, knitting materials & supplies, needlework goods 58. Curtains, draperies, blinds, slipcovers, bed & table coverings 59. Curtains & draperies 60. Vertical & horizontal blinds, woven wood blinds, & shades /.. etc.

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Miscellaneous General Merchandise Store Lines

World Summary

This research provides data on Miscellaneous General Merchandise Store Lines. The report is an extract of the main database and provides a number of summary datasets for each of the countries covered.

Contents

  Preface

  Products

  Countries

  Definitions

    Market Notes & Definitions

      Market Data

      The Market Environment

      Data Time Series

      Forecast Data + Market Forecasts

      Long-Range Forecast Data & Time Series

      Exchange Rates & Purchasing Power Parity

    Financial Notes & Definitions

      Financial Data

      Financial Data Definitions

  Country Data

    Argentina

    Australia

    Belgium

    Brazil

    Canada

    Chile

    China

    Colombia

    Denmark

    Finland

    France

    Germany

    Greece

    India

    Israel

    Italy

    Japan

    Mexico

    Netherlands

    Norway

    Poland

    Portugal

    Russia

    South Korea

    Spain

    Sweden

    Taiwan

    United Kingdom

    United States

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World Summary eBook Edition

Database ID: 769997682051  Base Database Reference: 45299_L

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Preface

This document provides data on Miscellaneous general merchandise stores Lines. This represents a small extract of the main database and provides summary data for each of the countries covered.

This Miscellaneous General Merchandise Store Lines World Summary covers one headline topic, namely Miscellaneous General Merchandise Store Lines; however this heading itself is comprised of  154  Product or Market Sectors.

There are 3 classes of data [7 Year datasets], Market Data and Financial Data & Margins.

The Miscellaneous General Merchandise Store Lines World Summary eBook Edition provides 7 years of Historic & Current data on the market in about 100 countries. The Aggregated market comprises of the 154 Products and Services listed. The Products and Services covered (Miscellaneous general merchandise stores Lines) are classified by the 5-Digit NAICS Product Codes and each Product and Services is then further defined by each 6 to 10-Digit NAICS Product Codes. In addition full Financial Data (188 items: Historic & Current Balance Sheet, Financial Margins and Ratios) Data is provided for about 100 countries.

The limitations of the eBook format

Whereas the PureData Express PDF Edition may have up to 2,500 pages, and a World Report + Database Edition may have 22,000 files, thousands of pages, and 18,000 Access tables and Excel spreadsheets, obviously this would not be possible to render in an eBook edition.

The limitations of the eBook page, and the physical number of pages, makes the presentation of large amounts of tabular data difficult; therefore this eBook edition is limited in the data which can be shown.

The main limitations of this Miscellaneous General Merchandise Store Lines World Summary is that the number of countries is limited to about 100 countries (rather than 200 countries in some editions), the Time Series is limited to 7 years of current data (rather than historic data by year from 1997 & forecast data by year to 2043 found in some editions), and the Market data is limited to the headline Product / Market, namely Miscellaneous general merchandise stores Lines (rather than each of the  154 Product & Market Sectors covered individually by year from 1997 and forecast to 2043 as in some editions).

Why no forecasts?

Market and Financial Forecasts are dynamic and change on an almost weekly basis.  The database for Miscellaneous General Merchandise Store Lines, on which this eBook edition is based, is held in real-time and updated on a monthly schedule.

Static off-the-shelf editions, like the eBook and Print Editions cannot be updated in real time, and thus the data within them may be quickly out-of-date. It is for this reason that our eBook and Print editions are low cost and actually only represent an introduction to the topic.

Thus dynamic forecasts are given in the PureData Express PDF Edition and the Report + Database Editions; because these editions are generated in real-time for each order; and this ensures that users get the most up-to-date data and forecasts available.

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Database ID: 769997682051   Base Database: 45299_L

Products

The Miscellaneous General Merchandise Store Lines constituent Product & Market Sectors include:-

MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE LINES

45299_L

Miscellaneous other general merchandise stores Lines

45299_L20100

Groceries & other foods for human consumption off the premises

45299_L20120

Meals, unpack snacks, sandwiches, etc for immediate consump

45299_L20140

Packaged liquor, wine, & beer

45299_L20150

Miscellaneous consumables

45299_L20160

Drugs, health aids, beauty aids, including cosmetics

45299_L20161

Prescriptions

45299_L20162

Nonprescription medicines

45299_L20163

Vitamins, minerals, & other dietary supplements

45299_L20164

Health aids, incl first-aid prod; foot prod; ortho equip; etc

45299_L20165

Cosmetics, incl face cream, make-up, perfumes & colognes etc

45299_L20166

Oth hygiene needs, incl deodorants; hair & shaving products, etc

45299_L20180

Soaps, detergents, & household cleaners

45299_L20190

Paper & related prod, incl paper towels, toilet tissue, wraps,etc

45299_L20200

Men's wear

45299_L20201

Men's overcoats, topcoats, raincoats, outer jackets

45299_L20202

Men's suits & formal wear

45299_L20203

Men's sport coats & blazers

45299_L20204

Men's tailored & dress slacks

45299_L20205

Men's casual slacks & jeans, walking shorts, etc.

45299_L20206

Men's career & work uniforms

45299_L20207

Men's dress shirts

45299_L20208

Men's sport shirts, incl t-shirts, knit & woven shirts, etc

45299_L20209

Men's sweaters

45299_L20211

Men's hosiery, pajamas, robes, underwear

45299_L20212

Men's sports apparel, incl tennis, golf, jogging, swimming, etc

45299_L20214

Men's accessories, incl hats, gloves,neckwear, handkerchiefs, etc

45299_L20215

Custom-made garments

45299_L20216

Men's sweat tops, pants, & warm-ups

45299_L20220

Women's, juniors', & misses' wear

45299_L20222

Dresses, including all types

45299_L20223

Dressy & tailored coats, outer jackets, rainwear

45299_L20224

Suits, pantsuits, sport jackets, blazers

45299_L20225

Slacks/pants, jeans, walking shorts, skirts

45299_L20226

Tops, incl t-shirts, knit & woven shirts, blouses, sweaters

45299_L20227

Women's sports apparel, incl tennis, golf, jogging, swimming, etc

45299_L20229

Hosiery, including pantyhose, socks, tights

45299_L20231

Bras, girdles, corsets

45299_L20232

Lingerie, sleepwear, loungewear

45299_L20233

Hats, wigs, hairpieces

45299_L20234

Accessories, incl handbags, wallets, neckwear, gloves, belts, etc

45299_L20235

Custom-made garments

45299_L20236

Women's sweat tops, pants, & warm-ups

45299_L20237

Oth apparel, incl uniforms, smocks & oth apparel items

45299_L20240

Children's wear, incl boys, girls, & infants & toddlers

45299_L20241

Boys' (sizes 2 to 7 and 8 to 20) clothing & accessories

45299_L20242

Girls' (sizes 4 to 6x and 7 to 14) clothing & accessories

45299_L20243

Infants' & toddlers' clothing & accessories

45299_L20260

Footwear, including accessories

45299_L20261

Men's footwear, including dress & casual footwear

45299_L20262

Women's footwear, including dress & casual footwear

45299_L20263

Children's footwear, incl boys, girls, infants, & toddlers

45299_L20265

Men's athletic footwear, incl sneakers & outdoor/hiking boots

45299_L20266

Women's athletic footwear, incl sneakers & outdoor/hiking boots

45299_L20267

Children's athletic footwear,incl sneakers & outdoor/hiking boots

45299_L20268

Footwear access, incl polishes, laces, trees, storage bags, etc

45299_L20270

Sewing, knitting materials & supplies, needlework goods

45299_L20280

Curtains, draperies, blinds, slipcovers, bed & table coverings

45299_L20281

Curtains & draperies

45299_L20282

Vertical & horizontal blinds, woven wood blinds, & shades

45299_L20283

Furniture coverings, including ready-made & custom-made

45299_L20284

Domestics, incl towels, sheets, blankets, table linens, etc

45299_L20300

Major household appliances

45299_L20301

Kitchen appliances, parts, & accessories

45299_L20302

Laundry appliances, parts, & accessories

45299_L20303

Other major household appliances, parts, & accessories

45299_L20310

Small electric appliances & personal care appliances

45299_L20320

TVs, video recorders, video cameras, videos, DVDs, etc

45299_L20321

Televisions

45299_L20324

Video recorders, cameras, tapes&electr game/ DVD comb dev

45299_L20330

Audio equip, musical instr, radios, stereos, CDs, media, etc

45299_L20331

Audio equipment, components, parts & accessories

45299_L20335

Recorded media, audio media books, CD & DVD

45299_L20337

Musical instruments, sheet music, & related items

45299_L20340

Furniture, sleep equipment & outdoor/patio furniture

45299_L20341

Upholstered furniture

45299_L20342

Sleep sofas, daybeds, futons, & other dual-purpose pieces

45299_L20343

Sleep equipment, incl mattresses, springs, cots, waterbeds, etc

45299_L20344

Oth living room, dining room, bedroom furniture, incl headboards

45299_L20345

All oth furniture, incl outdoor, office, computer-related,kitchen

45299_L20360

Flooring & floor coverings

45299_L20361

Soft-surface (textile) floor coverings & accessories

45299_L20363

Hardwood flooring

45299_L20364

Other hard-surface floor coverings & accessories

45299_L20370

Computer hardware, software, & supplies

45299_L20375

Computer & peripheral equipment

45299_L20376

Prepackaged (off-the-shelf) computer software

45299_L20380

Kitchenware & home furnishings

45299_L20381

Cookware & cooking accessories

45299_L20382

Dinnerware, china, glassware, tableware, giftware

45299_L20383

Decorative accessories, incl lamps, lampshades, mirrors, etc

45299_L20384

All other kitchenware & home furnishings

45299_L20400

Jewelry, incl watches, watch attach, novelty jewelry, etc

45299_L20405

Karat gold jewelry

45299_L20407

Diamond, gemstone, & pearl jewelry

45299_L20411

All other jewelry

45299_L20420

Books

45299_L20440

Photographic equipment & supplies

45299_L20460

Toys, hobby goods, & games

45299_L20461

Toys, including wheel goods

45299_L20462

Games, including video & electronic games

45299_L20463

Hobby goods

45299_L20490

Optical goods, incl eyeglasses, contact lenses, sunglasses, etc

45299_L20500

Sporting goods

45299_L20506

Exercise/fitness equipment

45299_L20507

Firearms, hunting equipment, & supplies

45299_L20508

Fishing tackle, including bait

45299_L20509

Camping & backpacking equipment & supplies

45299_L20512

Bicycles, parts & accessories

45299_L20519

Boats, motors, parts & accessories

45299_L20526

All other sporting goods, including snowmobiles, go-carts, etc

45299_L20600

Hardware, tools, & plumbing & electrical supplies

45299_L20620

Lawn, garden, & farm equipment & supplies

45299_L20621

Cut flowers

45299_L20626

Indoor potted plants & floral items

45299_L20627

Outdoor nursery stock

45299_L20628

Fertilizer, lime, chemicals, & other soil treatments

45299_L20631

Lawn & garden tools

45299_L20636

Lawn & garden machinery, equipment, & parts

45299_L20637

Farm machinery, equipment, & parts

45299_L20638

All other farm supplies, including grain & animal feed

45299_L20639

All other lawn & garden supplies

45299_L20640

Dimensional lumber & oth bldg/structural materials & supplies

45299_L20670

Paint & sundries

45299_L20690

Wallpaper & other flexible wallcoverings

45299_L20720

Automotive fuels

45299_L20730

Automotive lubricants, including oil, greases, etc

45299_L20740

Automotive tires, tubes, batteries, parts, accessories

45299_L20741

Automotive tires & tubes

45299_L20742

Auto parts (over-the-counter), accessories, & sundry supplies

45299_L20749

Storage batteries

45299_L20780

Household fuels, including oil, LP gas, wood, coal

45299_L20800

Pets, pet foods, & pet supplies

45299_L20850

All other merchandise

45299_L20851

Stationery products

45299_L20852

Office paper, incl computer, copier, fax & typewriter paper

45299_L20853

Office & school supplies

45299_L20854

Office equip, incl fax machines, dictaphones, copier, calculators

45299_L20855

Greeting cards

45299_L20856

Magazines & newspapers

45299_L20859

Luggage & leather goods

45299_L20865

Telephones

45299_L20877

Souvenirs & novelty items

45299_L20878

Seasonal decorations

45299_L20883

All other merchandise

45299_L29810

All other merchandise

45299_L29900

All nonmerchandise receipts

45299_L29904

Labor charges for in-house work

45299_L29905

Labor charges for work contracted out to other establishments

45299_L29907

Parts installed in repair

45299_L29909

Delivery charges

45299_L29943

Value of service contracts

45299_L29968

All other nonmerchandise receipts

Product Coding

Product Code / Revenue Line coded reports and databases

This data is from Market databases which are designed to be compatible with U.S. government databases.

The report structures, datasets, field names, et al, are an analogue of U.S. Department of Commerce databases, and the U.S. Census databases. This series of report is designed to provide an analogue of U.S. Census data, but in a worldwide context.

The products are described under their NAICS or SIC Product Codes. This coding systems classifies products within Product Codes.

For a full explanation of the NAICS coding system see: http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/

For Revenue Lines the NAICS coding system uses a series of Product Code or Revenue Lines where the headline product code is composed of the sum of the underlying codes.

These product / revenue lines codes are of course determined by the U.S. Government agencies.

Countries

This report covers the following Countries:-

Argentina

Australia

Belgium

Brazil

Canada

Chile

China

Colombia

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

India

Israel

Italy

Japan

Mexico

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Russia

South Korea

Spain

Sweden

Taiwan

United Kingdom

United States

Data Caveat

This report is designed to give a common definition, unit of measure and quantification of markets in the countries covered. These reports rely on data collection at various levels of the product flow; this effectively means, the producers, the distribution channels and the end user or consumers. This data is then correlated with any national and international statistical data produced by official agencies. Unfortunately, product flow data gathering in some countries is difficult, and moreover the official statistical data is both inaccurate and sparse. In such circumstances, in some countries, we have to flag a Data Caveat as a warning.  What this means is that in some countries the data is not sufficiently verifiable for statistical purposes and in those cases the data may not be presented.

Definitions

Market Notes & Definitions

ALL MARKET DATA FIGURES ARE IN REAL TERMS

REAL TERMS are figures excluding the effects of inflation, thus the figures given can be readily converted into units or volume.  This is done by applying the average product prices for the base year and dividing the figures by this price for all years. Thus it is possible to easily ascertain historic product volume.

A "most recent published accounts" base is used because most company accounts are historic and thus clients will be able to compare the figures given in this report with their own company figures without the need for conversion or the need for inflators or multiplying factors.

Average sales prices are not appropriate or applicable to this database.

The  effect of using Real Terms figures is that the forecasted figures will be depressed, as they do not include inflation, and figures from former years (i.e. before the Base Year) will be increased:

In the diagram, the Base Year is at the convergent point of Current Values and Real Terms Values.

The Current Cost usually increases because of the effects of inflation.

The Real Terms figures, do not include the effects of inflation and thus only increases or decreases if the actual product volume or units increase or decrease. In this way it is possible to evaluate the market & other data more realistically.

The figures represent an overall median probability trend line that is plotted to give the most probable course amongst the annual scatter. Thus, the figures do not reflect year-on-year depressions and peaks in absolute terms, but instead represents a year-on-year modified trend line. The various SCENARIOS provided in the database reflect the differential forecasts specific to the factors being forecast.

The U.S. government uses the term Constant dollars (or “real” dollars) and this is defined thus: Output values converted to a base price level, calculated by dividing current (or actual) dollars by a deflator. Use of constant dollars eliminates the effects of price changes between the year of measurement and the base year and allows calculation of real changes in output.

Market Data

The MARKET DATA covers the historic and forecast years.

The Market Environment

There are four basic issues to investigate when considering the market environment:

   1. Market Growth

   2. Market Structure

   3. Market/s Serviced

   4. Customer & End User Factors

1. MARKET GROWTH (both short-term and medium term) is fully analysed in other editions. The importance of this factor is of course self-evident and thus not requiring further explanation.

2. THE MARKET STRUCTURE is very critical for profitability. The nature of the market, the location of the Marketplace, the customer base and the supplier structure is fully provided in several other sections of this study and therefore no further discussion is necessary.

3. MARKET SERVICED is the term used to denote the function between the product/s and services offered by entities and the particular market sector the marketing effort reaches. In addition, there is the AVAILABLE MARKET to consider as this represents the ‘real market’ available to any particular company or supplier.

Thus the Market Area Serviced is the part of the market for which companies are offering a suitable product or service and the Available Market are those sector of the market reached by a company's marketing effort. These areas may overlap or merge to form the Market Area Serviced, i.e. the market sectors for which companies are offering suitable product/s or services and which may theoretically be reached by a company’s sales activities.

The Market Area Serviced is the true market for companies in terms of product/s & services, however parts of this market may be difficult or impossible to attain due to the control exerted by either the vested Purchasers or Suppliers.

Data Time Series

The DATA covers a 7 year time series format as this is the most popular time series demanded by readers.

Forecast Data + Market Forecasts

MARKET FORECAST DATA is available in other editions, and these forecasts covers the years to 2028 and 2043.

CORPORATE DATABASE:  These figures only refer to the Markets accessible to Industry Companies and may not reflect the overall or total markets for the products or market sectors.

1. ALL FIGURES IN THIS SECTION ARE IN REAL TERMS: CURRENT YEAR BASE

REAL TERMS are prices excluding the effects of inflation, thus the Market figures given can be readily converted into units or volume.  This is done by applying the average sales prices for the Current Year and dividing the Market figures by this price for all years. Thus it is possible to easily ascertain previous and forecasted product volume.

A Current Year base is used because company data is historic and thus readers will be able to compare the figures given in this volume with their own figures without the need for conversion or the need for inflators or multiplying factors.

The effect of using Real Terms figures is that the forecasted figures will be depressed, as they do not include inflation, and figures from former years (i.e. before the Current Year) will be increased.

2. The Market figures and the Trend line represent an overall median probability trend line which is plotted to give the most probable course amongst the annual market forecast scatter. Thus the figures do not reflect year-on-year depressions and peaks in absolute terms, but instead represents a year-on-year modified trend line.

3. All analyses are based on correlations of the results of the Surveys of Suppliers, Distribution and Customers.  Thus, for example, an analysis of Market Sectors will gain data firstly from the End User Surveys and secondly confirmations and correlations will be gained from the Surveys of Suppliers and the Distributors. This in the opinion of the publishers is a very accurate method and is far superior than, for example, that which is used in the compilation of the majority of published governmental statistics.

4.  All figures given refer only to the product/s covered and not to any other product or systems which may be connected or associated with the products covered.

5.  The TREND figures given in the Industry section refers to the average year-on-year change in the period.

6.  The YEAR-ON-YEAR TREND figures refer to the average year-on-year change in the period.

Long-Range Forecast Data And Time Series

The data in the LONG-RANGE FORECAST time series covers a period of 28 years. This is the standard long range forecast format and is usually used for planning production plant / capital projects, macro-economic trends and demographic data.

LONG-RANGE REGRESSIONAL HISTORIC ( 1972 - 2046 ) DATA AND TIME SERIES

The data in the LONG-RANGE REGRESSIONAL historic/forecast time series covers the years to 1972-2046 This is the standard long range HISTORIC / FORECAST format. We provide users with this time series (on request) as part of our Service to enable long range regressional analysis for forecasting models which require an extended time period analysis.

Exchange Rates + Purchasing Power Parity

The report database and forecasting models do not use current market or bank exchange rates as these can be deceptive. The rates used are those of the base year in addition to a number of real value factors which reflect the actual or forecasted value of the product in each of the national markets over the period 1972 to the Current year. A simple conversion of local currency into U.S. Dollars or any other national currency cannot be used to adequately quantify products or services.

The report database and forecasting models are attempting to show the relative values of products or markets free from any extraneous effects of currency movements or government fiscal policy which arbitrarily alter currency exchange rates.  Thus the currency calculations and data in the database are indicating relative unit values or the relative cost of the product or service in the national market.

We do not indicate the Currency Conversion Rate that you can use with any calculations and readers will have to apply their own discretion in this respect.  Beware however, such calculations involving currency conversions can be artificial and spurious and may not reflect real values of either products or markets.

The diagram below shows the problem of relating Product or Market Values or Costs in Real Terms, the National Currency Value in Real Terms (i.e. excluding the effects of Inflation) and the Value of another currency (the Converted Currency, given as $) in relation to the National Currency.

The U.S. government definitions are somewhat simplistic and thus the database and forecasting models used by DataGroup make use the following factors:-

 1. The UNIT VALUE of the Product

 2. Discounting in the UNIT VALUE of the Product in the market

 3. Stockholdings and the UNIT VALUE of those stocks

 4. Forecast of UNIT VALUE of the Product

 5. The Real Terms VALUE of the National Currency

 6. The Factor between the CURRENT Value of the National Currency and the UNIT of Product over time

 7. The Factor between the REAL TERMS Value of the National Currency and the UNIT of Product over time

 8. Forecast of the National Currency in REAL TERMS

 9. Forecast of the Factor between the REAL TERMS National Currency and the UNIT of Product over time

10. Each of the above factors (1-9) in relation to the Converted Currency both in CURRENT Value and REAL TERMS Value over time.

THE PROBLEM OF CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONVERSIONS

The following diagram is used to explain the problems associated with Currency Conversions. 

PURCHASING POWER PARITY

U.S. Government definitions

The U.S. government uses currency parity estimates (for GDP and other economic measures) as have from time to time been revised from figures published in previous government statistics, including issues of the Handbook of International Economic Statistics, the Federal Reserve Bank, the Department of Commerce,  and the CIA. Those bodies use purchasing power parity conversion rates based on Summers and Heston (PENN World Tables). The present estimates are based on purchasing power parity conversion rates published in the World Bank's World Development Report (1996, et seq.), a widely used source that includes a more up-to-date list of countries than the PENN World Tables. Estimates for countries not included in the World Development Report make use of the PENN World Tables and other published sources.

Constant versus Current Dollars

Estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) are presented in base year (1997, 2007, 2014, etc.) US dollars. In contrast, foreign trade figures are presented in current dollars, i.e. in dollars of the year to which the figure pertains.

GDP Methodology

Estimates of national data (E.g. gross domestic product - GDP) estimates are based on purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations rather than on conversions at currency exchange rates. PPP dollar estimates are calculated by applying standardized international dollar prices to a country's output of goods and services and are the best measure for international comparisons of GDP. The GDP data presented in this publication represent the latest available estimates for individual countries, regional groupings, and world totals. GDP figures are frequently revised and vary according to the source and/or date of estimate. Consequently, some of the GDP data reported in may differ somewhat from data presented in other Agency publications - including the CIA - because of different cut-off dates in researching and compiling the data.

PRODUCT PARITY

The basis of the data provided is to allow users to produce business plans and forecasting models across national and statistically diverse boundaries. Thus it is necessary to adopt a standard product definition which can be then applied across national borders. The product definition chosen is the U.S. government’s NAICS product codes (and the previous SIC product codes where relevant). The U.S. government stubbornly clings to the imperial system of measurement and this further complicates the matter. The problem is to apply these product definitions across the international boundaries.

The use of PRODUCT PARITY is intended to allow trans-national business planning & forecasting (however readers can request data based on national product definitions), and in general terms Product Parity means that equivalent products are compared even where the exact technical specification, or quantification, of the product is not the same. Thus a 12 fluid ounce liquid container as defined in the (Imperial measuring system) NAICS product codes is quantitatively equivalent to 35.5ml, however for the purposes of Product Parity it will be the equivalent of a 33ml liquid container in countries with a Metric measuring system. Similarly in non-Metric markets a 16 ounces or 1 pound Imperial measure, whilst actually equivalent to 454 grams, will equate to a 450 gram product in Metric measure markets.

For many products this ‘Product Parity’ will be based on the ‘Purchasing Parity unit costs’ -v- ‘product performance’, rather than ‘unit cost’ -v- ‘technical specifications’. This is because national markets impose different technical specifications on products which essentially fulfil the same customer requirement, and thus these products have a Product Parity which can be used for uniform, cross border, business planning and forecasting.

MARKET CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM:  NAICS -V- SIC

Long term users of these databases and forecasting models will have noted that U.S. Federal statistical data collected on or after January 1, 1997, use the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The previous Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system has been used to classify industry sectors in the U.S. economy since 1940. However, the basic structure has remained substantially the same since.

Criticisms have been levelled at the current NAICS: it focuses too heavily on manufacturing, and gives little recognition to the growing service sector that now represents 80 percent of GDP. NAICS is based on a production concept. Classifying an industry by production means that establishments using similar processes and inputs to produce a good or service are grouped together. Inputs include types of labour & skills, capital equipment, and intermediate materials. In many cases intangible inputs may be important, especially in the services industries.

For the manufacturing industries, most of the effort was spent on harmonizing the systems of the United States, Canada, and Mexico and addressing the statistical needs of U.S. industries. The United States will have approximately the same number of manufacturing industries in the NAICS as it did in the SIC. A subsector has been created for computer & electronic product manufacturing to reflect the growth in advanced technologies.

In addition to the changes in the manufacturing industries, three new sectors have been created that did not exist within the SIC system:

(1) The information sector brings together such industries as publishing, motion picture and video, sound recording, broadcasting, telecommunications, libraries, on-line information services, and data processing.

(2) The professional, scientific, and technical services sector includes those establishments engaged in processes that involve significant human capital. This sector includes legal, architectural, and engineering services, and firms engaging in management consulting, public relations, and advertising.

(3) The health-care and social assistance sector was developed because it is difficult to distinguish the boundaries of health care and social assistance. These industries range from those that provide acute (doctors/hospitals) to minimal health care with social assistance to those providing only social assistance, such as housing facilities for the elderly.

Financial Notes & Definitions

Financial Data

The FINANCIAL DATA covers a 7 year time series.  

FINANCIAL BALANCE SHEETS

ROW

TITLE

LEGEND

1

TOTAL SALES: Figures are synchronized with the Median Market Data. This ensures that one can use a standardized market measure to compare the Financial data and not have the complication of interpreting the financial data in relation to the market scenarios.

$M

2

DOMESTIC SALES

% Sales

3

EXPORTS

% Sales

4

PRE-TAX PROFIT

% Sales

5

INTEREST PAID

% Sales

6

NON-TRADING INCOME

% Sales

7

OPERATING PROFIT

% Sales

8

DEPRECIATION: STRUCTURES

% Sales

9

DEPRECIATION: PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

% Sales

10

DEPRECIATION: MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

% Sales

11

TOTAL DEPRECIATION

% Sales

12

TRADING PROFIT

% Sales

13

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

% Sales

14

INTERMEDIATE ASSETS

% Sales

15

FIXED ASSETS: STRUCTURES

% Sales

16

FIXED ASSETS: PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

% Sales

17

FIXED ASSETS: MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

% Sales

18

FIXED ASSETS

% Sales

19

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ON STRUCTURES

% Sales

20

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ON PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

% Sales

21

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ON VEHICLES

% Sales

22

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ON DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

% Sales

23

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ON MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

% Sales

24

TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

% Sales

25

RETIREMENTS: STRUCTURES

% Sales

26

RETIREMENTS: PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

% Sales

27

RETIREMENTS: MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

% Sales

28

TOTAL RETIREMENTS

% Sales

29

TOTAL FIXED ASSETS

% Sales

30

FINISHED PRODUCT STOCKS

% Sales

31

WORK IN PROGRESS AS STOCKS

% Sales

32

MATERIALS AS STOCKS

% Sales

33

TOTAL STOCKS & INVENTORY

% Sales

34

DEBTORS

% Sales

35

MISCELLANEOUS CURRENT ASSETS

% Sales

36

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

% Sales

37

TOTAL ASSETS

% Sales

38

CREDITORS

% Sales

39

SHORT TERM LOANS

% Sales

40

MISCELLANEOUS CURRENT LIABILITIES

% Sales

41

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

% Sales

42

NET ASSETS / CAPITAL EMPLOYED

% Sales

43

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

% Sales

44

LONG TERM LOANS

% Sales

45

MISCELLANEOUS LONG TERM LIABILITIES

% Sales

46

WORKERS

persons

47

HOURS WORKED

Hours

52

TOTAL EMPLOYEES

persons

53

RAW MATERIALS COST

% Sales

54

FINISHED MATERIALS COST

% Sales

55

FUEL COST

% Sales

56

ELECTRICITY COST

% Sales

57

TOTAL INPUT SUPPLIES / MATERIALS AND ENERGY COSTS

% Sales

58

PAYROLL COSTS

% Sales

59

WAGES

% Sales

60

DIRECTORS' REMUNERATIONS

% Sales

61

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

% Sales

62

COMMISSIONS & INCENTIVES PAID

% Sales

63

TOTAL REMUNERATIONS

% Sales

64

SUB CONTRACTORS

% Sales

65

RENTAL & LEASING: STRUCTURES

% Sales

66

RENTAL & LEASING: PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

% Sales

67

TOTAL RENTAL & LEASING COSTS

% Sales

68

MAINTENANCE: STRUCTURES

% Sales

69

MAINTENANCE: PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

% Sales

70

TOTAL MAINTENANCE COSTS

% Sales

71

SERVICES PURCHASED

% Sales

72

COMMUNICATIONS COSTS

% Sales

73

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

% Sales

74

SALES PERSONNEL VARIABLE & COMMISSION COSTS

% Sales

75

SALES EXPENSES AND COSTS

% Sales

76

SALES MATERIALS COSTS

% Sales

77

TOTAL SALES COSTS

% Sales

78

DISTRIBUTION FIXED COSTS

% Sales

79

DISTRIBUTION VARIABLE COSTS

% Sales

80

WAREHOUSING FIXED COSTS

% Sales

81

WAREHOUSING VARIABLE COSTS

% Sales

82

PHYSICAL HANDLING FIXED COSTS

% Sales

83

PHYSICAL HANDLING VARIABLE COSTS

% Sales

84

PHYSICAL PROCESS FIXED COSTS

% Sales

85

PHYSICAL PROCESS VARIABLE COSTS

% Sales

86

TOTAL DISTRIBUTION AND HANDLING COSTS

% Sales

87

MAILING & CORRESPONDENCE COSTS

% Sales

88

MEDIA ADVERTISING COSTS

% Sales

89

ADVERTISING MATERIALS & PRINT COSTS

% Sales

90

POS & DISPLAY COSTS

% Sales

91

EXHIBITION & EVENTS COSTS

% Sales

92

TOTAL ADVERTISING COSTS

% Sales

93

PRODUCT RETURNS & REJECTION COSTS

% Sales

94

PRODUCT INSTALLATION & RE-INSTALLATION COSTS

% Sales

95

PRODUCT BREAKDOWN & POST INSTALLATION COSTS

% Sales

96

PRODUCT SYSTEMS & CONFIGURATION COSTS

% Sales

97

PRODUCT SERVICE & MAINTENANCE COSTS

% Sales

98

CUSTOMER PROBLEMS & CUSTOMER COMPLAINT COSTS

% Sales

99

TOTAL AFTER-SALES COSTS

% Sales

100

TOTAL MARKETING COSTS

% Sales

101

NEW TECHNOLOGY EXPENDITURE

% Sales

102

NEW PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY EXPENDITURE

% Sales

103

TOTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE

% Sales

104

TOTAL OPERATIONAL & PROCESS COSTS

% Sales

105

DEBTORS WITHIN AGREED TERMS

% Sales

106

DEBTORS OUTSIDE AGREED TERMS

% Sales

107

UN-RECOVERABLE DEBTS

% Sales

Financial Data Definitions