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1.
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THE SIZE OF THE MARKET BY PRODUCT CATEGORY AND REGION |
1 |
| 2. |
CLIENT CATEGORIES |
8 |
| 2.1. |
CLIENT GROUPS BY INDUSTRY |
9 |
| 2.2. |
CLIENT GROUPS BY SIZE |
14 |
| 2.3. |
CLIENT GROUPS BY OCCUPATION OF THE END-USER |
21 |
| 2.4. |
CLIENT GROUPS BY SEX AND AGE OF THE END-USER |
23 |
| 3. |
MARKET FORCES |
27 |
| 3.1. |
THE PACE OF THE ECONOMY |
28 |
| 3.2. |
GROWTH OF THE SERVICE INDUSTRIES |
29 |
| 3.3. |
COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY |
33 |
| 3.4. |
THE CHANGING OFFICE ENVIRONMENT |
36 |
| 3.4.1. |
Office Automation |
36 |
| 3.4.2. |
Demand for Ergonomics and Aesthetics |
37 |
| 3.4.3. |
Demand for Space Efficient Furniture |
40 |
| 3.4.4. |
The Growing Influence of Interior Designers and Facility
Managers |
41 |
| 4. |
FORECAST AND ANTICIPATED TRENDS |
43 |
| 4.1. |
THE U.S. ECONOMIC OUTLOOK |
44 |
| 4.2. |
ANTICIPATED GROWTH IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRIES |
46 |
| 4.3. |
ANTICIPATED COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION |
48 |
| 4.4. |
ANTICIPATED OFFICE FURNITURE DEMAND |
50 |
| 4.5. |
ANTICIPATED OFFICE FURNITURE DEMAND BY TYPE |
51 |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
54 |
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INDEX |
55 |
| TABLES & CHARTS |
| 1. |
Size of the United States market for office furniture and
its development between 1991 and 2001, in current and
constant 1980 dollars, valued at manufacturers' prices in
millions of dollars |
2 |
| 2. |
Wooden office furniture as a percentage share of the total
US office furniture market from 1991 to 2001 |
3 |
| 3. |
US shipments of office furniture by type in 1991 and 2001
in millions of dollars |
4 |
| 4. |
Size of the United States office furniture market by
segment from 1991 to 2001 for seats, filing cabinets,
systems, desks, storage, tables and all other items, in
millions of dollars |
5 |
| 5. |
Estimated size of the United States office furniture
market by state and region in 2001 |
7 |
| 6. |
Employment breakdown by major industry group in the United
States in 2001 |
10 |
| 7. |
Employment breakdown in thousands of persons by major
industry group in the United States 1991 to 2001 |
11 |
| 8. |
Percent of Total Office Furniture Sales Through Various
Distribution Channels, 2001. (Estimates) |
14 |
| 9. |
Establishments by size of employment in the USA in 2001 |
16 |
| 10. |
Employment by size of establishment in the USA in 2001 |
16 |
| 11. |
Employed civilians by major occupational group in the
United States in 2000, in thousands of persons |
22 |
| 12. |
Employment share of females by major occupational group in
the United States in 2000 |
24 |
| 13. |
Change in the male, civilian labor force by age 2000 to
2010 |
26 |
| 14. |
Change in the female, civilian labor force by age 2000 to
2010 |
26 |
| 15. |
Constant dollar shipments of office furniture and real GDP
from 1991 to 2001, both as an index with 1991 = 100 |
28 |
| 16. |
Office employment (finance, insurance & real estate,
business services, and government) from 1991 to 2001 |
29 |
| 17. |
Constant dollar shipments of office furniture and
"office" employment (finance, insurance & real
estate, business services, and government) from 1991 to
2001, both as an index with 1991 = 100 |
31 |
| 18. |
Constant dollar shipments of office furniture and the
change in "office" employment (employment in
finance, insurance and real estate, business services and
government) from 1991 to 2001 |
32 |
| 19. |
Constant dollar shipments of office furniture and real
investment in commercial structures from 1991 to 2001, both
as an index |
34 |
| 20. |
Downtown business core office vacancy rates by major urban
center as second quarter 2002 |
35 |
| 21. |
Summary of the US economic outlook to 2003 |
45 |
| 22. |
Employment growth in the United States by selected
industries, 2000 to 2008 |
47 |
| 23. |
Employed civilians by major occupational group in the
United States in 2000 and 2008, in thousands of persons |
48 |
| 24. |
Gross private domestic investment in commercial buildings,
1991 to 2003, percent change |
49 |
| 25. |
U.S. Shipments of office furniture |
50 |
| 26. |
Shipments of office furniture in the United States in
millions of dollars by major furniture types. Historical
data 2000 to 2001, projected data 2002 and 2003 |
52 |