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Metal Wholesaling: A Fast Growing Industry

Rising demand and input prices will benefit metal wholesalers in the next five yearsBy IBISWorld Lead Analyst Brian Bueno  As seen in the ABA Journal  The Metal Wholesaling industry  is one of the largest industries in the United States. Metal wholesalers and service centers supply metal products to almost every manufacturing and construction market. And so none of its downstream industries escaped the recession unscathed, with construction taking the biggest hit.

Dying Industries

Outsourcing, offshoring, technology changes or the recession’s fallout have sent these industries into a downward spiral.By IBISWorld Analysts Caitlin Moldvay & Douglas Kelly After taking a beating during the recession, economic indicators are slowly returning to normalcy. Per capita disposable income, corporate profit and consumer sentiment are all returning to growth while unemployment abates from its peak of 9.6% in 2010. Despite the gradual recovery, not all industries are finding relief – in fact, some are pushing daisies. IBISWorld has identified a list of dying industries, defined

5 Chinese Industries Welcome Foreign Investment

From software development to water pollution control, IBISWorld identifies industries where the Chinese government is encouraging foreign investorsBy IBISWorld China Development Manager Jordan Ho The Chinese government recently issued an amendment that openly encourages foreign investment in several key industries of strategic importance for the Chinese economy over the short term. As a result, large, well-capitalized foreign companies can more easily gain entry into the Chinese market.  IBISWorld  profiles five of these industries and their

It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like An Imported Christmas

IBISWorld Identifies Popular Holiday Gifts From OverseasImports are an important part America’s holiday gifting. Industry research firm IBISWorld has identified this year’s imports’ share of domestic demand for the most popular holiday gift categories. Although jewelry  and precious accessories account for only 10 percent of gift revenue, more than 100 percent of these goods are sourced from other countries. Jewelry is often re-imported; for example, precious metals  and

Hot Commodities

US producers ramp up to meet export demand from newly industrialized countriesBy IBISWorld analysts Josh McBee and Brian Bueno In October, the New America Foundation released a white paper that estimates the developed world (i.e. countries with viable economies, stable governments and sustainable industries) used to have about 500 million workers. These days, the authors estimate that number to b emore like 2 billion. This explosion of labor across the globe has increased demand for resources like energy, metals and agricultural products. In many cases, fast-growing countries like India,

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