Abstract
This report offers a comprehensive picture of the lighting fixtures sector in the United States, providing trends in lighting fixtures production and consumption, imports and exports. Data on the supply structure, reference prices and distribution channels in the lighting industry are also provided, as well as market shares and short company profiles of the major US lighting fixtures companies.
The US production of lighting fixtures is broken down by segment (decorative/residential lighting, architectural/commercial lighting, industrial lighting, outdoor lighting) and by light source (incandescence, fluorescence, HID - high intensity discharge - gas discharge, LED). Light bulbs are also considered. Data on each segment are broken down by product.
A breakdown of the US lighting fixtures imports and exports by lighting segment (residential lighting, commercial lighting, Christmas and traffic lighting, lighting fixture parts) is provided by country and by geographical area.
Data on employment, investments, trends of the building sector, as well as figures on population and disposable income in the United States are also included.
Reference prices are given for the main lighting products in each segment, including market range and style. The analysis of lighting fixtures distribution channels covers: specialist lighting stores, independent furniture stores, large furniture chains, department stores, wholesalers, DIY stores, mail order, e-commerce, direct sales and contract. A breakdown of lighting fixtures sales by distribution channel is available for a sample of companies.
An overview of the competitive system is outlined, with data on sales and market shares for the major lighting fixtures companies (both US and foreign) in each segment: residential lighting, commercial lighting, industrial lighting, outdoor lighting.
Addresses of around 130 lighting fixtures companies are also available.
Among the covered products: lighting fixtures, decorative and residential lighting, architectural and commercial lighting, industrial lighting, outdoor lighting, Christmas and traffic lighting, lighting fixture parts, classic-modern-design lighting, floor-table-wall-ceiling lamps, suspensions, fluorescence systems, downlights, projectors, spotlights, entertainment lighting, hospital lighting, emergency lighting, urban landscape lighting, major roads-sporting facilities-tunnels lighting, incandescence lighting, fluorescence lighting, gas discharge lighting, LEDs, light bulbs. (Copyright CsilMilano).
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
All CSIL reports are based on CSIL' s original research, undertaken by CSIL' s team of in-house researchers. Sources include: personal and telephone interviews, trade magazines, trade associations, company annual reports, product brochures, directories, CSIL' s databases, official statistical sources.
Table of Contents
1) Introduction: research tools and terminology
2) United States. Lighting fixtures: basic data and business performance
- The US in the world market for lighting fixtures
- World lighting fixtures production: developed and emerging countries, 2005
- Five major importing countries of lighting fixtures. Imports, 2000-2005
- Five major exporting countries of lighting fixtures. Exports, 2000-2005
- United States. Lighting fixtures: basic data
- Production, exports, imports, consumption of lighting fixtures, 2001-2006
- Production, exports, imports, consumption of lighting fixtures by segment (residential lighting, commercial lighting, industrial lighting, outdoor lighting), 2006
3) United States. Lighting fixtures: production and consumption
- Breakdown of lighting fixtures production and consumption by segment (residential lighting, commercial lighting, industrial lighting, outdoor lighting), 2001-2006
4) United States. Lighting fixtures: international trade
- Lighting fixtures imports and exports by country and by geographical area, 2001-2006
- Lighting fixtures imports and exports by country and by geographical area, by segment (residential lighting, commercial lighting, Christmas and traffic lighting, lighting fixture parts), 2001-2006
5) United States. Lighting fixtures: supply structure
- Number of employees and turnover per employee in a sample of companies, 2006
- Breakdown of lighting fixtures production by geographical area (USA, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Asia and Pacific)
- Breakdown of lighting fixtures production by segment in a sample of
companies, 2006
- Decorative and residential lighting: breakdown by style (classic, modern, design) and by positioning of the lamp (floor, table, wall, ceiling and suspensions)
- Architectural and commercial lighting: breakdown by product (fluorescence systems, downlights, projectors, spotlights, entertainment lighting)
- Industrial lighting: breakdown by product (industrial plants, vandal resistant, marine, hospital, emergency)
- Outdoor lighting: breakdown by product (residential, urban landscape, Christmas and events, major roads and galleries, sport plants and large areas)
- Breakdown of lighting fixtures production by light source, 2006
- Investments
6) United States. Some determinants of lighting fixtures
- Breakdown of lighting fixtures sales on the domestic market by geographical area (North East, South East, Mid West, South West), 2006
- Population, disposable income, per capita income in the US by State and by geographical area, 2006
- Incidence of the building sector on the US lighting fixtures sales
7) United States. Lighting fixtures: distribution and reference prices
- Breakdown of lighting fixtures sales on the domestic market by distribution channel in a sample of companies, 2006
- The top 50 major US electronic and appliance retailers, 2004 and 2006
- Reference prices by product, style, market range, medium price, brand:
- Wall lamps, ceiling lamps and chandeliers
- Desk and table lamps
- Floor lamps
- Commercial lighting
- Outdoor lighting
8) United States. Lighting fixtures: media
- Lighting fixtures web sites
- Lighting fixtures magazines
- Lighting fixtures fairs
- Lighting fixtures trade associations
9) United States. Lighting fixtures: competitive system
- The major US lighting fixtures companies:
- Company profiles
- Lighting fixtures production and market shares, 2006
- Lighting fixture sales outside the US market and market shares, 2006
- Lighting fixture sales in the US market and market shares, 2006
- Lighting fixture sales by segment (residential lighting, commercial lighting, industrial lighting, outdoor lighting) and market shares, 2006
- Sales, market shares and short profiles of Chinese companies in the US market
- Sales and market shares of European companies in the US market
Appendix: addresses of 129 lighting fixtures companies active on the US market

