Just Released: "Express Logistics in the United States"

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Datamonitor's Express Logistics in the United States industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Express Logistics industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation
* Provides textual analysis of the industry's recent performance and future prospects
* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry
* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics
* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume
* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market's competitive landscape

Why you should buy this report

* Spot future trends and developments
* Inform your business decisions
* Add weight to presentations and marketing materials
* Save time carrying out entry-level research

Market Definition

For the purpose of this report, the 'Express market' refers to parcel revenues and volumes generated from, Courier, Express and Parcel (CEP) as well as postal companies with a weight limit of 31.5kg to 70kg. 'Economy' refers to revenues / volumes generated from 'Day Uncertain', 'Standard' or 'Deferred' services (i.e. neither non-day nor time guaranteed services) depending on terminology. Economy includes less time-sensitive services without a specific delivery time promise (and can include basic postal parcel volumes). This type of service is not guaranteed.

'Same Day' refers to urgent (non-network) packages which are delivered typically within 24 hours of collection unless standard services domestic operate within this timeframe) and offering a full money-back guarantee (it excludes messenger / pushbike type of companies).  'Day' or 'Time Definite' (guaranteed) services refer to delivery by a certain day or certain time of a day. Market volumes reflect the total number of individual parcels moved. All Currency conversions have been calculated at constant annual average exchange rates.

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Report Table of Contents:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 7
1.3 Market Analysis 8
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9
CHAPTER 3 Market Segmentation I 10
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation II 11
CHAPTER 5 Five Forces Analysis 12
5.1 Summary 12
5.2 Buyer Power 13
5.3 Supplier Power 15
5.4 New Entrants 16
5.5 Substitutes 17
5.6 Rivalry 18
CHAPTER 6 Leading Companies 19
6.1 United Parcel Service, Inc. 19
6.2 FedEx Corporation 22
6.3 United States Postal Service 27
CHAPTER 7 Market Forecasts 31
7.1 Market Value Forecast 31
CHAPTER 8 Macroeconomic Indicators 32
CHAPTER 9 Appendix 33
9.1 Methodology 33
9.2 Industry Associations 34
9.3 Related Datamonitor Research 34

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United States Express Logistics Market Value: $ billion, 2005-2009(e) 9
Table 2: United States Express Logistics Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2009(e) 10
Table 3: United States Express Logistics Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2009(e) 11
Table 4: Key Facts: United Parcel Service, Inc. 19
Table 5: Key Financials: United Parcel Service, Inc. 21
Table 6: Key Facts: FedEx Corporation 22
Table 7: Key Financials: FedEx Corporation 26
Table 8: Key Facts: United States Postal Service 27
Table 9: Key Financials: United States Postal Service 30
Table 10: United States Express Logistics Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2009-2014 31
Table 11: United States Size of Population (million) , 2005-2009 (e) 32
Table 12: United States GDP (Current Prices, $ billion), 2005-2009 (e) 32
Table 13: United States Inflation, 2005-2009 (e) 32

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