Home Improvement in the United States

Introduction

Home Improvement in the United States industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2007-11, and forecast to 2016). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the United States home improvement market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

• The home improvement market consists of the following segments: Decorative materials; Electrical hardware; hardware; Non-decorative materials; and tools. The Decorative materials segment includes paint, varnish, wall tiles, wallpaper, and woodcare products. Electrical hardware includes alarm systems, batteries, ceiling / wall lights, garden and outdoor lighting, sockets, plugs and switches, torches and portable lamps, and wiring / flex. Hardware includes brackets, locks, nails, nuts and bolts, screws and other hardware, such as base metal mountings, door fittings, etc. The Non-decorative materials segment includes adhesives, aggregates, board, cement, doors and window frames, glass, plaster, plumbing supplies, timber, and other Non-decorative materials, such as bricks, sand, etc. The tools segment includes manual and power tools. Market values are calculated at retail selling prices (RSP). Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant annual average 2010 exchange rates. The abbreviation 'DIY' in this profile refers to 'do-it-yourself', an alternative term to home improvement used in certain countries.
• The US home improvement retail market is forecast to generate total revenues of $212.6 billion in 2011, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -1.8% between 2007 and 2011.
• The non-decorative materials segment is expected to be the market's most lucrative in 2011, with total revenues of $75.1 billion, equivalent to 35.3% of the market's overall value.
• The performance of the market is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 2.3% for the five-year period 2011 - 2016, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $237.9 billion by the end of 2016.

Features

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Leading company profiles reveal details of key home improvement market players’ global operations and financial performance

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Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the United States economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the United States home improvement market by value in 2011?

What will be the size of the United States home improvement market in 2016?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United States home improvement market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

What are the main segments that make up the United States's home improvement market?

Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

MARKET OVERVIEW

Market definition
Market analysis

MARKET DATA

Market value

MARKET SEGMENTATION

Category segmentation
Geography segmentation
Market distribution

MARKET OUTLOOK

Market value forecast

FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

Summary
Buyer power
Supplier power
New entrants
Threat of substitutes
Degree of rivalry

LEADING COMPANIES

Home Depot, Inc.
Lowe's Companies Inc.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc

MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

Country Data

APPENDIX

Methodology
Related Datamonitor research

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: United States home improvement market value: $ million, 2007–11(e)
Table 2: United States home improvement market category segmentation : $million, by value, 2011(e)
Table 3: United States home improvement market geography segmentation : $million, by value, 2011(e)
Table 4: United States home improvement market distribution: % share, by value, 2011(e)
Table 5: United States home improvement market value forecast: $ million, 2011–16
Table 6: Home Depot, Inc.: key facts
Table 7: Home Depot, Inc.: key financials ($)
Table 8: Home Depot, Inc.: key financial ratios
Table 9: Lowe's Companies Inc.: key facts
Table 10: Lowe's Companies Inc.: key financials ($)
Table 11: Lowe's Companies Inc.: key financial ratios
Table 12: Wal-Mart Stores Inc: key facts
Table 13: Wal-Mart Stores Inc: key financials ($)
Table 14: Wal-Mart Stores Inc: key financial ratios
Table 15: United States size of population (million), 2007–11
Table 16: United States GDP (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2007–11
Table 17: United States GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2007–11
Table 18: United States inflation, 2007–11
Table 19: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2007–11
Table 20: United States exchange rate, 2007–11

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: United States home improvement market value: $ million, 2007–11(e)
Figure 2: United States home improvement market category segmentation : % share, by value, 2011(e)
Figure 3: United States home improvement market geography segmentation : % share, by value, 2011(e)
Figure 4: United States home improvement market distribution: % share, by value, 2011(e)
Figure 5: United States home improvement market value forecast: $ million, 2011–16
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the home improvement market in the United States, 2011
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the home improvement market in the United States, 2011
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the home improvement market in the United States, 2011
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the home improvement market in the United States, 2011
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the home improvement market in the United States, 2011
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the home improvement market in the United States, 2011
Figure 12: Home Depot, Inc.: revenues & profitability
Figure 13: Home Depot, Inc.: assets & liabilities
Figure 14: Lowe's Companies Inc.: revenues & profitability
Figure 15: Lowe's Companies Inc.: assets & liabilities
Figure 16: Wal-Mart Stores Inc: revenues & profitability
Figure 17: Wal-Mart Stores Inc: assets & liabilities Skip to top