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United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Market Report 2017

October 2017 | 109 pages | ID: U4B0AAA901AEN
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In this report, the United States Commercial Ornamental Fish market is valued at USD XX million in 2016 and is expected to reach USD XX million by the end of 2022, growing at a CAGR of XX% between 2016 and 2022.

Geographically, this report splits the United States market into seven regions:
  • The West
  • Southwest
  • The Middle Atlantic
  • New England
  • The South
  • The Midwest
  • with sales (volume), revenue (value), market share and growth rate of Commercial Ornamental Fish in these regions, from 2012 to 2022 (forecast).
United States Commercial Ornamental Fish market competition by top manufacturers/players, with Commercial Ornamental Fish sales volume, price, revenue (Million USD) and market share for each manufacturer/player; the top players including
  • Liuji
  • Jiahe
  • Wanjin
  • Haojin
  • Oasis Fish Farm
  • Aqua Leisure
  • Imperial Tropicals
  • Florida Tropical Fish Direct
  • BioAquatix
  • Captive Bred
  • Chongqing Shanghua
  • Guangzhou Leshi Aguarium
On the basis of product, this report displays the production, revenue, price, market share and growth rate of each type, primarily split into
  • Cold-water Fish
  • Tropical Fish
On the basis on the end users/applications, this report focuses on the status and outlook for major applications/end users, sales volume, market share and growth rate of Commercial Ornamental Fish for each application, including
  • Shopping Malls
  • Hotels
  • Restaurants
  • Enterprise Offices
  • Other
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United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Market Report 2017

1 COMMERCIAL ORNAMENTAL FISH OVERVIEW

1.1 Product Overview and Scope of Commercial Ornamental Fish
1.2 Classification of Commercial Ornamental Fish by Product Category
  1.2.1 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Market Size (Sales Volume) Comparison by Type (2012-2022)
  1.2.2 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Market Size (Sales Volume) Market Share by Type (Product Category) in 2016
  1.2.3 Cold-water Fish
  1.2.4 Tropical Fish
1.3 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Market by Application/End Users
  1.3.1 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Market Size (Consumption) and Market Share Comparison by Application (2012-2022)
  1.3.2 Shopping Malls
  1.3.3 Hotels
  1.3.4 Restaurants
  1.3.5 Enterprise Offices
  1.3.6 Other
1.4 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Market by Region
  1.4.1 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Market Size (Value) Comparison by Region (2012-2022)
  1.4.2 The West Commercial Ornamental Fish Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
  1.4.3 Southwest Commercial Ornamental Fish Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
  1.4.4 The Middle Atlantic Commercial Ornamental Fish Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
  1.4.5 New England Commercial Ornamental Fish Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
  1.4.6 The South Commercial Ornamental Fish Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
  1.4.7 The Midwest Commercial Ornamental Fish Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.5 United States Market Size (Value and Volume) of Commercial Ornamental Fish (2012-2022)
  1.5.1 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
  1.5.2 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue and Growth Rate (2012-2022)

2 UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL ORNAMENTAL FISH MARKET COMPETITION BY PLAYERS/SUPPLIERS

2.1 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales and Market Share of Key Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
2.2 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue and Share by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
2.3 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Average Price by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
2.4 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Market Competitive Situation and Trends
  2.4.1 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Market Concentration Rate
  2.4.2 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Market Share of Top 3 and Top 5 Players/Suppliers
  2.4.3 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion in United States Market
2.5 United States Players/Suppliers Commercial Ornamental Fish Manufacturing Base Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type

3 UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL ORNAMENTAL FISH SALES (VOLUME) AND REVENUE (VALUE) BY REGION (2012-2017)

3.1 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales and Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
3.2 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue and Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
3.3 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Price by Region (2012-2017)

4 UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL ORNAMENTAL FISH SALES (VOLUME) AND REVENUE (VALUE) BY TYPE (PRODUCT CATEGORY) (2012-2017)

4.1 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales and Market Share by Type (Product Category) (2012-2017)
4.2 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue and Market Share by Type (2012-2017)
4.3 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Price by Type (2012-2017)
4.4 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Growth Rate by Type (2012-2017)

5 UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL ORNAMENTAL FISH SALES (VOLUME) BY APPLICATION (2012-2017)

5.1 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales and Market Share by Application (2012-2017)
5.2 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Growth Rate by Application (2012-2017)
5.3 Market Drivers and Opportunities

6 UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL ORNAMENTAL FISH PLAYERS/SUPPLIERS PROFILES AND SALES DATA

6.1 Liuji
  6.1.1 Company Basic Information, Manufacturing Base and Competitors
  6.1.2 Commercial Ornamental Fish Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.1.2.1 Product A
    6.1.2.2 Product B
  6.1.3 Liuji Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
  6.1.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.2 Jiahe
  6.2.2 Commercial Ornamental Fish Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.2.2.1 Product A
    6.2.2.2 Product B
  6.2.3 Jiahe Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
  6.2.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.3 Wanjin
  6.3.2 Commercial Ornamental Fish Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.3.2.1 Product A
    6.3.2.2 Product B
  6.3.3 Wanjin Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
  6.3.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.4 Haojin
  6.4.2 Commercial Ornamental Fish Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.4.2.1 Product A
    6.4.2.2 Product B
  6.4.3 Haojin Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
  6.4.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.5 Oasis Fish Farm
  6.5.2 Commercial Ornamental Fish Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.5.2.1 Product A
    6.5.2.2 Product B
  6.5.3 Oasis Fish Farm Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
  6.5.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.6 Aqua Leisure
  6.6.2 Commercial Ornamental Fish Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.6.2.1 Product A
    6.6.2.2 Product B
  6.6.3 Aqua Leisure Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
  6.6.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.7 Imperial Tropicals
  6.7.2 Commercial Ornamental Fish Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.7.2.1 Product A
    6.7.2.2 Product B
  6.7.3 Imperial Tropicals Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
  6.7.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.8 Florida Tropical Fish Direct
  6.8.2 Commercial Ornamental Fish Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.8.2.1 Product A
    6.8.2.2 Product B
  6.8.3 Florida Tropical Fish Direct Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
  6.8.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.9 BioAquatix
  6.9.2 Commercial Ornamental Fish Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.9.2.1 Product A
    6.9.2.2 Product B
  6.9.3 BioAquatix Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
  6.9.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.10 Captive Bred
  6.10.2 Commercial Ornamental Fish Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.10.2.1 Product A
    6.10.2.2 Product B
  6.10.3 Captive Bred Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
  6.10.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.11 Chongqing Shanghua
6.12 Guangzhou Leshi Aguarium

7 COMMERCIAL ORNAMENTAL FISH MANUFACTURING COST ANALYSIS

7.1 Commercial Ornamental Fish Key Raw Materials Analysis
  7.1.1 Key Raw Materials
  7.1.2 Price Trend of Key Raw Materials
  7.1.3 Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
  7.1.4 Market Concentration Rate of Raw Materials
7.2 Proportion of Manufacturing Cost Structure
  7.2.1 Raw Materials
  7.2.2 Labor Cost
  7.2.3 Manufacturing Expenses
7.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Commercial Ornamental Fish

8 INDUSTRIAL CHAIN, SOURCING STRATEGY AND DOWNSTREAM BUYERS

8.1 Commercial Ornamental Fish Industrial Chain Analysis
8.2 Upstream Raw Materials Sourcing
8.3 Raw Materials Sources of Commercial Ornamental Fish Major Manufacturers in 2016
8.4 Downstream Buyers

9 MARKETING STRATEGY ANALYSIS, DISTRIBUTORS/TRADERS

9.1 Marketing Channel
  9.1.1 Direct Marketing
  9.1.2 Indirect Marketing
  9.1.3 Marketing Channel Development Trend
9.2 Market Positioning
  9.2.1 Pricing Strategy
  9.2.2 Brand Strategy
  9.2.3 Target Client
9.3 Distributors/Traders List

10 MARKET EFFECT FACTORS ANALYSIS

10.1 Technology Progress/Risk
  10.1.1 Substitutes Threat
  10.1.2 Technology Progress in Related Industry
10.2 Consumer Needs/Customer Preference Change
10.3 Economic/Political Environmental Change

11 UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL ORNAMENTAL FISH MARKET SIZE (VALUE AND VOLUME) FORECAST (2017-2022)

11.1 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Volume, Revenue Forecast (2017-2022)
11.2 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Volume Forecast by Type (2017-2022)
11.3 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Volume Forecast by Application (2017-2022)
11.4 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Volume Forecast by Region (2017-2022)

12 RESEARCH FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

13 APPENDIX

13.1 Methodology/Research Approach
  13.1.1 Research Programs/Design
  13.1.2 Market Size Estimation
  13.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
13.2 Data Source
  13.2.1 Secondary Sources
  13.2.2 Primary Sources
13.3 Disclaimer


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LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

Figure Product Picture of Commercial Ornamental Fish
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Market Size (K Units) by Type (2012-2022)
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Volume Market Share by Type (Product Category) in 2016
Figure Cold-water Fish Product Picture
Figure Tropical Fish Product Picture
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Market Size (K Units) by Application (2012-2022)
Figure United States Sales Market Share of Commercial Ornamental Fish by Application in 2016
Figure Shopping Malls Examples
Table Key Downstream Customer in Shopping Malls
Figure Hotels Examples
Table Key Downstream Customer in Hotels
Figure Restaurants Examples
Table Key Downstream Customer in Restaurants
Figure Enterprise Offices Examples
Table Key Downstream Customer in Enterprise Offices
Figure Other Examples
Table Key Downstream Customer in Other
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Market Size (Million USD) by Region (2012-2022)
Figure The West Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure Southwest Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure The Middle Atlantic Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure New England Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure The South of US Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure The Midwest Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales (K Units) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Market Major Players Product Sales Volume (K Units) (2012-2017)
Table United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales (K Units) of Key Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Table United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Share by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Figure 2016 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Share by Players/Suppliers
Figure 2017 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Share by Players/Suppliers
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Market Major Players Product Revenue (Million USD) (2012-2017)
Table United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue (Million USD) by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Table United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue Share by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Figure 2016 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue Share by Players/Suppliers
Figure 2017 United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue Share by Players/Suppliers
Table United States Market Commercial Ornamental Fish Average Price (USD/Unit) of Key Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Figure United States Market Commercial Ornamental Fish Average Price (USD/Unit) of Key Players/Suppliers in 2016
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Market Share of Top 3 Players/Suppliers
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Market Share of Top 5 Players/Suppliers
Table United States Players/Suppliers Commercial Ornamental Fish Manufacturing Base Distribution and Sales Area
Table United States Players/Suppliers Commercial Ornamental Fish Product Category
Table United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales (K Units) by Region (2012-2017)
Table United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Share by Region (2012-2017)
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Share by Region (2012-2017)
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Market Share by Region in 2016
Table United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue (Million USD) and Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
Table United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue Share by Region (2012-2017)
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue Market Share by Region in 2016
Table United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Price (USD/Unit) by Region (2012-2017)
Table United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales (K Units) by Type (2012-2017)
Table United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Share by Type (2012-2017)
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Share by Type (2012-2017)
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Market Share by Type in 2016
Table United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue (Million USD) and Market Share by Type (2012-2017)
Table United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue Share by Type (2012-2017)
Figure Revenue Market Share of Commercial Ornamental Fish by Type (2012-2017)
Figure Revenue Market Share of Commercial Ornamental Fish by Type in 2016
Table United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Price (USD/Unit) by Types (2012-2017)
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Growth Rate by Type (2012-2017)
Table United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales (K Units) by Application (2012-2017)
Table United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Market Share by Application (2012-2017)
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Market Share by Application (2012-2017)
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Market Share by Application in 2016
Table United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Growth Rate by Application (2012-2017)
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Growth Rate by Application (2012-2017)
Table Liuji Basic Information List
Table Liuji Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Liuji Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Liuji Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Liuji Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Jiahe Basic Information List
Table Jiahe Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Jiahe Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Jiahe Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Jiahe Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Wanjin Basic Information List
Table Wanjin Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Wanjin Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Wanjin Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Wanjin Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Haojin Basic Information List
Table Haojin Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Haojin Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Haojin Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Haojin Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Oasis Fish Farm Basic Information List
Table Oasis Fish Farm Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Oasis Fish Farm Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Oasis Fish Farm Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Oasis Fish Farm Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Aqua Leisure Basic Information List
Table Aqua Leisure Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Aqua Leisure Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Aqua Leisure Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Aqua Leisure Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Imperial Tropicals Basic Information List
Table Imperial Tropicals Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Imperial Tropicals Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Imperial Tropicals Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Imperial Tropicals Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Florida Tropical Fish Direct Basic Information List
Table Florida Tropical Fish Direct Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Florida Tropical Fish Direct Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Florida Tropical Fish Direct Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Florida Tropical Fish Direct Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table BioAquatix Basic Information List
Table BioAquatix Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure BioAquatix Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure BioAquatix Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure BioAquatix Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Captive Bred Basic Information List
Table Captive Bred Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Captive Bred Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Captive Bred Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Captive Bred Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Chongqing Shanghua Basic Information List
Table Guangzhou Leshi Aguarium Basic Information List
Table Production Base and Market Concentration Rate of Raw Material
Figure Price Trend of Key Raw Materials
Table Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
Figure Manufacturing Cost Structure of Commercial Ornamental Fish
Figure Manufacturing Process Analysis of Commercial Ornamental Fish
Figure Commercial Ornamental Fish Industrial Chain Analysis
Table Raw Materials Sources of Commercial Ornamental Fish Major Players/Suppliers in 2016
Table Major Buyers of Commercial Ornamental Fish
Table Distributors/Traders List
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Volume (K Units) and Growth Rate Forecast (2017-2022)
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate Forecast (2017-2022)
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Price (USD/Unit) Trend Forecast (2017-2022)
Table United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Type (2017-2022)
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Type (2017-2022)
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Type in 2022
Table United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Application (2017-2022)
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Application (2017-2022)
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Application in 2022
Table United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Region (2017-2022)
Table United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Volume Share Forecast by Region (2017-2022)
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Volume Share Forecast by Region (2017-2022)
Figure United States Commercial Ornamental Fish Sales Volume Share Forecast by Region in 2022
Table Research Programs/Design for This Report
Figure Bottom-up and Top-down Approaches for This Report
Figure Data Triangulation
Table Key Data Information from Secondary Sources
Table Key Data Information from Primary Sources

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