This Business Opportunity Report is intended to be the most complete technical, economic and business document of this type on this subject and is designed to provide information of a professional nature. The technical data are dependent on the accuracy of the manufacturers and technical sources that helped make up the BCC database. This report is not intended to constitute a legal or accounting document, nor is it an endorsement of any given product or process. The authors, and BCC Inc., as the publisher, assume no liability for loss or damage as a result of reliance on this material. Historic growth, value, and price data are expressed in current dollars.
All values represent wholesale level prices unless otherwise mentioned.
All predictions are expressed in constant 1992 dollars. Predictions for the period 1992-1997 are based on a synthesis of the BCC database. Growth rates are average annual growth rates for those periods. Totals are rounded to the nearest million. When appropriate, information from previously published sources is identified to allow a more detailed examination by clients.