Bishop and Associates has just released a new eight-chapter research report covering the World Instrumentation Market for Connectors. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the world instrumentation market, detailing connector consumption by connector type for each category of instrumentation equipment, and by geographic region for the major segments.
In addition to an analysis of market metrics, a survey of packaging and interconnection trends is provided for the major categories of instrumentation equipment. The top 50 connector suppliers to the market are identified with additional competitive analysis by connector product family. While the Instrumentation sector represents a comparatively small portion of the total market for connectors, the five-year (2004-2009), compound annual growth forecast of 8.0 percent outpaces the current total connector market growth forecast of 6.9 percent. Moreover, the instrumentation sector is expected to grow to a billion dollar market for connectors by the end of the forecast period. Instrumentation equipment is generally designed to assure high accuracy and reliability. The industry can be characterized as "high value - moderate volume" as opposed to a mass market, commodity industry. As a result, margins are comparatively more stable. This report provides the essential information needed to access opportunities the growing instrumentation sector, including the following: - The value and growth rate for each category of equipment is forecast for the years 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009. - The values and growth rates of connectors are identified by equipment type for the years 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009. - The primary objective is to create a single, comprehensive and authoritative analysis of the instrumentation sector.
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- Provide an independent basis for assessing market share and competitive advantage. - Identify the dollar value of each category of instrumentation equipment included in the scope of the report. Connector market size is organized by equipment type, connector family and by geographic region. - Provide regional connector shipment details for North America, Europe, Japan, China, Asia Pacific and ROW. - Provide connector sales by connector product type, by instrumentation equipment type for 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009. Connector Market The total value of connector factory shipments to the instrumentation sector was $695.4 million in 2004, up +20% over the previous year. The five-year forecast of total connector shipments in 2009 is $1.023 billion, representing a compound annual growth rate of +8%. The five-year instrumentation growth rate for connectors compares favorably with the connector industry total growth rate of approximately +6.9%. | 
