Abstract
INTRODUCTION
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a trilateral trade bloc in
North America (the US, Canada, and Mexico). This report contains easily
comparable data on market value, volume, segmentation and market share across
NAFTA bloc countries in the Road & Rail market, plus full five-year market
forecasts. It examines future problems, innovations and potential growth areas
within the market.
What is this report about?
This report is a part of Datamonitor' s NAFTA Industry Guide series, which
includes comprehensive category data and analysis across all major industry
sectors. These incisive reports include key data points, charts and expert
analysis. 1.2 Who is the target reader?
This report should make essential reading for anyone involved in the Road &
Rail market, plus anyone considering expansion into the Road & Rail market, or
targeting customers or suppliers in the market.
This report should be read by competitive analysts, distribution managers,
marketing managers, strategic planners and senior executives.
How to use this report
This introductory section sets out the report style and explains the
definitions used in the following chapters: chapter two gives an overview;
chapters three to five consider NAFTA bloc countries; and chapter six is an
appendix that details Datamonitor' s research methodology.
Definitions
The road and rail industry is composed of the railroad sector and the trucking
sector. Market values for the trucking sector reflect total revenues garnered
from all freight road transport and paid road passenger travel (including
coach, bus and taxi), while market values for the railroad sector reflect
total revenues collected from passenger and freight rail transportation. Any
currency conversions used in this report have been calculated at 2007 annual
average exchange rates.
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