U.S. Market for Personal Safes

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Executive Summary

• Scope of the Report
• Methodology
• Overview
• Characteristics of Personal Safes
  • Table 1-1 Sizes of Safes (in inches)
  • Quality Ratings
  • Table 1-2 Ratings of Burglary Safes
  • Table 1-3 Ratings of Fire Safes
• Market Size
  • U.S. Market Size for All Safes
  • Table 1-4 U.S. Shipment, Import and Export Values for All Safes, 2002-2006 (in million $)
  • U.S. Market Size for Personal Safes
  • Table 1-5 Estimated U.S. Shipment, Import and Export Values for Personal Safes, 2002-2006 (in million $)
  • Personal Safe Shipment Estimates
  • Table 1-6 Estimated Value of U.S. Product Shipments for Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products, Including Fabricated Metal Safes, 2002-2006 (in million $)
  • Personal Safe Import/Export Estimates
  • Imports and Exports of All Safes
  • Imports of All Safes by Country
  • Exports of All Safes by Country
  • Factors Contributing to Growth
  • Outlook for 2008
  • Five-Year Outlook
  • Table 1-7 Forecast of U.S. Shipment, Import and Export Values for Safes, 2007-2011 (in million $)
• Competitive Scenario
  • Major Competitors
  • Market Share
  • Other Important Competitors
  • Promotion
  • Trade Shows
  • Channels of Distribution
  • Seasonality
  • Regionality
• The End User
  • Who Buys?
  • Type of Residence
  • Employment Status
  • Race/Ethnicity

Chapter 2 The Market

• Scope of the Report
• Methodology
• Overview
• Characteristics of Personal Safes
  • Type of Safe
  • Portable Safes
  • Wall Safes
  • Freestanding Safes
  • In-Floor Safes
  • Method of Opening
  • Traditional Locks
  • New Locks
  • Type of Protection
  • Fire Protection
  • Water Protection
  • Capacity and Content Stored
  • Table 2-1 Sizes of Safes (in inches)
  • Convenience and Ease of Use
  • Quality Ratings
  • Theft Ratings
  • Table 2-2 Ratings of Burglary Safes
  • Table 2-3 Categories of Burglary Safes
  • Fire Ratings
  • Table 2-4 Ratings of Fire Safes
• Market Size
  • U.S. Market Size for All Safes
  • Table 2-5 U.S. Shipment, Import and Export Values for All Safes, 2002-2006 (in million $)
  • Figure 2-1 U.S. Market for All Safes, 2002-2006 (in million $)
  • U.S. Market Size for Personal Safes
  • Table 2-6 Estimated U.S. Shipment, Import and Export Values for Personal Safes, 2002-2006 (in million $)
  • Figure 2-2 U.S. Market for Personal Safes, 2002-2006 (in million $)
  • Personal Safe Shipment Estimates
  • Table 2-7 Estimated Value of U.S. Product Shipments for Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products, Including Fabricated Metal Safes, 2002-2006 (in million $)
  • Personal Safe Import/Export Estimates
  • Imports and Exports of All Safes
  • Figure 2-3 U.S. Imports and Exports of All Safes, 2002-2006 (in million $)
  • Imports of All Safes by Country
  • Figure 2-4 U.S. Imports of All Safes by Top 4 Countries, 2006 (%)
  • Table 2-8 U.S. Imports of All Safes by Top 10 Countries, 2002-2006 (in million $)
  • Exports of All Safes by Country
  • Figure 2-5 U.S. Exports of All Safes by Top 4 Countries, 2006 (%)
  • Table 2-9 U.S. Exports of All Safes by Top 10 Countries, 2002-2006 (in million $)
  • U.S. Retail Sales for Personal Safes
• Market Forecast
  • Factors Contributing to Growth
  • Five-Year Outlook
  • Table 2-10 Forecast of U.S. Shipment, Import and Export Values for Safes, 2007-2011 (in million $)
  • Figure 2-6 Forecast of U.S. Market for Safes, 2002-2006 (in million $)

Chapter 3 Trends and Dynamics

• Security Concerns
• Crime Statistics
• Figure 3-1 Number of Residential Burglaries, 2002-2006 (in thousands)
• Figure 3-2 Number of Day vs. Night Residential Burglaries (Where Time of Day is Known), 2002-2006 (in thousands)
• Fire Statistics
• Figure 3-3 Direct Dollar Loss from Fires: All Homes vs. One/Two-Family Dwellings, 2001-2005 (in million $)
• Hurricane Statistics
• Figure 3-4 Number of Western Atlantic Hurricane Season Storms, 2002-2007
• Figure 3-5 Number of Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season Storms, 2002-2007
• Flood Statistics
• Firearm Regulations
• Demographics
• Figure 3-6 Estimated Number of Americans Working from Home, 2002-2006 (in thousands)
• Figure 3-7 Number of U.S. Married Couples in Which the Husband Works Full-Time and the Wife Also Works, 2001-2005 (in millions)
• Figure 3-8 Number of U.S. Single-Person Households, 2002-2006 (in thousands)
• The Economy
• Disposable Income
• Table 3-1 U.S. Disposable Personal Income: Total and Per Capita,
• 2002-2006 (in chained 2000 dollars)
• Consumer Price Index
• Figure 3-9 Average Annual Consumer Price Index, 2002-2006
• Table 3-2 Monthly Consumer Price Index, January 2002-October 2007 (1982-1984=100)
• Residential Building and Home Sales
• Table 3-3 New Privately Owned Housing Units Started, 2002-2006 (in thousands of units)
• Figure 3-10 New and Existing Home Sales, 2002-2007(E) (in millions)
• Steel Prices
• Figure 3-11 Monthly Steel Prices, July 2006-September 2007 ($ per metric ton)
• Gap Between Rich and Poor
• Latest Features in Home Building
• Competitive Forces
• Outlook for 2008

Chapter 4 Competitive Profiles

• Size and Price Ranges
• Table 4-1 Comparison of Safes by Size and Price
• Market Share
• Other Important Competitors
• American Security Products Co. (AMSEC)
  • Corporate Background
  • Product and Brand Portfolio
  • Table 4-2 AMSEC' s Product and Brand Portfolio
  • Performance
  • Company News
• Fire Fyter
  • Corporate Background
  • Product and Brand Portfolio
  • Performance
• FireKing Security Group
  • Corporate Background
  • Product and Brand Portfolio
  • Table 4-3 FireKing Security' s Product and Brand Portfolio
  • Performance
  • Company News
  • FireKing' s Acquisition Time Table
• Fort Knox Security Products
  • Corporate Background
  • Product and Brand Portfolio
  • Table 4-4 Fort Knox' s Brand Portfolio
  • Performance
• Gardall Safe Corp.
  • Corporate Background
  • Product and Brand Portfolio
  • Performance
• Heritage Safe Co.
• Corporate Background
• Product and Brand Portfolio
• Table 4-5 Heritage Safe' s Product and Brand Portfolio Performance

• Liberty Safe & Security Products, Inc.
  • Corporate Background
  • Product and Brand Portfolio
  • Table 4-6 Liberty Safe' s Product and Brand Portfolio
  • Performance
• Schwab Corp.
  • Corporate Background
  • Schwab Corp. Timeline
  • Product and Brand Portfolio
  • Table 4-7 Schwab' s Product and Brand Portfolio
  • Performance
• Sentry Group
  • Corporate Background
  • Product and Brand Portfolio
  • Table 4-8 Sentry' s Product and Brand Portfolio
  • Performance
  • Company News
• Sisco, Inc.
  • Corporate Background
  • Product and Brand Portfolio
  • Table 4-9 Sisco' s Product and Brand Portfolio
  • Performance

Chapter 5 Promotion and Distribution

• Promotion
• Trade Shows
• Distribution
• Channels of Distribution
• Seasonality
• Regionality

Chapter 6 The End User

• Who Buys?
• What is Stored?
• College Students
• Type of Residence
• Employment Status
• Regionality
• Figure 6-1 Number of Burglaries in the U.S. by Community Type, 2006 (rate per 100,000 inhabitants)
• Figure 6-2 Estimated Total Number of Burglaries in the U.S. by Community Type, 2006 (in millions)
• Figure 6-3 Percentage of Burglaries in the U.S. by Region, 2006 (%)
• Race/Ethnicity

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