Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/10/2014 -- Confectionery in the United States industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2008-12, and forecast to 2017). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the United States confectionery market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

- The confectionery market consists of retail sales of chocolate, gum, cereal bars and sugar confectionery. The market is valued according to retail selling price (RSP) and includes any applicable taxes. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using 2012 annual average exchange rates.
- The US confectionery market had total revenues of $36.0bn in 2012, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.2% between 2008 and 2012.
- Market consumption volumes increased with a CAGR of 1.5% between 2008 and 2012, to reach a total of 3,816.7 million kg in 2012.
- The performance of the market is forecast to decelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 1.9% for the five-year period 2012 - 2017, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $39.6bn by the end of 2017.

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Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, and leading players in the confectionery market in the United States

Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the confectionery market in the United States

Leading company profiles reveal details of key confectionery market players' global operations and financial performance

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Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the United States economy

Key Questions Answered

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