Study #: 2478

Published: 04/2009

Pages: 260

Full Study Price: US$ 4,600

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Power Lawn & Garden Equipment to 2013 - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

US power lawn and garden equipment demand will reach $9.7 billion in 2013. Lawnmowers will remain the largest segment and be among the fastest growing, along with turf and grounds equipment. The South will stay the largest regional market while the West is expected to post the strongest advances.

This study analyzes the US power lawn and garden equipment industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1998, 2003 and 2008, and forecasts for 2013 and 2018 by material, market (e.g., residential, commercial, government), product (e.g., lawnmowers, turf and grounds equipment, trimmers and edgers, garden tractors and rotary tillers, snow throwers), power source and region.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 38 industry players, including Deere & Company, Husqvarna and Toro.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS


SECTION                                                                      PAGE

               INTRODUCTION                                                     x
               
          I.   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                                1

         II.   MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                               4
               General                                                          4
               Macroeconomic Outlook                                            4
               Personal Income & Expenditure Patterns                           9
               Demographic & Employment Trends                                 11
               Housing Outlook                                                 14
                   Household Formations & Housing Stock Patterns               14
                   Housing Completions                                         17
               Pricing Patterns                                                20
               Market Trends                                                   22
               Regulatory & Environmental Issues                               24
                   Air Emissions                                               25
                   Noise Pollution                                             26
                   Yard Waste                                                  27
               Technology                                                      27
               World Power Lawn & Garden Equipment Market                      28
               US Foreign Trade                                                30
                   Exports                                                     31
                   Imports                                                     32
                   
        III.   MATERIALS                                                       35
               General                                                         35
               Metals                                                          36
               Plastic                                                         39
               Other Materials                                                 41
               
         IV.   MARKETS                                                         43
               General                                                         43
               Residential                                                     45
               Commercial                                                      47
                   Landscape Firms                                             48
                     Landscape Services Outlook                                49
                     Lawn & Garden Equipment Demand                            51
                   Golf Courses                                                52
                     Golf Courses Outlook                                      52
                     Lawn & Garden Equipment Demand                            54
                   Government & Other                                          56
                     State & Municipal Government Outlook                      56
                     Lawn & Garden Equipment Demand                            57
                     
          V.   PRODUCTS                                                        60
               General                                                         60
               Lawnmowers                                                      63
                   Riding                                                      66
                     Front Engine                                              67
                     Rear Engine                                               69
                   Non-Riding                                                  70
                     Self-Propelled                                            72
                     Push                                                      72
                   Foreign Trade                                               73
               Turf & Grounds Equipment                                        75
                   Mowers                                                      78
                     Riding                                                    80
                     Non-Riding                                                81
                     Other                                                     82
                   Turf Tractors & Related Equipment                           83
                   All Other Turf Care Equipment                               84
                   Foreign Trade                                               86
               Trimmers & Edgers                                               88
                   Wire Blade                                                  90
                   Fixed Blade                                                 92
               Garden Tractors & Rotary Tillers                                93
                   Garden Tractors                                             94
                   Rotary Tillers                                              96
               Snow Throwers                                                   98
                   Dual-Stage                                                 100
                   Single-Stage                                               102
                   Foreign Trade                                              103
               Blowers, Vacuums & Sweepers                                    104
               Hedge Trimmers & Other                                         107
               Parts & Attachments                                            109
               Power Source                                                   112
                   Gas Equipment                                              113
                   Electric Equipment                                         115
                   
         VI.   REGIONAL TRENDS                                                118
               General                                                        118
               Regional Demographic & Economic Trends                         119
                   Regional Population Outlook                                120
                   Regional Economic Outlook                                  122
                   Regional Housing Trends                                    123
               Northeast                                                      125
               Midwest                                                        127
               South                                                          128
               West                                                           131
               
        VII.   INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                             134
               General                                                        134
               Industry Composition & Market Share                            135
                   Residential                                                137
                   Commercial                                                 139
               Mergers & Acquisitions                                         141
               Competitive Strategies                                         144
               Research & Product Development                                 146
               Manufacturing                                                  148
               Marketing                                                      150
               Distribution                                                   153
                   Residential Distribution Channels                          153
                     Home Centers                                             154
                     Mass Merchandisers                                       155
                     Hardware & Other                                         156
                   Commercial Distribution Channels                           157
               Cooperative Agreements                                         158
               Company Profiles                                               161
                   Alamo Group Incorporated                                   162
                   American Honda Motor Power Equipment, see Honda
                   Ariens Company                                             166
                   Auburn Consolidated Industries, see Ariens
                   Bad Boy Incorporated                                       169
                   Black & Decker Corporation                                 170
                   Blount International Incorporated                          172
                   BlueBird International, see Husqvarna
                   Briggs & Stratton Corporation                              174
                   Bush Hog LLC                                               181
                   Country Home Products Incorporated                         182
                   Dana Holding Corporation                                   184
                   Deere & Company                                            186
                   Dixon Industries, see Husqvarna
                   Echo Incorporated, see Mitsui & Company
                   Excel Industries Incorporated                              190
                   Exmark Manufacturing Company Incorporated, see Toro
                   Fuji Heavy Industries Limited                              192
                   GGP Sweden AB                                              193
                   Grasshopper Mower Incorporated, see Moridge
                   Henke Manufacturing Corporation, see Alamo
                   Herschel-Adams Corporation, see Alamo
                   Hoffco Comet Industries Incorporated                       195
                   Home Depot Incorporated                                    197
                   Honda Motor Company Limited                                199
                   Husqvarna AB                                               202
                   Jenn Feng Industrial Company Limited                       208
                   Jonsered, see Husqvarna
                   Kawasaki Heavy Industries Limited                          210
                   Kee Mowers Incorporated, see Hoffco Comet
                   Kohler Company                                             212
                   Kubota Corporation                                         215
                   Lawn-Boy Incorporated, see Toro
                   LESCO Incorporated, see Deere & Company                       
                   Lowe's Companies Incorporated                              218
                   M&W Gear, see Alamo
                   Makita Corporation                                         219
                   McLane Manufacturing Incorporated                          221
                   Metalcraft of Mayville Incorporated                        222
                   Mitsui & Company Limited                                   224
                   Moridge Manufacturing Incorporated                         226                 
                   MTD Products Incorporated                                  228
                   RedMax, see Husqvarna
                   Rhino, see Alamo
                   Robin America Incorporated, see Fuji Heavy Industries
                   Scag Power Equipment, see Metalcraft of Mayville
                   Schiller Grounds Care Incorporated                         233
                   Schulte Industries, see Alamo
                   Sears Holdings Corporation                                 237
                   Shindaiwa Corporation                                      240
                   Stens Corporation, see Ariens
                   STIHL Holding AG & Company KG                              243
                   Swisher Mower & Machine Company                            246
                   Techtronic Industries Company Limited                      248
                   Tecumseh Products Company                                  251
                   Textron Incorporated                                       252
                   Tiger Corporation, see Alamo
                   Toro Company                                               254
                   Walker Manufacturing Company                               259
                   Yazoo/Kees Power Equipment, see Husqvarna

                                  LIST OF TABLES
                                        
TABLE NUMBER                                                                 PAGE

               SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
               Summary Table                                                    3

               SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
           1   Macroeconomic Indicators                                         9
           2   Personal Income & Expenditures                                  11
           3   Population                                                      14
           4   Households & Housing Stock                                      16
           5   Private Housing Completions                                     20
           6   Lawn & Garden Equipment Pricing                                 22
           7   Power Lawn & Garden Equipment Market Trends, 1998-2008          24
           8   Power Lawn & Garden Equipment Foreign Trade                     30

               SECTION III -- MATERIALS
           1   Power Lawn & Garden Equipment Material Consumption              36
           2   Power Lawn & Garden Equipment Metal Consumption                 38
           3   Power Lawn & Garden Equipment Plastic Consumption               41
           4   Power Lawn & Garden Equipment Other Material Consumption        42

               SECTION IV -- MARKETS
           1   Power Lawn & Garden Equipment Markets                           44
           2   Residential Market: Power Lawn & Garden Equipment Demand        47
           3   Commercial Market: Power Lawn & Garden Equipment Demand         48
           4   Landscaping Services Revenue & Establishment Data               50
           5   Landscape Establishments Market: Power Lawn & Garden     
                   Equipment Demand                                            52
           6   Golf Courses                                                    54
           7   Golf Course Market: Lawn & Garden Equipment Demand              55
           8   Government Expenditures                                         57
           9   Government & Other Market: Power Lawn & Garden 
                   Equipment Demand                                            59

               SECTION V -- PRODUCTS
           1   Lawn & Garden Equipment Supply & Demand                         62
           2   Lawnmower Supply & Demand                                       65
           3   Riding Mower Shipments                                          67
           4   Front Engine Riding Mower Shipments                             68
           5   Rear Engine Riding Mower Shipments                              70
           6   Non-Riding Lawnmower Shipments                                  71
           7   Lawnmower Foreign Trade                                         75
           8   Turf & Grounds Equipment Supply & Demand                        78
           9   Turf & Grounds Mower Shipments                                  79
          10   Riding Turf & Grounds Mower Shipments                           80
          11   Non-Riding Turf & Grounds Mower Shipments                       82
          12   Other Turf & Grounds Mowing Equipment Shipments                 83
          13   Turf Tractor & Related Equipment Shipments                      84
          14   All Other Turf Care Equipment Shipments                         86
          15   Turf & Grounds Equipment Foreign Trade                          88
          16   Trimmer & Edger Supply & Demand                                 90
          17   Wire Blade Trimmer & Edger Shipments                            92
          18   Fixed Blade Trimmer & Edger Shipments                           93
          19   Garden Tractor & Rotary Tiller Supply & Demand                  94
          20   Garden Tractor Shipments                                        96
          21   Rotary Tiller Shipments                                         98
          22   Snow Thrower Supply & Demand                                   100
          23   Dual-Stage Snow Thrower Shipments                              101
          24   Single-Stage Snow Thrower Shipments                            103
          25   Blower, Vacuum & Sweeper Supply & Demand                       107
          26   Hedge Trimmer & Other Lawn & Garden
                   Equipment Supply & Demand                                  109
          27   Lawn & Garden Equipment Parts & Attachments 
                   Supply & Demand                                            111
          28   Lawn & Garden Equipment Shipments by Power Source              113
          29   Gas-Powered Lawn & Garden Equipment Shipments                  115
          30   Electric Lawn & Garden Equipment Shipments                     117

               SECTION VI -- REGIONAL TRENDS
           1   Power Lawn & Garden Equipment Demand by Region                 119
           2   Population by Region                                           121
           3   Gross Domestic Product by Region                               123
           4   Regional Home Sales & New Housing Units                        124
           5   Northeast Lawn & Garden Equipment Demand                       126
           6   Midwest Lawn & Garden Equipment Demand                         128
           7   South Lawn & Garden Equipment Demand                           131
           8   West Lawn & Garden Equipment Demand                            133

               SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1   US Power Lawn & Garden Equipment Sales by Company, 2008        136
           2   Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                           143
           3   Selected Cooperative Agreements                                160

                                  LIST OF CHARTS
                                        
CHART NUMBER                                                                 PAGE

               SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
           1   Power Lawn & Garden Equipment Exports by 
                   Destination, 2008                                           32
           2   Power Lawn & Garden Equipment Imports by Source, 2008           34

               SECTION IV -- MARKETS
           1   Power Lawn & Garden Equipment Markets, 2008                     45

               SECTION V -- PRODUCTS
           1   Power Lawn & Garden Equipment Demand by Product, 2008           63

               SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1   Power Lawn & Garden Equipment Market Share, 2008               137
           2   Residential Power Lawn & Garden Equipment Market 
                   Share, 2008                                                139
           3   Commercial Power Lawn & Garden Equipment 
                   Market Share, 2008                                         141
           4   Residential Power Lawn & Garden Equipment Sales by
                   Distribution Channel, 2008                                 154
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