Description

Standard & Poor's Global Industry Surveys help meet the growing demand for in-depth industry analysis from a European, Asian and Latin American perspective. Designed for strategic planners, management consultants, money managers, researchers, business students, and academic faculty, Global Industry Surveys are an excellent way to get up to speed on current events, future trends and the competitive dynamics of leading industries outside of North America. Intended to complement a subscription to Standard & Poor's flagship industry research product - Industry Surveys - each Global Industry Survey will include the following sections: Current Environment, Industry Trends, How the Industry Operates, Key Industry Ratios and Statistics, Glossary, Industry References and Comparative Company Analysis.

Table of Contents

CURRENT ENVIRONMENT Production growth slows Free trade talks Infrastructure spending expected to soar Outlook: more opportunities for industrial machinery providers INDUSTRY PROFILE The guts inside a plant Asian markets among the biggest in the world Japan and China key in global trade Few Asian industrial machinery providers among global leaders INDUSTRY TRENDS Rising oil prices increase tensions in Asia Deindustrialization of Japan and South Korea Debate continues over currency fluctuations HOW THE INDUSTRY OPERATES Large Japanese conglomerates have long histories State ownership still prevalent outside Japan Regulation of foreign investments and trade Capital critical for industry Machine tool makers: suppliers to the industrial machinery segment Customer sales KEY INDUSTRYRATIOS AND STATISTICS GLOSSARY INDUSTRY REFERENCES COMPARATIVE COMPANY ANALYSIS