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Geographically, this report splits the United States market into seven regions:
The West
Southwest
The Middle Atlantic
New England
The South
The Midwest
with sales (volume), revenue (value), market share and growth rate of Self-inflating Lifejackets in these regions, from 2012 to 2022 (forecast).
United States Self-inflating Lifejackets market competition by top manufacturers/players, with Self-inflating Lifejackets sales volume, price, revenue (Million USD) and market share for each manufacturer/player; the top players including
Survitec
VIKING Life-Saving Equipment
The Coleman Company
Hansen Protection
Drager
Johnson Outdoors
Kent Sporting Goods
LALIZAS
Mustang Survival
O’Neill
International Safety Products
SECUMAR
SALUS MARINE WEAR INC.
Dongtai Jianghai
Stormy Lifejackets
Wuxi Xingtai Shipping Equipment
MW Watersports
SeaSafe Systems
Ningbo Zhenhua Electrical Equipment
Aqua Life
Eyson
Xiamen Shenshou Science and Technology
Jiaxing Rongsheng Lifesaving Equipment
On the basis of product, this report displays the sales volume, revenue, product price, market share and growth rate of each type, primarily split into
100N
150N
165N
180N
220N
300N
Other
On the basis on the end users/applications, this report focuses on the status and outlook for major applications/end users, sales volume, market share and growth rate of Self-inflating Lifejackets for each application, including
Adults
Kids
Animals
United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Market Report 2017
1 Self-inflating Lifejackets Overview
1.1 Product Overview and Scope of Self-inflating Lifejackets
1.2 Classification of Self-inflating Lifejackets by Product Category
1.2.1 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Market Size (Sales Volume) Comparison by Type (2012-2022)
1.2.2 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Market Size (Sales Volume) Market Share by Type (Product Category) in 2016
1.2.3 100N
1.2.4 150N
1.2.5 165N
1.2.6 180N
1.2.7 220N
1.2.8 300N
1.2.9 Other
1.3 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Market by Application/End Users
1.3.1 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Market Size (Consumption) and Market Share Comparison by Application (2012-2022)
1.3.2 Adults
1.3.3 Kids
1.3.4 Animals
1.4 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Market by Region
1.4.1 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Market Size (Value) Comparison by Region (2012-2022)
1.4.2 The West Self-inflating Lifejackets Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.4.3 Southwest Self-inflating Lifejackets Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.4.4 The Middle Atlantic Self-inflating Lifejackets Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.4.5 New England Self-inflating Lifejackets Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.4.6 The South Self-inflating Lifejackets Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.4.7 The Midwest Self-inflating Lifejackets Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.5 United States Market Size (Value and Volume) of Self-inflating Lifejackets (2012-2022)
1.5.1 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
1.5.2 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
2 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Market Competition by Players/Suppliers
2.1 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales and Market Share of Key Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
2.2 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue and Share by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
2.3 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Average Price by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
2.4 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Market Competitive Situation and Trends
2.4.1 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Market Concentration Rate
2.4.2 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Market Share of Top 3 and Top 5 Players/Suppliers
2.4.3 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion in United States Market
2.5 United States Players/Suppliers Self-inflating Lifejackets Manufacturing Base Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales (Volume) and Revenue (Value) by Region (2012-2017)
3.1 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales and Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
3.2 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue and Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
3.3 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Price by Region (2012-2017)
4 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales (Volume) and Revenue (Value) by Type (Product Category) (2012-2017)
4.1 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales and Market Share by Type (Product Category) (2012-2017)
4.2 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue and Market Share by Type (2012-2017)
4.3 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Price by Type (2012-2017)
4.4 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Growth Rate by Type (2012-2017)
5 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales (Volume) by Application (2012-2017)
5.1 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales and Market Share by Application (2012-2017)
5.2 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Growth Rate by Application (2012-2017)
5.3 Market Drivers and Opportunities
6 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Players/Suppliers Profiles and Sales Data
6.1 Survitec
6.1.1 Company Basic Information, Manufacturing Base and Competitors
6.1.2 Self-inflating Lifejackets Product Category, Application and Specification
6.1.2.1 Product A
6.1.2.2 Product B
6.1.3 Survitec Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.1.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.2 VIKING Life-Saving Equipment
6.2.2 Self-inflating Lifejackets Product Category, Application and Specification
6.2.2.1 Product A
6.2.2.2 Product B
6.2.3 VIKING Life-Saving Equipment Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.2.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.3 The Coleman Company
6.3.2 Self-inflating Lifejackets Product Category, Application and Specification
6.3.2.1 Product A
6.3.2.2 Product B
6.3.3 The Coleman Company Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.3.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.4 Hansen Protection
6.4.2 Self-inflating Lifejackets Product Category, Application and Specification
6.4.2.1 Product A
6.4.2.2 Product B
6.4.3 Hansen Protection Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.4.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.5 Drager
6.5.2 Self-inflating Lifejackets Product Category, Application and Specification
6.5.2.1 Product A
6.5.2.2 Product B
6.5.3 Drager Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.5.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.6 Johnson Outdoors
6.6.2 Self-inflating Lifejackets Product Category, Application and Specification
6.6.2.1 Product A
6.6.2.2 Product B
6.6.3 Johnson Outdoors Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.6.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.7 Kent Sporting Goods
6.7.2 Self-inflating Lifejackets Product Category, Application and Specification
6.7.2.1 Product A
6.7.2.2 Product B
6.7.3 Kent Sporting Goods Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.7.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.8 LALIZAS
6.8.2 Self-inflating Lifejackets Product Category, Application and Specification
6.8.2.1 Product A
6.8.2.2 Product B
6.8.3 LALIZAS Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.8.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.9 Mustang Survival
6.9.2 Self-inflating Lifejackets Product Category, Application and Specification
6.9.2.1 Product A
6.9.2.2 Product B
6.9.3 Mustang Survival Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.9.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.10 O’Neill
6.10.2 Self-inflating Lifejackets Product Category, Application and Specification
6.10.2.1 Product A
6.10.2.2 Product B
6.10.3 O’Neill Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
6.10.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.11 International Safety Products
6.12 SECUMAR
6.13 SALUS MARINE WEAR INC.
6.14 Dongtai Jianghai
6.15 Stormy Lifejackets
6.16 Wuxi Xingtai Shipping Equipment
6.17 MW Watersports
6.18 SeaSafe Systems
6.19 Ningbo Zhenhua Electrical Equipment
6.20 Aqua Life
6.21 Eyson
6.22 Xiamen Shenshou Science and Technology
6.23 Jiaxing Rongsheng Lifesaving Equipment
7 Self-inflating Lifejackets Manufacturing Cost Analysis
7.1 Self-inflating Lifejackets Key Raw Materials Analysis
7.1.1 Key Raw Materials
7.1.2 Price Trend of Key Raw Materials
7.1.3 Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
7.1.4 Market Concentration Rate of Raw Materials
7.2 Proportion of Manufacturing Cost Structure
7.2.1 Raw Materials
7.2.2 Labor Cost
7.2.3 Manufacturing Expenses
7.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Self-inflating Lifejackets
8 Industrial Chain, Sourcing Strategy and Downstream Buyers
8.1 Self-inflating Lifejackets Industrial Chain Analysis
8.2 Upstream Raw Materials Sourcing
8.3 Raw Materials Sources of Self-inflating Lifejackets Major Manufacturers in 2016
8.4 Downstream Buyers
9 Marketing Strategy Analysis, Distributors/Traders
9.1 Marketing Channel
9.1.1 Direct Marketing
9.1.2 Indirect Marketing
9.1.3 Marketing Channel Development Trend
9.2 Market Positioning
9.2.1 Pricing Strategy
9.2.2 Brand Strategy
9.2.3 Target Client
9.3 Distributors/Traders List
10 Market Effect Factors Analysis
10.1 Technology Progress/Risk
10.1.1 Substitutes Threat
10.1.2 Technology Progress in Related Industry
10.2 Consumer Needs/Customer Preference Change
10.3 Economic/Political Environmental Change
11 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Market Size (Value and Volume) Forecast (2017-2022)
11.1 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Volume, Revenue Forecast (2017-2022)
11.2 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Volume Forecast by Type (2017-2022)
11.3 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Volume Forecast by Application (2017-2022)
11.4 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Volume Forecast by Region (2017-2022)
12 Research Findings and Conclusion
13 Appendix
13.1 Methodology/Research Approach
13.1.1 Research Programs/Design
13.1.2 Market Size Estimation
13.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
13.2 Data Source
13.2.1 Secondary Sources
13.2.2 Primary Sources
13.3 Disclaimer
Figure Product Picture of Self-inflating Lifejackets
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Market Size (K Units) by Type (2012-2022)
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Volume Market Share by Type (Product Category) in 2016
Figure 100N Product Picture
Figure 150N Product Picture
Figure 165N Product Picture
Figure 180N Product Picture
Figure 220N Product Picture
Figure 300N Product Picture
Figure Other Product Picture
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Market Size (K Units) by Application (2012-2022)
Figure United States Sales Market Share of Self-inflating Lifejackets by Application in 2016
Figure Adults Examples
Figure Kids Examples
Figure Animals Examples
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Market Size (Million USD) by Region (2012-2022)
Figure The West Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure Southwest Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure The Middle Atlantic Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure New England Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure The South of US Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure The Midwest Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales (K Units) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Market Major Players Product Sales Volume (K Units) (2012-2017)
Table United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales (K Units) of Key Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Table United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Share by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Figure 2016 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Share by Players/Suppliers
Figure 2017 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Share by Players/Suppliers
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Market Major Players Product Revenue (Million USD) (2012-2017)
Table United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue (Million USD) by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Table United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue Share by Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Figure 2016 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue Share by Players/Suppliers
Figure 2017 United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue Share by Players/Suppliers
Table United States Market Self-inflating Lifejackets Average Price (USD/Unit) of Key Players/Suppliers (2012-2017)
Figure United States Market Self-inflating Lifejackets Average Price (USD/Unit) of Key Players/Suppliers in 2016
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Market Share of Top 3 Players/Suppliers
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Market Share of Top 5 Players/Suppliers
Table United States Players/Suppliers Self-inflating Lifejackets Manufacturing Base Distribution and Sales Area
Table United States Players/Suppliers Self-inflating Lifejackets Product Category
Table United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales (K Units) by Region (2012-2017)
Table United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Share by Region (2012-2017)
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Share by Region (2012-2017)
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Market Share by Region in 2016
Table United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue (Million USD) and Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
Table United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue Share by Region (2012-2017)
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue Market Share by Region in 2016
Table United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Price (USD/Unit) by Region (2012-2017)
Table United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales (K Units) by Type (2012-2017)
Table United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Share by Type (2012-2017)
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Share by Type (2012-2017)
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Market Share by Type in 2016
Table United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue (Million USD) and Market Share by Type (2012-2017)
Table United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue Share by Type (2012-2017)
Figure Revenue Market Share of Self-inflating Lifejackets by Type (2012-2017)
Figure Revenue Market Share of Self-inflating Lifejackets by Type in 2016
Table United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Price (USD/Unit) by Types (2012-2017)
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Growth Rate by Type (2012-2017)
Table United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales (K Units) by Application (2012-2017)
Table United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Market Share by Application (2012-2017)
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Market Share by Application (2012-2017)
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Market Share by Application in 2016
Table United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Growth Rate by Application (2012-2017)
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Growth Rate by Application (2012-2017)
Table Survitec Basic Information List
Table Survitec Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Survitec Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Survitec Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Survitec Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table VIKING Life-Saving Equipment Basic Information List
Table VIKING Life-Saving Equipment Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure VIKING Life-Saving Equipment Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure VIKING Life-Saving Equipment Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure VIKING Life-Saving Equipment Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table The Coleman Company Basic Information List
Table The Coleman Company Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure The Coleman Company Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure The Coleman Company Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure The Coleman Company Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Hansen Protection Basic Information List
Table Hansen Protection Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Hansen Protection Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Hansen Protection Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Hansen Protection Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Drager Basic Information List
Table Drager Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Drager Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Drager Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Drager Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Johnson Outdoors Basic Information List
Table Johnson Outdoors Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Johnson Outdoors Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Johnson Outdoors Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Johnson Outdoors Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Kent Sporting Goods Basic Information List
Table Kent Sporting Goods Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Kent Sporting Goods Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Kent Sporting Goods Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Kent Sporting Goods Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table LALIZAS Basic Information List
Table LALIZAS Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure LALIZAS Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure LALIZAS Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure LALIZAS Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table Mustang Survival Basic Information List
Table Mustang Survival Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure Mustang Survival Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure Mustang Survival Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure Mustang Survival Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table O’Neill Basic Information List
Table O’Neill Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Figure O’Neill Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Growth Rate (2012-2017)
Figure O’Neill Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Figure O’Neill Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue Market Share in United States (2012-2017)
Table International Safety Products Basic Information List
Table SECUMAR Basic Information List
Table SALUS MARINE WEAR INC. Basic Information List
Table Dongtai Jianghai Basic Information List
Table Stormy Lifejackets Basic Information List
Table Wuxi Xingtai Shipping Equipment Basic Information List
Table MW Watersports Basic Information List
Table SeaSafe Systems Basic Information List
Table Ningbo Zhenhua Electrical Equipment Basic Information List
Table Aqua Life Basic Information List
Table Eyson Basic Information List
Table Xiamen Shenshou Science and Technology Basic Information List
Table Jiaxing Rongsheng Lifesaving Equipment Basic Information List
Table Production Base and Market Concentration Rate of Raw Material
Figure Price Trend of Key Raw Materials
Table Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
Figure Manufacturing Cost Structure of Self-inflating Lifejackets
Figure Manufacturing Process Analysis of Self-inflating Lifejackets
Figure Self-inflating Lifejackets Industrial Chain Analysis
Table Raw Materials Sources of Self-inflating Lifejackets Major Players/Suppliers in 2016
Table Major Buyers of Self-inflating Lifejackets
Table Distributors/Traders List
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Volume (K Units) and Growth Rate Forecast (2017-2022)
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate Forecast (2017-2022)
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Price (USD/Unit) Trend Forecast (2017-2022)
Table United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Type (2017-2022)
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Type (2017-2022)
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Type in 2022
Table United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Application (2017-2022)
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Application (2017-2022)
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Application in 2022
Table United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Volume (K Units) Forecast by Region (2017-2022)
Table United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Volume Share Forecast by Region (2017-2022)
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Volume Share Forecast by Region (2017-2022)
Figure United States Self-inflating Lifejackets Sales Volume Share Forecast by Region in 2022
Table Research Programs/Design for This Report
Figure Bottom-up and Top-down Approaches for This Report
Figure Data Triangulation
Table Key Data Information from Secondary Sources
Table Key Data Information from Primary Sources
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