Pub date: 17 May 2012 Global
Corporate Financing Week provides must-read updates and analysis on global M&A activity, IPOs, privatizations and equity and debt financing strategies, with must-read updates and analysis on all the... Read More
Pub date: 02 May 2012 North America / United States Business Forecast Report
Core Views The below-par but sustained US recovery continues, in line with our view that the economy would avoid a double-dip recession but would experience slow and erratic growth. It would probab... Read More
Pub date: 27 Apr 2012 North America / United States Agribusiness Industry Report
BMI View: The vital US grains sector is expected to rebound in the 2012/13 season as soil conditions improve and high prices result in record plantings. The country's livestock sector (particularly b... Read More
Pub date: 20 Apr 2012 North America / United States Autos Industry Report
In line with BMI's view that pent-up demand and more fuel efficient vehicles on offer would enable the industry to better prepare for soaring fuel costs now than in 2008, total light vehicle sales we... Read More
Pub date: 09 Mar 2012 North America / United States Commercial Banking Industry Report
The US commercial banking sector continues to heal slowly, alongside an economic recovery that is weak by historical standards. Total client loans have finally returned to their 2008 peak, and contin... Read More
Pub date: 20 Apr 2012 North America / United States Consumer Electronics Industry Report
The US consumer electronics devices market, defined as the addressable market for computing devices, mobile handsets and AV products, is projected to be worth around US$239.4bn in 2011. This is expec... Read More
Pub date: 04 May 2012 North America / United States Defence & Security Industry Report
Following the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq, which was completed on December 18 2011, the country is now contemplating the eventual withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan; a process that will ... Read More
Pub date: 19 Apr 2012 North America / United States Food & Drink Industry Report
We expect a slow recovery of the US economy during the current year, on the back of improving employment figures and also strengthening consumer sentiment. We expect real private consumption growth ... Read More
Pub date: 26 Apr 2012 North America / United States Freight Transport Industry Report
We have upgraded our US real GDP growth forecast for 2012 to 2.0% from 1.6%, owing primarily to stronger-than-expected economic activity in Q411. Our overall outlook for the US economy, however, has... Read More
Pub date: 27 Apr 2012 North America / United States Information Technology Industry Report
Market Overview BMI View:USA IT spending is expected to reach US$558bn in 2012, up 5.5%, with BMI upwardly revising its forecast due to macroeconomic factors. Overall moderate growth in budgets is e... Read More
Pub date: 20 Apr 2012 North America / United States Infrastructure Industry Report
BMI View: We are confident that 2011 was another weak year for the construction industry and are therefore maintaining our 1.7% estimated contraction for the year. Our outlook for 2012 also remains ... Read More
Pub date: 18 May 2012 Global / North America Insurance Industry Report
Key Insights On The US Insurance Sector The second half of 2011 has not been a vintage period for any of the major segments of the massive US insurance sector. Insurers of all kinds are battling a n... Read More
Pub date: 27 Apr 2012 North America / United States Metals Industry Report
The US metals market is set for a period of stagnation in 2012 as the economy weakens, although a contraction is an unlikely scenario, according to BMI's latest US Metals Report. BMI forecasts crude... Read More
Pub date: 18 May 2012 North America / United States Mining Industry Report
Unlike many developed world countries, the US still maintains a sizeable mining sector, with an estimated value of US$322bn in 2010. The US remains rich in deposits of many minerals and metals, inclu... Read More
Pub date: 30 Mar 2012 North America / United States Oil & Gas Industry Report
BMI View: Unconventional shale gas and tight oil production continue to make waves in the US market, drastically altering domestic energy prices and supply dynamics. This trend is set to continue, th... Read More
Pub date: 03 Apr 2012 North America / United States Petrochemicals Industry Report
According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the US Chemical Production Regional Index (CPRI) - a three month moving average - rose by 0.4% month-on-month in January 2012, following a 0.2% gai... Read More
Pub date: 20 Mar 2012 North America / United States Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Industry Report
BMI View: Economics and politics are increasingly exerting an influence on the US pharmaceutical market. This is in stark contrast to the late 1990s and early 2000s, when the business environment was... Read More
Pub date: 27 Apr 2012 North America / United States Power Industry Report
BMI View: With the US economy remaining on course for a slow recovery and our Country Risk analysts maintaining their growth forecasts for 2012 and 2013 of 2.0% and 2.4% respectively, both our short-... Read More
Pub date: 13 Apr 2012 North America / United States Real Estate Industry Report
Despite the bleak horizon outlined in our Q112 report, the US commercial real estate market is exhibiting signs of a recovery, albeit a cautious one. This follows a period of optimism despite the su... Read More
Pub date: 19 Apr 2012 North America / United States Shipping Industry Report
We have downgraded our US 2012 outlook to 1.6% from 2.4%. Incoming data have been poor, but not recessionary. We see consumer activity continuing to grow at a weak pace, though business investment s... Read More
Pub date: 23 Apr 2012 North America / United States Telecommunications Industry Report
The mobile market continued to grow in Q411, reaching 322.49mn subscribers. Most of the gains were in the postpaid sector. The number of smartphones sold by the largest operators skyrocketed, as cust... Read More
Pub date: 09 Mar 2012 North America / United States Tourism Industry Report
BMI estimates the number of arrivals to the US reached nearly 58.1mn in 2011 and this will increase to 60.4mn in 2012 and 70.8mn by 2016. In 2009, the US had 54.9mn arrivals, 23.8mn of which were fro... Read More
Pub date: 21 Oct 2008 North America / United States Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Special Report
5-year forecasts, regulatory information and company developments for 10 key medical device markets in the Americas.... Read More
Pub date: 25 Jul 2008 Global Oil & Gas Special Report
Energy policy has risen to the top of the US political agenda and BMI analyses proposed solutions to tackling US$4 gasoline.... Read More