Fencing

US industry forecasts for 2012 & 2017

Publication Date	October 2008
Publisher	Freedonia Group
Product Type	Report
Pages	281
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	FED00230

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Summary

US demand to reach 935 million linear feet in 2012

US demand for fencing is forecast to expand approximately two percent per annum to 935 million linear feet in 2012. A recovery in the residential market will spark faster overall growth in fencing demand. This market, which accounts for over one-half of the market total, contracted as housing construction declined in 2006 and 2007. Among all the major fencing markets, the fastest gains are expected to come from the nonbuilding market, which will benefit from a rebound in street and highway construction.

Metal fencing to remain dominant, plastic and composite to grow the fastest

Among fencing materials, demand for plastic and composite fencing is forecast to grow fastest, as these products continue to penetrate the large residential fencing market at the expense of wood products. Although wood fencing products remain the most popular residential fencing type, competition from plastic and composite fencing is quickly eroding its market share.

Plastic materials can offer similar aesthetics to these products, while significantly reducing maintenance costs. While vinyl fencing products continue to account for the largest share of plastic fencing demand, composite products are expected to grow fastest.

Metal fencing products account for two-thirds of the fencing market in terms of dollar value (although somewhat smaller in terms of linear feet).

Metal fencings prominence stems from its popularity in the nonresidential building and nonbuilding markets, where metal fencing (particularly chain link) is commonly used to secure property. Going forward, demand for metal fencing is expected to grow in line with the market as a whole.

Fastest growth in Midwest, West regions of the US

Demand for fencing is expected to grow fastest in the Midwest and West regions of the US. The Midwest suffered the greatest drop in housing construction over the 2002-2007 period, and will benefit the most from the rebound of the residential fencing market. Fencing demand in the West will be driven by gains in the nonresidential fencing market, particularly in the Mountain subregion where the economic outlook is most favorable.

Study coverage

Fencing, a new Freedonia industry study, is priced at $4600. It presents historical demand data (1997, 2002 and 2007) plus forecasts for 2012 and 2017 by product, market and region of the US. The study also examines market environment factors, assesses company market share data and profiles 32 US industry competitors.

Content

Introduction
Executive Summary
Market Environment
- General
- Macroeconomic Overview
- Consumer Income & Spending
- Personal Income & Expenditures
- Consumer Financing
- Demographic Trends
- Population
- Households
- Construction Trends
- Construction Expenditures
- Construction Stock
- Building Construction Trends
- Residential Construction
- Housing Outlook
- Housing Stock
- Improvements & Repairs
- Nonresidential Construction
- Construction Expenditures
- Improvements & Repairs
- Nonbuilding Construction Trends
- Agricultural Outlook
- Pricing Issues
- Installed Cost
- Historical Market Trends
- Environmental Issues
- Regulations & Standards
- Building Codes
- Lumber Import Restrictions
- Foreign Trade
LIST OF TABLES & CHARTS:
- 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 2 Personal Income & Expenditures
- 3 Consumer Financing Environment,
- 1997-2007
- 4 Resident Population & Households
- 5 Construction Expenditures
- 6 Construction Stock
- Cht Year of Construction of Housing Stock, 2007
- 7 Residential Construction Expenditures
- 8 Housing Indicators
- 9 Residential Improvement &
- Repair Expenditures
- 10 Nonresidential Construction Expenditures
- 11 Nonresidential Improvement
- & Repair Expenditures
- 12 Nonbuilding Construction Expenditures
- 13 Agricultural Indicators
- 14 Fencing Prices
- Cht Fencing Price Trends, 1997-2017
- Cht Installed Cost for Selected
- Fencing Products, 2007
- 15 Fencing Market, 1997-2007
- Cht Fencing Growth, 1998-2007
- 16 US Fencing Foreign Trade
PRODUCTS
General
Metal
- Demand by Type
- Ornamental Fencing
- Chain Link Fencing
- Wire Fencing
- Other Metal Fencing
- Demand by Material
- Cost Factor
Wood
- Material Characteristics
- Demand by Type
- Privacy Fencing
- Picket Fencing
- Post & Rail Fencing
- Split Rail & Other Wood Fencing
- Demand by Construction Method
- Cost Factor
Plastic & Composite Fencing
- Vinyl
- HDPE & Other Plastics
- Wood-Plastic Composites
- Cost Factor
Concrete
- Material Characteristics
- Cost Factor
Other Fencing
Gates & Accessories
LIST OF TABLES & CHARTS:
- 1 Fencing Demand by Material
- Cht Fencing Demand by Material, 2007
- 2 Metal Fencing Demand by Type
- Cht Metal Fencing Demand by Type, 2007
- Cht Chain Link Fencing Demand by Type, 2007
- 3 Metal Fencing Demand by Material
- 4 Metal Fencing Installed Cost
- 5 Wood Fencing Demand by Type
- Cht Wood Fencing Demand by Type, 2007
- 6 Wood Fencing Demand
- by Construction Method
- 7 Wood Fencing Installed Cost
- 8 Plastic & Composite Fencing
- Demand by Material
- 9 Plastic & Wood-Plastic Composite
- Fence Installed Cost
- 10 Concrete Fencing Demand
- 11 Concrete Fencing Installed Cost
- 12 Other Fencing Demand
- 13 Gate & Accessory Demand
MARKETS
General
Residential
- Demand by Value
- New
- Improvement & Repair
- Demand by Housing Type
- Single-Family
- Multifamily
- Manufactured Housing
Nonresidential
- Demand by Value
- New
- Improvement & Repair
- Demand by Building Type
- Office & Commercial
- Institutional
- Industrial
- Other Nonresidential
Nonbuilding
- Demand By Product & Application
- Demand by Value
Agricultural
Demand By Product & Application
Demand by Value
LIST OF TABLES & CHARTS:
- 1 Fencing Demand by Market
- Cht Fencing Demand by Market, 2007
- 2 Residential Fencing Demand
- by Product & Application
- 3 Residential Fencing Demand by Value
- 4 New Residential Fencing Demand by Product
- 5 Residential Improvement & Repair Fencing
- Demand by Product
- 6 Residential Fencing Demand
- by Housing Type
- Cht Residential Fencing Demand
- by Housing Type, 2007
- 7 Single-Family Housing Fencing Demand
- by Product & Application
- 8 Multifamily Housing Fencing Demand
- by Product & Application
- 9 Manufactured Housing Fencing Demand
- by Product & Application
- 10 Nonresidential Fencing Demand
- by Product & Application
- 11 Nonresidential Fencing Demand by Value
- 12 New Nonresidential Fencing
- Demand by Product
- 13 Nonresidential Improvement & Repair
- Fencing Demand by Product
- 14 Nonresidential Fencing Demand
- by Building Type
- 15 Office & Commercial Fencing Demand
- by Product & Application
- 16 Institutional Building Fencing Demand
- by Product & Application
- 17 Industrial Fencing Demand
- by Product & Application
- 18 Other Nonresidential Building Fencing
- Demand by Product, Application & Market
- 19 Nonbuilding Fencing Demand
- by Product & Application
- 20 Nonbuilding Fencing Demand by Value
- 21 Agricultural Fencing Demand
- by Product & Application
- 22 Agricultural Fencing Demand by Value
REGIONS
General
Regional Demographic & Economic Trends
- Population Patterns
- Economic Outlook
- Construction Activity
- Housing Trends