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PIANOS AND THEIR MARKET SHARE

                    GRAND PIANO STATISTICS OF PIANOS SOLD FROM 1988 TO 2001

SOURCE - US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 2000 SALES - GRAND PIANOS BY SIZE

SIZE NO. SOLD  MARKET SHARE
Under 5' 7,819 20.70% SHARE
5' - 5' 5" 15,047 42.60% SHARE
5" 6" - 5' 10" 8,135 19.25% SHARE
5' 11" - 6' 4" 5,141 13.15% SHARE
6' 5" - 7' 10" 1,992 5.10%   SHARE
7' 11” & Over  399 1.02%   SHARE

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SOURCE - US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 U.S. Piano Sales 1988 - 2001
NUMBER OF GRAND PIANOS SOLD IN YEAR
1988 32,349
1989 28,626
1990 27,742
1991 27,855
1992 29,369
1993 27,000
1994 28,020
1995 36,470
1996 33,841
1997 39,098
1998 41,390
1999 45,860
2000 48,822
2001 42,824
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SOURCE - US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 U.S. Piano Sales 1988 - 2001
SPINETS, CONSOLES & UPRIGHTS SOLD IN YEAR
1988 109,348
1989 97,691
1990 84,186
1991 79,086
1992 75,513
1993 68,811
1994 71,151
1995 82,381
1996 76,843
1997  88,020
1998 89,540
1999 92,250
2000 90,602
2001 95,604

 

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