United test States Domestic Courier Market SIZE & SHARE ANALYSIS - GROWTH TRENDS & FORECASTS UP TO 2030

List of Tables & Figures

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2. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY GENDER, COUNT, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY DEVELOPMENT AREA, COUNT, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. POPULATION DENSITY, POPULATION/SQ. KM, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) SHARE OF FINAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE (IN CURRENT PRICES), SHARE % OF GDP, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2023

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2. FINAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE, ANNUAL GROWTH (%), UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2023

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2. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY MAJOR CITY, COUNT, UNITED STATES, 2022

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2. DISTRIBUTION OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, SHARE %, UNITED STATES, 2022

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2. GROWTH OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, CAGR %, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2023

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2. WHOLESALE PRICE INFLATION RATE, %, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2023

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2. CONSUMER PRICE INFLATION RATE, %, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2023

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2. GROSS MERCHANDISE VALUE (GMV) OF E-COMMERCE INDUSTRY, USD, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. SECTORAL SHARE IN E-COMMERCE INDUSTRY GROSS MERCHANDISE VALUE (GMV), SHARE %, UNITED STATES, 2022

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2. GROSS VALUE ADDED (GVA) OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY (IN CURRENT PRICES), USD, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2023

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2. SECTORAL SHARE IN GROSS VALUE ADDED (GVA) OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, SHARE %, UNITED STATES, 2022

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2. VALUE OF TRANSPORT AND STORAGE SECTOR GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP), USD, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2023

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2. TRANSPORT AND STORAGE SECTOR GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP), SHARE % OF GDP, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2023

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2. VALUE OF EXPORTS, USD, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2023

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2. VALUE OF IMPORTS, USD, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2023

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2. FUEL PRICE BY TYPE OF FUEL, USD/LITER, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2023

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2. RANK OF LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE, RANK, UNITED STATES, 2010 - 2023

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2. LENGTH OF ROADS, KM, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2023

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2. SHARE OF ROAD LENGTH BY SURFACE CATEGORY, %, UNITED STATES, 2022

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2. SHARE OF ROAD LENGTH BY ROAD CLASSIFICATION, %, UNITED STATES, 2022

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2. RAIL LENGTH, KM, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2021

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2. CONTAINERS HANDLED AT MAJOR PORTS, TWENTY-FOOT EQUIVALENT UNITS (TEUS), UNITED STATES, 2022

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2. CARGO WEIGHT HANDLED AT MAJOR AIRPORTS, TONS, UNITED STATES, 2022

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2. VOLUME OF DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, NUMBER OF PARCELS, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE OF DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, USD, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VOLUME OF DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET BY SPEED OF DELIVERY, NUMBER OF PARCELS, UNITED STATES 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE OF DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET BY SPEED OF DELIVERY, USD, UNITED STATES 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE SHARE OF DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET BY SPEED OF DELIVERY, %, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VOLUME SHARE OF DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET BY SPEED OF DELIVERY, %, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VOLUME OF EXPRESS DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, NUMBER OF PARCELS, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE OF EXPRESS DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, USD, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE SHARE OF EXPRESS DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, UNITED STATES, 2022 VS 2030

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2. VOLUME OF NON-EXPRESS DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, NUMBER OF PARCELS, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE OF NON-EXPRESS DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, USD, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VOLUME OF DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET BY SHIPMENT WEIGHT, NUMBER OF PARCELS, UNITED STATES 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE OF DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET BY SHIPMENT WEIGHT, USD, UNITED STATES 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE SHARE OF DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET BY SHIPMENT WEIGHT, %, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VOLUME SHARE OF DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET BY SHIPMENT WEIGHT, %, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VOLUME OF HEAVY WEIGHT SHIPMENTS DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, NUMBER OF PARCELS, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE OF HEAVY WEIGHT SHIPMENTS DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, USD, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VOLUME OF LIGHT WEIGHT SHIPMENTS DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, NUMBER OF PARCELS, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE OF LIGHT WEIGHT SHIPMENTS DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, USD, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VOLUME OF MEDIUM WEIGHT SHIPMENTS DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, NUMBER OF PARCELS, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE OF MEDIUM WEIGHT SHIPMENTS DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, USD, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VOLUME OF DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, NUMBER OF PARCELS, UNITED STATES 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE OF DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, USD, UNITED STATES 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE SHARE OF DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VOLUME SHARE OF DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VOLUME OF E-COMMERCE DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, NUMBER OF PARCELS, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE OF E-COMMERCE DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, USD, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VOLUME OF FINANCIAL SERVICES (BFSI) DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, NUMBER OF PARCELS, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE OF FINANCIAL SERVICES (BFSI) DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, USD, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VOLUME OF HEALTHCARE DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, NUMBER OF PARCELS, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE OF HEALTHCARE DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, USD, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VOLUME OF MANUFACTURING DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, NUMBER OF PARCELS, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE OF MANUFACTURING DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, USD, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VOLUME OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, NUMBER OF PARCELS, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, USD, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE OF WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE (OFFLINE) DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, USD, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VOLUME OF OTHERS DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, NUMBER OF PARCELS, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE OF OTHERS DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, USD, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VOLUME OF DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET BY MODEL, NUMBER OF PARCELS, UNITED STATES 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE OF DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET BY MODEL, USD, UNITED STATES 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE SHARE OF DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET BY MODEL, %, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VOLUME SHARE OF DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET BY MODEL, %, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VOLUME OF BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS (B2B) DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, NUMBER OF PARCELS, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE OF BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS (B2B) DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, USD, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VOLUME OF BUSINESS-TO-CONSUMER (B2C) DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, NUMBER OF PARCELS, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE OF BUSINESS-TO-CONSUMER (B2C) DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, USD, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VOLUME OF CONSUMER-TO-CONSUMER (C2C) DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, NUMBER OF PARCELS, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE OF CONSUMER-TO-CONSUMER (C2C) DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, USD, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2030

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2. VALUE SHARE OF CONSUMER-TO-CONSUMER (C2C) DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS, AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, UNITED STATES, 2022 VS 2030

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2. MOST ACTIVE COMPANIES BY NUMBER OF STRATEGIC MOVES, COUNT, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2023

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2. MOST ADOPTED STRATEGIES, COUNT, UNITED STATES, 2017 - 2023

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2. VALUE SHARE OF MAJOR PLAYERS, %, UNITED STATES 2023

Market Definition

• Courier, Express, and Parcel - The Courier, Express, and Parcel services, often called as CEP Market, refers to the logistics and postal service providers which specialize in moving small goods (parcels/packages). It captures the overall market size (USD) and market volume (number of parcels) of (1) the shipments/parcels/packages which are under 70kgs/ 154lbs weight, (2) Business Customer packages viz. Business-to-Business (B2B) & Business-to-Consumer (B2C) as well as private customer packages (C2C), (3) non-express parcel delivery services (Standard and Deferred) as well as express parcel delivery services (Day-Definite-Express and Time-Definite-Express), (4) domestic as well as international shipments.
• Demographics - To analyse total addressable market demand, population growth & forecasts have been studied and presented in this industry trend. It represents population distribution across categories like gender (male/female), development area (urban/rural), major cities among other key parameters like population density and final consumption expenditure (growth and share % of GDP). This data has been used for assessing the fluctations in demand & consumption expenditure, and the major hotspots (cities) of potential demand.
• Domestic Courier Market - Domestic Courier Market refers to the CEP shipments wherein the origin and destination is within the boundary of the geography studied (country or region as per the scope of report). It captures the market size (USD) and market volume (number of parcels) of (1) the shipments/parcels/packages which are under 70kgs/ 154lbs weight, including light weight shipments, medium weight shipments and heavy weight shipments (2) Business Customer packages viz. Business-to-Business (B2B) & Business-to-Consumer (B2C) as well as private customer packages (C2C), (3) non-express parcel delivery services (Standard and Deferred) as well as express parcel delivery services (Day-Definite-Express and Time-Definite-Express).
• E-Commerce - This end user industry segment captures the external (outsourced) logistics expenditure incurred by the e-tailers, through online sales channel, on Courier, Express, and Parcel (CEP) services. The scope includes (i) the supply chain of a company's online customer orders being fulfilled, (ii) the process of getting a product from the point of manufacturing to the point at which it is delivered to consumers. It involves managing inventory (deferred as well as time critical), shipping, and distribution.
• Export Trends and Import Trends - Overall logistics performance of an economy is positively and significantly (statistically) correlated to its trade performance (exports and imports). Hence, in this industry trend, total value of trade, major commodities/ commodity groups and the major trade partners, for the studied geography (country or region as per the scope of report) have been analysed alongside the impact of major trade/logistics infrastructure investments & regulatory environment.
• Financial Services (BFSI) - This end user industry segment captures the external (outsourced) logistics expenditure incurred by the BFSI players, on Courier, Express, and Parcel (CEP) services. CEP is important to the financial services industry in shipping of confidential documents and files. The establishments in this sector are engaged in (i) financial transactions (that is, transactions involving the creation, liquidation, or change in ownership of financial assets) or in facilitating financial transactions, (ii) financial intermediation, (iii) the pooling of risk by underwriting annuities and insurance, (iv) providing specialized services that facilitate or support financial intermediation, insurance and employee benefit programs, and (v) monetary control - the monetary authorities.
• Fuel Price - Fuel price spikes can cause delays and diruption for logistics service providers (LSPs), while drops in the same can result in higher short-term profitability and increased market rivalry to offer consumers with the best deals. Hence, the fuel price variations have been studied over the review period and presented along with the causes as well as market impacts.
• GDP Distribution by Economic Activity - Nominal Gross Domestic Product and distribution of the same, across major economic sectors in the geography studied (country or region as per scope of the report) have been studied and presented in this industry trend. As GDP is positively related to the profitability and growth of logistics industry, this data has been used in adjunction to the input-output tables/ supply-use tables for analyzing the potential major contributing sectors towards the logistics demand.
• GDP Growth by Economic Activity - Growth of Nominal Gross Domestic Product across major economic sectors, for the geography studied (country or region as per scope of the report) have been presented in this industry trend. This data has been utilized for assessing the growth of logistics demand from all the market end users (economic sectors considered here).
• Healthcare - This end user industry segment captures the external (outsourced) logistics expenditure incurred by the Healthcare players (Hospitals, clinics, mrdical centres) , on Courier, Express, and Parcel (CEP) services. The scope includes CEP services involved in the defrerred as well time critical movement of medical goods & supplies (surgical supplies and instruments, including gloves, masks, syringes, equipment). The establishments in this sector (i) include the ones providing medical care exclusively (ii) deliver services by trained professionals (iii) involve processes, including labor inputs of health practitioners with the requisite expertise (iv) are defined based on the educational degree held by the practitioners included in the industry.
• Inflation - Variations in both Wholesale Price Inflation (YoY change in producer price index) and Consumer Price Inflation have been presented in this industry trend. This data has been used to assess the inflationary environment as it plays a vital role in smooth functioning of the supply chain, directly impacting the logistics operational cost components e.g., pricing of tyres, driver wages & benefits, energy/fuel prices, maintenace costs, toll charges, warehousing rents, custom brokerage, forwarding rates, courier rates etc. hence impacting the overall freight and logistics market.
• Infrastructure - As infrastructure plays a vital role in an economy's logistics performance, variables like length of roads, distribution of road length by surface category (paved v/s unpaved), distribution of road length by road classification (expressways v/s highways v/s other roads), rail length, volume of containers handled by major ports and tonnage handled by major airports have been analysed and presented in this industry trend.
• International Express Service Market - International Express Service Market refers to the CEP shipments wherein the origin or destination is not within the boundary of the geography studied (country or region as per the scope of report). It captures the market size (USD) and market volume (number of parcels) of (1) the shipments/parcels/packages which are under 70kgs/ 154lbs weight, including light weight shipments, medium weight shipments and heavy weight shipments (ii) Inter-Region as well as Intra-Region Shipments
• Key Industry Trends - The report section named "Key Industry Trends" include all the key variables/parameters studied to better analyze the market size estimates and forecasts. All the trends have been presented in the form of data points (time series or latest available data points) along with analysis of the paramter in the form of concise market relevant commentary, for the geography studied (country or region as per the scope of report).
• Key Strategic Moves - The action taken by a company to differentiate from its competitor or used as a general strategy is referred to as a key strategic move (KSM). This includes (1) Agreements (2) Expansions (3) Financial Restructuring (4) Mergers and Acquisitions (5) Partnerships, and (6) Product Innovations. Key players (Logistics Service Providers, LSPs) in the market have been shortlisted, their KSM have been studied and presented in this section.
• Logistics Performance - Logistics Performance and Logistics Costs are the backbone of trade, and influences trade costs, making countries compete globally. Logistics performance is influenced by market wide adopted supply chain management strategies, government services, investments & policies, fuel/ energy costs, inflationary environment etc. Hence, in this industry trend, the logistics performance of the geography studied (country/ region as per the scope of report) has been analysed and presented over the review period.
• Manufacturing - This end user industry segment captures the external (outsourced) logistics expenditure incurred by the Manufacturing industry (including Hi-Tech/Technology) players, on Courier, Express, and Parcel (CEP) services. The end user players considered are the establishments primarily engaged in the chemical, mechanical or physical transformation of materials or substances into new products. Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) play a crucial role in maintaining a smooth flow of raw materials across the supply chain, enabling timely delivery of finished goods to distributors or end customers and storing & supplying the raw materials to clients for just-in-time manufacturing.
• Other End Users - Other end user segment captures the external (outsourced) logistics expenditure incurred by the construction, real estate, educational services, and professional services (administrative, waste management, legal, architectural, engineering, design, consulting, scientific R&D), on Courier, Express, and Parcel (CEP) services. Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) plays a crucial role in the reliable movement of time critical supplies and documents to/from these industries such as transporting any equipment or resources required, shipping confidential documents and files.
• Primary Industry - This end user industry segment captures the external (outsourced) logistics expenditure incurred by the AFF (Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry) and Extraction indsutry (Oil &Gas, Quarrying and Mining) players, on Courier, Express, and Parcel (CEP) services. The end user players considered are the establishments (i) primarily engaged in growing crops, raising animals, harvesting timber, harvesting fish & other animals from their natural habitats and providing related support activities; (ii) that extract naturally occurring mineral solids, such as coal and ores; liquid minerals, such as crude petroleum; and gases, such as natural gas. Herein, Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) (i) play a crucial role in acquisition, storage, handling, transportation, and distribution activities for the optimal & continuous flow of inputs (seeds, pesticides, fertilizers, equipment, and water) from manufacturers or suppliers to the producers and smooth flow of output (produce, agro-goods) to distributors/ consumers; (ii) cover entire phases from upstream to downstream and play a crucial role in the transportation of machinery, drilling equipments, extracted minerals, crude oil & natural gas and refined/ processed products from one place to another. This includes both termperature controlled and non-temperature controlled logistics, as and when required according to the shelf life of goods being transported or stored.
• Producer Price Inflation - It indicates inflation from viewpoint of the producers viz. the average selling price received for their output over a period of time. Annual change (YoY) of producer price index is reported as wholesale price inflation in the "Inflation" industry trend. As WPI captures dynamic price movements in most comprehensive way, it is widely used by governments, banks, industry, business circles and is deemed important in formulation of trade, fiscal and other economic policies. The data has been used in adjunction to consumer price inflation for better understanding the inflationary environment.
• Segmental Revenue - Segmental Revenue has been triangulated or computed and presented for all the major players in the market. It refers to the courier, express, and parcel (CEP) market specific revenue earned by the company, over the base year of study, in the geography studied (country or region as per the scope of report). It is computed through the study and analysis of major parameters like financials, service portfolio, employee strength, fleet size, investments, number of countries present in, major economies of concern, etc. that have been reported by the company in its annual reports, webpage. For companies having scarce financial disclosures, paid databases like D&B Hoovers, Dow Jones Factiva have been resorted to and verified through industry/expert interactions.
• Transport and Storage Sector GDP - Value and growth of Transport and Storage Sector GDP has a direct relation to the freight and logistics market size. Hence, this variable has been studied and presented over the review period, in value terms (USD) and as share % of total GDP, in this industry trend. The data has been supported by concise and relevant commentary around the investments, developments, and current market scenario.
• Trends in E-Commerce Industry - Enhanced internet connectivity and boom in smartphone penetration, coupled with increasing disposable incomes, has led to a phenomenal growth in the e-commerce market globally. Online shoppers require fast and efficient delivery of their orders leading to an increase in the demand for logistics services especially e-commerce fulfilment services. Hence, the Gross Merchandise Value (GMV), historial and projected growth, breakup of major commodity groups in e-commerce industry for the studied geography (country or region as per scope of the report) have been analysed and presented in this industry trend.
• Trends in Manufacturing Industry - Manufacturing industry involves the transformation of raw materials into finished products, while logistics industry ensures the efficient flow of raw materials to the factory, and the transport of manufactured products to the distributors & consumers. Demand-Supply of both industries are highly cross-linked and critical for a seamless supply chain. Hence, the Gross Value Added (GVA), breakup of GVA into major manufacturing sectors, and growth of manufacturing industry over the review period have been analysed and presented, in this industry trend.
• Wholesale and Retail Trade (Offline) - This end user industry segment captures the external (outsourced) logistics expenditure incurred by the wholesalers and retailers, through offline sales channel, on Courier, Express, and Parcel (CEP) services. The end user players considered are the establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling or retailing merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise. Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) plays a crucial role in the reliable movement of supplies to and finished products from production houses to the distributors and finally to the end customer covering activites like material sourcing, transportation, order fulfillment, warehousing & storage, demand forecasting, inventory management etc.

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