[PW] Various total available market numbers?

[Dennis Lien]

At 08:44 AM 2/28/2007, you wrote:
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>4. number of gas, electrical, water, and parking meters
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>I found a periodical that will supply the first piece of data (the
>Vending Times Census of the Industry 2006), but I'm at a loss of where
>to even start looking for the other requests. Is there such an animal as
>the "Meter Times Census of the Industry"?


I found reference to this publication in LEXIS NEXIS STATISTICAL, which
may at least suggest a place to start:


Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing, NAICS 334514

Type: Series report
Date: Dec. 2004.
Periodicity(Frequency): Quinquennial.
Series Title: 2002 Economic Census: Manufacturing. Industry Series (More 
Info...)
Source: Bureau of Census
Length: 45 p.
SuDoc: C3.24/4:EC02-31I-334514(RV)
Record Number: ASI 2005 2493-1.376

Abstract:

Covers businesses engaged in manufacturing totalizing fluid meters and
counting devices, including gas consumption meters, water consumption meters,
parking meters, taxi meters, motor vehicle gauges, and fare collection 
equipment.

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also

http://www.answers.com/topic/totalizing-fluid-meters-and-counting-devices

etc.

Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // d-lien at umn.edu