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1. THE SIZE OF THE MARKET BY PRODUCT CATEGORY AND REGION 2. CLIENT CATEGORIES 2.1. CLIENT GROUPS BY INDUSTRY 2.2. CLIENT GROUPS BY SIZE 2.3. CLIENT GROUPS BY OCCUPATION OF THE END-USER 2.4. CLIENT GROUPS BY SEX AND AGE OF THE END-USER 3. MARKET FORCES 3.1. THE PACE OF THE ECONOMY 3.2. GROWTH OF THE SERVICE INDUSTRIES 3.3. COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY 3.4. THE CHANGING OFFICE ENVIRONMENT 3.4.1. Office Automation 3.4.2. Demand for Ergonomics and Aesthetics 3.4.3. Demand for Space Efficient Furniture 3.4.4. The Growing Influence of Interior Designers and Facility Managers 4. FORECAST AND ANTICIPATED TRENDS 4.1. THE U.S. ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 4.2. ANTICIPATED GROWTH IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRIES 4.3. ANTICIPATED COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION 4.4. ANTICIPATED OFFICE FURNITURE DEMAND 4.5. ANTICIPATED OFFICE FURNITURE DEMAND BY TYPE BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX Table of Exhibits - Size of the United States market for office furniture and its development between 1997 and 2007, in current and constant 1997 dollars, valued at manufacturers' prices in millions of dollars - Wooden office furniture as a percentage share of the total US office furniture market from 1997 and 2007 - US shipments of office furniture by type in 1997 and 2007 in millions of dollars - Size of the United States office furniture market by segment from 1997 and 2007 for seats, filing cabinets, systems, desks, storage, tables and all other items, in millions of dollars - Estimated size of the United States office furniture market by state and region in 2007 - Employment breakdown by major industry group in the United States in 2007 - Employment breakdown in thousands of persons by major industry group in the United States 1997 and 2007 - Percent of Total Office Furniture Sales Through Various Distribution Channels, 2007 - Establishments by size of employment in the USA in 2007 - Employment by size of establishment in the USA in 2007 - Employed civilians by major occupational group in the United States in 2007 - Employment share of females by major occupational group in the United States in 2007 - Change in the male, civilian labor force by age 2006 to 2014 - Change in the female, civilian labor force by age 2006 to 2014 - Constant dollar shipments of office furniture and real GDP from 1997 and 2007, both as an index - Office employment (finance, insurance & real estate, business services, and government) from 1997 and 2007 - Constant dollar shipments of office furniture and "office" employment (finance, insurance & real estate, business services, and government) from 1997 and 2007, both as an index - Constant dollar shipments of office furniture and the change in "office" employment (employment in finance, insurance and real estate, business services and government) from 1997 and 2007 - Constant dollar shipments of office furniture and real investment in commercial structures from 1997 and 2007, both as an index - Downtown business core office vacancy rates by major urban center at fourth quarter 2007 - Summary of the US economic outlook to 2010 - Employment growth in the United States by selected industries, 2006 to 2010 - Employed civilians by major occupational group in the United States in 2006 and 2010 - Gross private domestic investment in commercial buildings, 2006 to 2010, percent change - U.S. Shipments of office furniture 2006 to 2010 - Shipments of office furniture in the United States in millions of dollars by major furniture types. Historical data 2006 and 2007, projected data 2008 to 2010