SIC 5736 | NAICS 451140
The following guide to industry information, research, and analysis provides sources for industry trends and statistics, market research and analysis, financial ratios and salary surveys, and more.
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Comprehensive market research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report contents include:
Monthly trade journal features news and information for music products dealers and distributors, with special features including monthly "Roundtable" and "Dealer Survey" reports which cover a variety of products and accessories and the "America's Top Chains" and "50 Dealer/50 State" reports included in the December year-end review issue. Selected issues of the publication can be viewed free online.
First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:
Annual report provides U.S. retail sales data for twelve product markets (e.g., fretted products, brass, woodwind, and stringed instruments, pianos and organs, portable keyboard, percussion, and general accessories), with sales data provided for each market including retail value, market share, and units sold. Summary overview, table of contents, and selected data from this report is available free online.
The Music Trades
https://www.musictrades.com/
Monthly trade publication features news and information for retailers, distributors, and manufacturers
of music and audio products, with special reports including "The
Retail Top 200" which ranks the top
U.S. music retailers by annual sales, "The Music Industry Census"
which provides sales statistics for
55 product categories, and the "Quarterly Retail Sales Report"
which analyzes quarterly sales trends.
The Retail Top 200
https://www.musictrades.com/
Annual report ranks the top U.S. retailers by sales volume, with
information provided for each retailer including five-year sales history
with year-over-year comparisons, sales per store and per employee,
number of store locations and employees, products
types sold, chief executive officer, and complete contact information.
Alphabetical list of U.S. retailers included in the report can be
viewed free online.
The Music Industry Census
https://www.musictrades.com/
Annual report provides detailed retail sales data for music and sound equipment
by product category, with data provided for
each product category including ten-year sales history
in dollars and units sold, average unit selling price, sales by price point,
and retail and wholesale margins. Complete list of the 55 product
categories covered in the report and sample category sales data are
available free online.
Quarterly Retail Sales Report
https://www.musictrades.com/
Quarterly report provides retail sales data for music and sound equipment based on a survey of over 1,000
U.S. retailers, with quarter-to-quarter comparative sales data provided for over sixteen product categories
(e.g., fretted instruments, amplifiers, recording equipment, and accessories)
on a national and regional basis. Full list of the product categories
covered by the report can be viewed free online.
Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level.
Financial benchmarking section of this report provides an analysis of industry income and expenses as a percentage of the annual revenue for establishments that sell musical instruments, sheet music, and related supplies (e.g., audio equipment, components, parts, and accessories) to consumers and may also provide rental, repair, and maintenance services and private music lessons and instruction.
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such as general manager, sales manager, store manager, assistant store manager, sales clerk, customer service manager, and musical instrument repair technician, with employers for which salary or hourly rate data is provided including Guitar Center Inc., Sam Ash Music Corp., and Sweetwater Sound, Inc.
Annual wage survey provides hourly and annual wage data on a national, state, and local area basis for job titles in this retail sector which includes companies that sell musical instruments, sheet music, and related supplies (e.g., audio equipment, components, parts, and accessories) to consumers and may also provide rental, repair, and maintenance services and private music lessons and instruction.
