The World Market for Railway or Tramway Track Fixtures and Fittings; Mechanical Signaling, Safety, and Traffic Control Equipment for Railways and Tramways; and Parts Thereof: A 2016 Global Trade Perspective

This report was created for strategic planners, international executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical signaling, safety, and traffic control equipment for railways and tramways; and parts thereof. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical signaling, safety, and traffic control equipment for railways and tramways; and parts thereof for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports. I do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the world market face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical signaling, safety, and traffic control equipment for railways and tramways; and parts thereof? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical signaling, safety, and traffic control equipment for railways and tramways; and parts thereof vary from one country to another? Do exporters serving the world market have similar market shares across the importing countries? Which countries supply the most exports of railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical signaling, safety, and traffic control equipment for railways and tramways; and parts thereof? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 9 1.1 Our Approach 9 2 THE WORLD MARKET 13 2.1 Exports 13 2.1.1 The World Market: Export Supplies in 2016 13 2.2 Imports 16 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported in 2016 16 3 EXPORTS 20 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies 20 3.1.1 Executive Summary 20 3.1.2 Morocco 23 3.1.3 South Africa 24 3.1.4 Tunisia 24 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies 24 3.2.1 Executive Summary 24 3.2.2 Bangladesh 28 3.2.3 China 29 3.2.4 Hong Kong 30 3.2.5 India 30 3.2.6 Japan 31 3.2.7 Malaysia 32 3.2.8 Singapore 32 3.2.9 South Korea 33 3.2.10 Taiwan 33 3.2.11 Thailand 34 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies 34 3.3.1 Executive Summary 34 3.3.2 Austria 39 3.3.3 Belarus 40 3.3.4 Belgium 41 3.3.5 Bulgaria 42 3.3.6 Croatia 42 3.3.7 Czech Republic 43 3.3.8 Denmark 44 3.3.9 Estonia 44 3.3.10 Finland 45 3.3.11 France 46 3.3.12 Germany 47 3.3.13 Hungary 48 3.3.14 Ireland 48 3.3.15 Italy 49 3.3.16 Latvia 50 3.3.17 Lithuania 50 3.3.18 Luxembourg 50 3.3.19 Norway 51 3.3.20 Poland 51 3.3.21 Portugal 52 3.3.22 Romania 52 3.3.23 Russia 53 3.3.24 Slovakia 53 3.3.25 Slovenia 54 3.3.26 Spain 55 3.3.27 Sweden 56 3.3.28 the Netherlands 57 3.3.29 Ukraine 58 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies 58 3.4.1 Executive Summary 58 3.4.2 Argentina 62 3.4.3 Brazil 62 3.4.4 Chile 62 3.4.5 Mexico 63 3.4.6 Peru 63 3.4.7 Venezuela 63 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies 64 3.5.1 Executive Summary 64 3.5.2 Canada 68 3.5.3 the United States 69 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies 70 3.6.1 Executive Summary 70 3.6.2 Australia 74 3.6.3 New Zealand 74 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies 75 3.7.1 Executive Summary 75 3.7.2 Azerbaijan 78 3.7.3 Israel 79 3.7.4 Saudi Arabia 79 3.7.5 Turkey 79 4 IMPORTS 80 4.1 Africa: Imports in 2016 80 4.1.1 Executive Summary 80 4.1.2 Algeria 84 4.1.3 Botswana 84 4.1.4 Cameroon 85 4.1.5 Cote d'Ivoire 85 4.1.6 Egypt 86 4.1.7 Madagascar 86 4.1.8 Mauritania 87 4.1.9 Mauritius 87 4.1.10 Morocco 88 4.1.11 Mozambique 88 4.1.12 Namibia 89 4.1.13 Nigeria 89 4.1.14 South Africa 90 4.1.15 Sudan 90 4.2 Asia: Imports in 2016 90 4.2.1 Executive Summary 90 4.2.2 Cambodia 95 4.2.3 China 95 4.2.4 Hong Kong 96 4.2.5 India 97 4.2.6 Indonesia 98 4.2.7 Japan 99 4.2.8 Malaysia 100 4.2.9 Papua New Guinea 100 4.2.10 Philippines 101 4.2.11 Singapore 102 4.2.12 South Korea 103 4.2.13 Sri Lanka 103 4.2.14 Taiwan 104 4.2.15 Thailand 105 4.2.16 Vietnam 105 4.3 Europe: Imports in 2016 106 4.3.1 Executive Summary 106 4.3.2 Albania 110 4.3.3 Austria 110 4.3.4 Belarus 111 4.3.5 Belgium 112 4.3.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 113 4.3.7 Bulgaria 113 4.3.8 Croatia 114 4.3.9 Czech Republic 114 4.3.10 Denmark 115 4.3.11 Estonia 116 4.3.12 Finland 116 4.3.13 France 117 4.3.14 Georgia 118 4.3.15 Germany 118 4.3.16 Greece 119 4.3.17 Hungary 119 4.3.18 Iceland 120 4.3.19 Ireland 120 4.3.20 Italy 121 4.3.21 Kazakhstan 122 4.3.22 Latvia 122 4.3.23 Lithuania 123 4.3.24 Luxembourg 123 4.3.25 Macedonia 124 4.3.26 Moldova 124 4.3.27 Norway 125 4.3.28 Poland 126 4.3.29 Portugal 126 4.3.30 Romania 127 4.3.31 Russia 128 4.3.32 Slovakia 128 4.3.33 Slovenia 129 4.3.34 Spain 129 4.3.35 Sweden 130 4.3.36 the Netherlands 131 4.3.37 Ukraine 131 4.4 Latin America: Imports in 2016 132 4.4.1 Executive Summary 132 4.4.2 Argentina 136 4.4.3 Bolivia 136 4.4.4 Brazil 137 4.4.5 Chile 138 4.4.6 Colombia 138 4.4.7 Costa Rica 139 4.4.8 Ecuador 139 4.4.9 Guatemala 139 4.4.10 Honduras 140 4.4.11 Mexico 140 4.4.12 Peru 141 4.4.13 Uruguay 141 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Imports in 2016 142 4.5.1 Executive Summary 142 4.5.2 Barbados 146 4.5.3 Canada 146 4.5.4 Dominican Republic 147 4.5.5 Greenland 147 4.5.6 Jamaica 147 4.5.7 the United States 148 4.6 Oceana: Imports in 2016 148 4.6.1 Executive Summary 148 4.6.2 Australia 152 4.6.3 New Caledonia 152 4.6.4 New Zealand 153 4.7 the Middle East: Imports in 2016 153 4.7.1 Executive Summary 153 4.7.2 Armenia 158 4.7.3 Azerbaijan 158 4.7.4 Israel 159 4.7.5 Jordan 159 4.7.6 Kyrgyzstan 160 4.7.7 Lebanon 160 4.7.8 Oman 161 4.7.9 Pakistan 161 4.7.10 Qatar 162 4.7.11 Turkey 163 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 164 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 164 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. User Agreement Provisions 165