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Economic Impacts of the Green Industry in the United States Final Report to the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Committee by Charles R. Hall, PhD, University of Tennessee 2621 Morgan Circle Room 314B, Knoxville, TN 37996 crh@utk.edu Alan W. Hodges, PhD, University of Florida PO Box 110240, Gainesville, FL 32611 awhodges@ufl.edu John J. Haydu, PhD, University of Florida 2725 Binion Rd, Apopka, FL 32703 jjh@ifas.ufl.edu Revised June 3, 2005 Acknowledgements This research report was made possible by a grant from USDA-Forest Service, National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Committee, along with funding from the American Nursery and Landscape Association (ANLA) and the Associated Landscape Contractors of America (formerly ALCA, now PLANET – the Professional Landcare Network). Others who contributed to the effort by providing information or technical reviews included John Brooker (University of Tennessee), David Mulkey and Tom Stevens (University of Florida), Jennifer Dennis (Purdue University), and members of the Green Industry Research Consortium (S-290 Multi-State Research Committee of USDA-CSREES).
Table of Contents List of Figures and Tables.......................................................................................................................... iv Glossary of Economic Impact Terms ........................................................................................................ vi Executive Summary.................................................................................................................................... 1 1. Background and Introduction ................................................................................................................. 5 Green Industry Structure...................................................................................................................... 6 Input Supply Firms ......................................................................................................................... 6 Production Firms............................................................................................................................. 6 Wholesale Distribution Firms......................................................................................................... 8 Horticultural Service Firms............................................................................................................. 8 Retailers .......................................................................................................................................... 9 End Users........................................................................................................................................ 9 Current Green Industry Situation....................................................................................................... 10 Nursery and Greenhouse Growers................................................................................................ 10 U.S. Ornamental Imports .............................................................................................................. 12 Lawn and Garden Equipment ....................................................................................................... 13 Horticultural Service Firms........................................................................................................... 13 Green Industry Outlook ..................................................................................................................... 14 Consumer Trends.......................................................................................................................... 15 Producer Challenges ..................................................................................................................... 15 Structural Impacts on the Industry................................................................................................ 16 Previous Economic Impact Studies ................................................................................................... 17 2. Research Methodology ......................................................................................................................... 21 Industry Sector Classification............................................................................................................ 21 Information Sources........................................................................................................................... 21 Economic Impact Analysis................................................................................................................ 23 3. Results for All Sectors .......................................................................................................................... 26 National Results................................................................................................................................. 26 State and Regional Results ................................................................................................................ 27 4. Results for Production and Manufacturing Sectors .............................................................................. 40 Nursery and Greenhouse Sector ........................................................................................................ 41 Lawn and Garden Equipment and Greenhouse Manufacturing Sectors............................................ 42 5. Results for the Horticultural Service Sectors........................................................................................ 46 ii
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