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Stuart Henry Principle Aqua Global Consultants LLC Indiana, USA. A STREET LEVEL VIEW OF THE USA. Plumbing Supply Forum Sydney, Australia Tuesday, 29 May 2012. Greater Lafayette Demographic. Population. Lafayette 67,140 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Stuart HenryPrinciple
Aqua Global Consultants LLC
Indiana, USA
A STREET LEVEL VIEW OF THE USA
Plumbing Supply Forum Sydney, Australia
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Greater Lafayette Demographic
Lafayette
67,140
West Lafayette
29,596
Tippecanoe County
172,780
Tippecanoe labor force
81,595
Population
Lafayette Industry (Amounts represent number of employees)
Wabash National
4,300
Subaru of Indiana
3,550
Caterpillar Large Engine Centre
1,800
Fairfield Manufacturing
1,200
Purdue University
• 39,637 students
• Including 7,934 international students
• 15, 376 staff and lecturers
• Spends approximately US $420 million pa on R&D
• 2010 – 2011 received 98 global patents
• Economic impact on Indiana – US $42 billion
annually
West Lafayette Campus
The Mid – West12 States
Illinois Michigan North Dakota
Iowa Minnesota Ohio
Indiana Missouri South Dakota
Kansas Nebraska Wisconsin
Total population 66,927,001
Mid West Economy
• Manufacturing
• Food Processing
• Agriculture
• Logistics
• Industrial and Agricultural Biotech
Main Contributing Sectors
The Mid West Represents:
• 25% of the US economy
• 25% of the population
• Home to 25% of Fortune 500
companies
• The world’s 5th largest economy
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE (July 2011 est.)
Australia USA
Population 21,766,711 313,232,044
Growth Rate 1.148% 0.963%
Birth rate 12.33/1000 13.83/1000
Net Migration rate 6.03/1000 4.18/1000
Australian GDP
US GDP
Annual Average Earnings
• USA 2010:
US $41,673.00 pa
2.36% higher than 2009
• Australia 2010/2011:
AUD $66,690.00
4.2% higher than
2009/2010
Product America
Metric Australia
Imperial Chicken,
wholeorganic
$1.09/lb$1.99/lb
$2.27/kg4.39/kg
$8.28/kg $3.76/lb
T-Bone steak
Sirloin steak
$11.99/lb
$11.99/lb
$26.43/kg
$26.43/kg
T-bone: $19.90/kg $9.03/lb
Bananas $0.56/lb $1.23/kg $3.89/kg $1.76/lb
Cereal Kellogg’s cornflakes: $3.44/510gm
1.48c per gram Kellogg’s cornflakes:$5.44/725gm/1.33c/gm
Peanut butter $3.5418 oz
1.44c per gram $8.00800gm/1c/gm
Eggs $2.79/dozen $3.69/dozen
Milk $3.09/gl 0.82c/l $2.48/2l$1.24/l
$4.69/gl
White breadWheat bread
$1.49/loaf$1.79/loaf
$2.48/loaf$4.83/loaf
Beer $17.99 (Budweiser) $37.99 (Victoria Bitter) 24-12 fluid ounce bottles
Petrol $3.73.9/gl 99c / l $1.49/l $5.64/gl
Homeownership Drives the U.S. Economy
• The nation’s housing and homeownership policies over the last century
have contributed to the growth of the middle class and the United States
economy
• 15% of the U.S. economy relies on housing and nothing packs a bigger
local economic impact than home building.
• Constructing 100 new homes creates more than 300 full-time jobs,
$23.1 million in wage and business income
and $8.9 million in federal, state and local tax revenue.
• A healthy housing industry means more jobs and a stronger economy.
Home building increases the property tax base that supports local schools
and communities
Housing Continues Rebound
• 30% increase in sales, February 2012 from
February 2011
• Days on the market fall from 131 to 108
• Median sale price falls by 13%,
$120,000 in February 2011 to $104,725.00 in
February 2012.
Foreclosures
Since September 2008 there have been 3.5
million completed foreclosures
• March 2011 85,000
• March 2012 69,000
• 1st quarter 2011 232,000
• 1st quarter 2012 198,000
Economy
• 1 in 4 homeowners underwater, owe more
than their home is worth
• GFC has wiped out more than $7 trillion in
household wealth
• House prices down 34% since 2006
• Interest rates – 30 year fixed mortgage at
3.88%
Housing
• New Housing starts rebound in April
• Housing starts increase 2.6% to an annual rate of
717,000
• Confidence among homebuilders at 5 month high
• 1st quarter 2012 residential construction grew at
fastest pace for 2 years
• Will contribute to economic growth for the first
time since 2005
Housing
Bathrooms Top Kitchens as Most Popular Remodeling
Projects
• Special questions included on National Association of Home
Builders’ Remodeling Market Index (RMI) survey show that
home owners remain interested in updating the most heavily
used rooms in their homes, including bathrooms and kitchens.
PSF 2010 –David Hagopian, USA
• Predictions for the Housing sector 2012 - demand is expected to be 1.9 to 2 million housing units.
• Also affecting the plumbing and
construction sector are; - the new lead laws, - water efficiency targets. • PMI supports national legislation to
harmonise requirements for lead in plumbing products
• The USA national lead law takes effect January 2014
• The bill was drafted and supported by PMI to harmonize California standards throughout the USA
• PMI was successful in convincing Louisiana, Vermont and Maryland to adopt the 0.25% level instead of their own different levels as proposed.
• Some other entities (water utilities and non-PMI members) have been caught off-guard.
• PMI will participate in a panel discussion at the June AWWA conference to outline steps taken by manufacturers to comply by the prescribed deadline
• PMI would like to see improvements to infrastructure to replace lead service lines to reduce lead in water
Lead
• PMI supports water efficiency—getting the job done with less water, NOT merely cutting back the amount of water used (conservation)
• PMI supports consumer choice and opposes mandates
• PMI supports educating the consumer to encourage positive behavior change.
• Water efficiency is a shared responsibility—not just that of manufacturers.
• In areas moving to lower flow rates, PMI supports harmonizing with high-efficiency Water Sense approved products… reducing flow by 20%
Water Efficiency
Thank you for your attention
Appreciation and thanks to:
Mr. Roger Price, Consul General, Australian Consulate, Chicago;
Mr. Scott Adlington, Director of Investment, Midwest, Victorian Government Business Office
Ms. Barbara Higgens, Executive Director, Plumbing Manufacturers International, Rolling Meadows, Illinois
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