The 2013 Import and Export Market for Ultraviolet or Infrared Lamps and Arc Lamps in Philippines

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on ultraviolet or infrared lamps and arc lamps in Philippines face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying ultraviolet or infrared lamps and arc lamps to Philippines? How important is Philippines compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of ultraviolet or infrared lamps and arc lamps vary from one country of origin to another in Philippines? On the supply side, Philippines also exports ultraviolet or infrared lamps and arc lamps. Which countries receive the most exports from Philippines? How are these exports concentrated across buyers? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for ultraviolet or infrared lamps and arc lamps in Philippines. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for ultraviolet or infrared lamps and arc lamps for those countries serving Philippines via exports, or supplying from Philippines via imports. It does so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing where Philippines fits into the world market for imported and exported ultraviolet or infrared lamps and arc lamps. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for Philippines in particular, is estimated using a model which aggregates across over 150 key country markets and projects these to the current year. From there, each country represents a percent of the world market. This