The new ABS Multi-Utility Meter Market Report has been updated and expanded. It is a comprehensive multi utility meter market analysis of the world meter market and contains meter market demand forecasts for 184 countries; detailed multi utility meter market surveys of the 15 largest markets in Europe, Asia and the Americas; an analysis of AMR (Automatic Meter Reading) deployment and trends by sector and a survey of metrology regulations for the meter industry.
The Multi-Utility Meter Report notes that there are 2.2 billion multi utility meters in the world with a total multi utility meter demand of 178 million meters both new and installed. Global meter demand is forecast to rise to 213 million meters by 2010, with an annual growth of 3.7%.
The Multi-Utility Meter Report includes multi utility meter market analysis of the installed base of electricity meters, gas meters and water meters by country, analysis of meters by type: watt-hour meters, electromechanical, solid state, gas flowmeters, mechanical/turbine/orifice, ultrasonic, water flowmeters and mechanical(volumetric/velocimetric)/electromagnetic/ultrasonic meters. Plus future trends of electromechanical/solid state meter deployment, meter deployment by 2010, with country meter market analysis and development of new electronic meter production in the electricity, gas and water sectors. This multi-utility market research report also covers all the company mergers and consolidations within the electricity, gas and water meters markets with global shares of all the top meter companies included. Each type of multi utility meter is explored within the Multi utility meter report including credit and prepayment meters in the UK, AMR and AIM (Advanced Infrastructure Management). Multi utility meter market analysis is included for 15 of the largest electricity meter markets: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Japan, China, India, Russia.
Tables and spreadsheets for electricity, gas and water are provided within the Multi utility meter report containing global meter market analysis and forecasts for each of 184 countries, meter population and annual meter demand, meter market analysis by production, imports, exports and demand, for every country, meter market size and forecast for each year 2005 to 2010 for every country, units and $ value, historical meter export data from 1997 to 2004 and meter manufacturing companies.
Sold separately or together with the Multi-Utility Meter report is the Utility Meters Database which includes the tables from the report, current demand in units and value, meter demand forecasts for 2005-2010, meter export analysis and a spreadsheet of meter exports by country of origin and importing country for the year 2004.

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