Datamonitor's Water Utilities in Japan industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the water utilities industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

Why you should buy this report

* Spot future trends and developments

* Inform your business decisions

* Add weight to presentations and marketing materials

* Save time carrying out entry-level research

Market Definition

The water utilities industry consists of all water that is collected, treated and distributed to end-users. The industry is valued using average annual end-user prices alongside consumption volumes. All currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2005 annual average exchange rates.

Asia-Pacific comprises Australia, Taiwan, China, India, Japan, South Korea and Singapore.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 7
1.3 Market Analysis 8
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9
CHAPTER 3 Market Volume 10
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation I 11
CHAPTER 5 Market Segmentation II 12
CHAPTER 6 Five Forces Analysis 13
6.1 Summary 13
6.2 Buyer Power 14
6.3 Supplier Power 15
6.4 New Entrants 16
6.5 Substitutes 17
6.6 Rivalry 18
CHAPTER 7 Leading Companies 19
7.1 Tokyo Metropolitan Waterworks Bureau 19
7.2 Osaka Municipal Waterworks Bureau 19
7.3 Kyoto City Waterworks 19
CHAPTER 8 Market Forecasts 20
8.1 Market Value Forecast 20
8.2 Market Volume Forecast 21
CHAPTER 9 Macroeconomic Indicators 22
CHAPTER 10 Appendix 23
10.1 Methodology 23
10.2 Industry Associations 24
10.3 Related Datamonitor Research 24

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Japan Water Utilities Industry Value: $ billion, 2002-2006 9
Table 2: Japan Water Utilities Industry Volume: Cubic kilometers per year, 2002-2006 10
Table 3: Japan Water Utilities Industry Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006 11
Table 4: Japan Water Utilities Industry Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006 12
Table 5: Japan Water Utilities Industry Value Forecast: $ billion, 2006-2011 20
Table 6: Japan Water Utilities Industry Volume Forecast: Cubic kilometers per year, 2006-2011 21
Table 7: Japan Size of Population (million) , 2002-2006 22
Table 8: Japan GDP (1995=100), 2002-2006 22
Table 9: Japan Exchange Rate, 2002 22