2012 Gold Rush - Trade Show Executive
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ing an 8.0% increase for this sector in<br />
<strong>2012</strong>, followed by continued rapid growth<br />
(over 5%) in 2013 and 2014. “U.S. manufacturing<br />
is seeing a renaissance,” said<br />
William Carteaux, president and CEO,<br />
SPI, The Plastics Industry <strong>Trade</strong> Association.<br />
“Manufacturing costs continue to go<br />
up in Asia. By 2015, the U.S. will level the<br />
playing field with China in terms of costs.”<br />
The Raw Materials and Science sector<br />
posted an increase in attendance, nsf and<br />
revenue in 2011, compared to 2010, while<br />
the number of exhibitors posted declines.<br />
Overall, the sector grew 3% in 2011. CEIR<br />
is predicting 2.9% growth for this sector<br />
in <strong>2012</strong>, followed by moderate growth<br />
(3% to 5%) in 2013 and 2014. “Emerging<br />
markets and their rising middle classes<br />
are driving growth,” said Hal Quinn,<br />
president and CEO, National Mining<br />
Association (NMA). MINExpo International,<br />
sponsored by NMA, increased<br />
exhibit space from 595,000 nsf in 2008<br />
to 857,000 nsf in <strong>2012</strong> — a 44% jump.<br />
The Communications and Information<br />
Technology sector posted gains in all key<br />
metrics — attendance, nsf, exhibitors and<br />
revenue — from 2010 to 2011, ending the<br />
year with 8% growth overall. CEIR is predicting<br />
7.9% growth for this sector in <strong>2012</strong>,<br />
followed by rapid growth (more than 5%)<br />
in 2013 and 2014. “The projections for this<br />
sector seem overly optimistic,” said Sandra<br />
Toms LaPedis, vice president/general manager,<br />
RSA Conferences. She noted, however,<br />
that RSA outpaced the growth of the CEIR<br />
average for the last few years.<br />
The Consumer Goods and Retail<br />
<strong>Trade</strong> sector posted gains in all four metrics<br />
in 2011 compared with 2010, ending<br />
the year with 3% growth overall. CEIR<br />
is expecting a slight increase of 1.6% for<br />
this sector in <strong>2012</strong>, followed by modest<br />
growth (under 3%) in 2013 and 2014.<br />
“Our events for consumer goods have<br />
seen double-digit increases for the last<br />
two years,” said Joe Loggia, president<br />
and CEO, Advanstar Communications,<br />
Inc. “More companies are participating,<br />
but they are not taking more space.”<br />
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David Loechner at (949) 226-5777 or david.<br />
loechner@nielsen.com; Matthew Holt at (650)<br />
218-4002 or matthew@health2con.com;<br />
William Carteaux at (202) 974-5200 or<br />
bcarteaux@plasticsindustry.org; Hal Quinn<br />
at (202) 463-2600 or hquinn@nma.org;<br />
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