The 2009 Import and Export Market for Medical, Dental, Surgical, or Veterinary Furniture, Operating and Examining Tables, Mechanical Hospital Beds, ... Chairs, and Parts Thereof in Latin America

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the market in Latin America face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying medical, dental, surgical, or veterinary furniture, operating and examining tables, mechanical hospital beds, dentists' or similar chairs, and parts thereof to Latin America? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of medical, dental, surgical, or veterinary furniture, operating and examining tables, mechanical hospital beds, dentists' or similar chairs, and parts thereof vary from one country to another in Latin America? Do exporters serving the market in Latin America have similar market shares across the importing countries? On the supply side, Latin America also sells to the international market of medical, dental, surgical, or veterinary furniture, operating and examining tables, mechanical hospital beds, dentists' or similar chairs, and parts thereof. Which countries in Latin America supply the most exports of medical, dental, surgical, or veterinary furniture, operating and examining tables, mechanical hospital beds, dentists' or similar chairs, and parts thereof? Which countries are buying their exports? 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 medical, dental, surgical, or veterinary furniture, operating and examining tables, mechanical hospital beds, dentists' or similar chairs, and parts thereof in Latin America. 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 Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for medical, dental, surgical, or veterinary furniture, operating and examining tables, mechanical hos