DENTAL EQUIPMENT MARKET GROWTH OF 10% TO OUTPACE OTHER DEVICE SEGMENTS THROUGH 2002, COMMERCE DEPARTMENT PREDICTS; 1996 TRADE SURPLUS REACHES $5.2 BIL.
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The U.S. dental equipment and supplies sector is anticipated to grow 10-11% annually "through the first part of the next century," outpacing the 7% foreseen in other segments of the U.S. medical device industry over the next five years, according to the Commerce Department's 1998 U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook.