1. Introduction 1 Market Structure and Competition in Competitive Industries 3
Table 2. Consumer Non-Durable Goods Industry
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Table 2. Consumer Non-Durable Goods Industry:Changes in HH Index of Concentration in Selected Industries: 1993-94 and 2002-03
Note: * 1995-96 Source: Market Size and Shares, August 1999 and July 2004,CMIE Consumer Durable Goods The market structure in many consumer durables industries is characterised by oligopoly. The estimates of HH index for selected industries, for two years, are shown in table 3. Concentration levels show a marked increase in five industries, namely automobile tyres, audio systems, mopeds, motorcycles, and bicycles. All five industries have one major firm with a high market share: MRF (Market share 24 percent) in automobile tyres, Hero Honda (Market share 50 percent) in Motorcycles, TVS Motor (Market share 46 percent) in mopeds, and Hero Cycles (Market share 40 percent) in Bicycles. In the Audio-equipment industry, Videocon International Ltd has emerged as a dominant firm. In the auto-rickshaw industry, Bajaj Auto is a dominant player, with a market share of 75 percent.
Intermediate Goods Two industries belonging to the industry category ‘textile fibre intermediates’, namely, Polyester Staple Fibre (PSF) and Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF), have a substantial increase in concentration levels. In the PSF industry, Reliance is the dominant player with a market share of 54 percent. It is reported to be the world’s fifth largest producer of PSF. In the VSF industry, Grasim is the dominant player, with a market share of 91 percent (almost a pure monopoly). The other two industries that have experienced increased levels of concentration are Paints &Varnishes and Storage batteries. In Paints & Varnishes, three firms have more than 63 percent of the total market. They are Asian Paints, Goodlass Nerolac and Berger Paints. In storage batteries, Exide Batteries has achieved dominance with a market share of 62 percent. Its market share increased from 53 percent after it acquired Standard Batteries in 1998. Directory: Presentations Presentations -> Enterprise Network Management iPost: Implementing Continuous Risk Monitoring at the Department of State Presentations -> O. P. Singh saarc meteorological Research Centre (smrc) Presentations -> Plotting learning Presentations -> Friends/Partners in Aviation Weather Presentations -> The potential of zakat scheme as an alternative of microcredit to alleviate poverty in Bangladesh Presentations -> Managing Millennials Presentations -> The Value of Modeling and Simulation Standards Presentations -> Assessing the stability and resilience of islamic banks through stress testing under standardized approach of the ifsb capital adequacy framework Presentations -> Background of vietnam ict data collection and dissemination number of telecoms, internet service providers Presentations -> Guide for applicants Download 266.86 Kb. Share with your friends:
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