Personal Storage Drives & Media Industry Overview

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Industry Description

Companies that design and manufacture peripheral storage devices, including magnetic and optical disk drives and media.

Industry Trends

Continuing Productivity Gains

Automation and redesign of manufacturing operations have increased industry productivity by more than 100 percent in the last five years. Industry employment fell 30 percent, while output rose 50 percent. Productivity gains have been a major factor in the steady fall of computer prices.

Industry Competitors

Industry Codes

Hoover's has developed its own industry classifications to better serve its customers. These classifications are mapped to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and the older U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. The Personal Storage Drives & Media maps to a number of NAICS codes including:

NAICS
NAICS Title
Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
Magnetic and Optical Recording Media Manufacturing

Industry Associations & Organizations

Related Industries

Industry Financials

Using the 2002 Census Bureau Economic Census, Hoover's has generated an industry financial summary for the Personal Storage Drives & Media industry.

Indicator
Total
NAICS Codes
3
Establishments
1,217
Sales, receipts or shipments ($1,000)
$28,132,908
Annual Payroll ($1,000)
$5,201,970
Paid Employees
93,063

Industry People



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