The Ever Given ship that blocked the Suez Canal for six days has captured the world’s attention and many are wondering about the impact on global trade. But there are just as many wondering how it got stuck in the first place. Navigational error? High winds? Inadequate dredging? Or most intriguingly… too big?

Bolstered by an increase in housing starts and the need to repair or replace older roofs with more durable products, the demand for roofing in the U.S. is projected to grow 0.2% per year to reach 253.0 million squares by 2024, according to The Freedonia Group, a leading market research firm and division of MarketResearch.com.

Electric bicycles, also known as e-bikes, are an up-and-coming technology that has already gained widespread use in China and Japan. However, the e-bike industry overall is still in an early stage of development with significant room for growth across the world.

The U.S. sports equipment market is benefiting from the growing importance of health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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During the global COVID-19 pandemic, many consumers are eager to protect themselves from the virus. Personal hygiene is not just a good habit — it is a survival strategy.

The high cost of housing is motivating more people to live small — in tiny homes that are less than 500 square feet, a space that could easily fit inside a regular family room.

Since March, forecasters have become more and more downbeat about economic prospects for 2020, and many estimates of real GDP growth have been revised downward, including the OECD’s Economic Outlook released in June.

The U.S. advertising industry experienced steady growth throughout almost the entire decade 2009 through 2019, but the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to bring about a steep, sudden drop in revenues.

Because of the rapidly unfolding crisis related to COVID-19, The Freedonia Group has taken the unusual step of releasing an entirely new series of reports: COVID-19 Economic Impact Reports, which are produced by a team of economists and industry analysts.