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Barbecue Grill Industry
The Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association (HPBA) March 5, 2003
“The barbecue industry represents nearly $3-billion in retail sales:
$1.8 billion for grills,
and more than $1-billion for fuels, accessories and related equipment
including replacement parts. Currently, 60 percent of all grill owners
barbecue outdoors year-round (nearly 70 percent of gas grill owners).
All indications are that the number of times consumers fire up their
grills will increase again in 2003.”
( . . . )
Gas grills: The fastest growing category since 1994, gas grills in
2002 increased their unit market share to 63 percent. Much of the
increase came from mid-range units priced between $400-$500, but fully
80 percent of all grills sold are still priced below $300. More than 6
million of the gas grills shipped were in the LP stand-up category.
While super-premium grills got tremendous retailer and consumer
attention, the industry believes they accounted for little more than 1
percent of gas grill sales, although the dollar volume is significant.
Solid proof that consumers continue to add new grill appliances to
their barbecue “lineup” comes from the turkey fryer/fish cooker
category, which rose more than 50 percent in 2002, from 900,000 to 1.4
million units.”
Source: The Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association (HPBA)
http://hpba.org/newsroom/2002bbqShipments.pdf
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Gas Grill Unit Shipments
1985 3,173,000
1986 3,443,000
1987 3,657,100
1988 3,850,300
1989 3,823,262
1990 4,002,279
1991 4,261,181
1992 4,283,387
1993 5,062,665
1994 5,837,136
1995 5,800,878
1996 6,413,417
1997 6,361,102
1998 7,969,537
1999 8,639,833
2000 9,320,000
2001 8,516,000
2002 9,583,500
Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association
http://hpba.org/BBQstats/BBQ-GrillShip85-02s.shtml
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Grill Ownership (% of families)
1989 82
1991 83
1993 83
1995 84
1997 84
1999 85
2001 85
B a r b e c u e H o u s e h o l d s ( % o f h o u s e h o l d s )
1989 73
1991 77
1993 74
1995 77
1997 75
1999 75
2001 76
Propane Gas Grills Owned ( % )
1989 46
1991 48
1993 52
1995 55
1997 57
1999 60
2001 61
- 3 out of 4, or 76%, of US households own a barbecue grill.
- 66,200,000 individuals have barbecued in the past year.
- 48% of grill owners own a charcoal grill; 61% LP gas grill; 9%
natural
gas grill; 7% outdoor electric grill; 1 in 7 (15%) barbecues with an
indoor grill.
- The typical grill owner owns 1.4 grills. About half (48%) of all
grill
owners own a gas grill only; 3 out of 10 (29%) own a charcoal grill
only; while nearly 1 out of 5 (18%) owns a both a charcoal and gas
grill.
- There are 3,223 barbecue/grill specialty retailers in the U.S. and
Canada, plus tens of thousands of mass market retailers all over the
United States.”
Source: Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association
http://www.hpba.org/newsroom/WhyIsBarbecuingSoPopular.pdf
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From the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association - March 4, 2002
Facts and Figures
- “ One-fifth of all grill owners have both a charcoal and a gas unit.
- Growth in gas grill ownership continues (61 percent of all grill
owners have one)
- LP is the favorite fuel (92 percent), but a growing number (8
percent) of barbecuers use natural gas the most often
- The Northeast continues to lead in LP gas grills (71 percent)
- Among all grill owners, 5 percent have only an electric unit, 29
percent charcoal only, 48 percent gas only, and 18 percent both
charcoal and gas
- Eleven percent of grill owners now have a water smoker, with
charcoal-fueled units most popular, followed by electric, then gas
- 55 percent of grill owners responded that their next purchase will
be a gas grill (LP).
- Men, not surprisingly, still seem to make more of the grill
selections (38 percent); women decide 26 percent of the time, and 32
percent are termed joint decisions. Men tend to pick natural gas and
smoker grills; women choose electric.
72 percent of natural gas grill owners also barbecue throughout the
year
Built-in gas grill owners also strongly report
heavy all season grilling
- Heavy users tend to be in the Northeast, use gas grills, and have
larger families
- 30 percent of consumers now rely on the convenience of cylinder
exchange to get propane for their grills – up from 5 percent
- only 6 years ago -- and almost half of all gas grill owners have two
or more cylinders, so they are never caught short.
- 70 percent of gas grill owners have their tanks refilled
- 61 percent had their cylinders exchanged or refilled one or two
times last year; 28 percent three times or more
- Many gas grill users (45 percent) own two or more LP gas cylinders
- Gas grill owners list larger cooking surfaces, reliable brand, side
shelves and a multiple burner system, which Myers says provides
greater cooking flexibility.
- An increasing number of gas grill owners have grills with metal
bars or plates for heat
conduction in place of lava rocks or ceramic briquets.”
Source: The Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association (HPBA)
http://hpba.org/newsroom/LoveAffairWithBarbecuing.pdf
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Barbecue Beat – Spring 2002
- Three out of four U.S. households own a barbecue grill.
- 57% of grill owners own an LP gas grill while 54% also own a
charcoal grill.
- Outdoor electric grill ownership is somewhat above average when the
head of household is retired, and among those who live in a
condominium.
- More than half of grill owners say they will buy an LP gas grill
next.
- Nearly 60% of LP gas users have refilled or replaced their gas
cylinders one or two times in the past year, but a third have done it
three or more times.
http://www.moderncontrol.com/newsletter3.htm
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From the Propane Council:
“Over the past few years, as barbecuing has increased in popularity,
gas grill sales have skyrocketed. The Hearth, Patio & Barbecue
Association (HPBA) reports that in 1999 there were 3.1 billion
cookouts. The industry sold approximately 8.6 million gas grills
compared with 3.8 million in 1994. Nearly 93 percent of gas grill
owners chose propane as their gas grill fuel, according to the HPBA.
The top three manufacturers of full-size gas grills are:
Bradley/Coleman, Sunbeam Outdoor Products, and Weber-Stephen. “
(. . . )
“Gas grills are environmentally friendly. According to the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), charcoal releases 105 times
more carbon monoxide than propane.
Propane has an overall stove efficiency nearly four times that of
charcoal (Americans Continue Their Love Affair With Summer Grilling,
May 22, 2002, PERC).
The percentage of grill owners with gas grills has steadily increased
for more than a decade.
Cooking with gas is preferred by both indoor and outdoor chefs.”
Source: Propane Council
http://www.propanecouncil.org/trade/residConstruct/grilling.htm
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Tank Refill Costs
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Cost: A 20 pound tank of LP is about 425,000 BTU's and costs about $13
to refill (more if you tank exchange).
http://www.komar.org/bbq/mm/convert/
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“New empty propane tanks can be purchased for $25.00 or more but I
obtained mine for $3.00 each. Here is how I did it - In my area it
costs $9.95 to refill a propane tank or at Home Depot it costs $12.95
with an exchange of your old tank. I found that the stores that refill
tanks sometimes have an accumulation of the "old style" tanks that
people had decided not to upgrade to an ACME/OPD valve, tanks are
defective or the tanks have passed their expiration dates and the user
has left their old tanks with the store. So, after visiting four
locations, I recovered a dozen used old style tanks for free. Then I
found out that Home Depot in my area has no restrictions on what kind
of tank you could exchange for the new ACME/OPD tanks. After the
exchange, I have all new style filled tanks that I exchanged for
$12.95 each that only cost me $3.00 for each empty tank
($12.95-$9.95). Be aware that the old style tanks will not work on a
new style grille but an old style grille will work with a new style
tank.”
http://members.aol.com/keninga/propane.htm
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Q. Is a natural gas grill more economical to operate than propane?
“Our calculations show that, on average, a propane grill costs nearly
seven times more to operate than a natural gas grill. This is based on
a standard propane cylinder refill at $18 per tank or $4.19 per therm.
Natural gas prices fluctuate, but average about $.60 per therm. At
this price, the natural gas energy equivalent would be only $2.58,
saving $15.42 over the cost of a tank of propane”
http://www.minnegasco.centerpointenergy.com/builder_developer/expert/archive.asp
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Additional information that may interest you:
“Gas grills are most popularly priced from $129 to $299 (80 percent of
all grills sold are priced under $300.) With step-up features between
$700 and $1,500, and deluxe, top of the line all stainless steel
appliances can cost as much as $5,000 - $10,000.”
http://hpba.org/consumer/bbq/research.shtml
What’s New in 2003 Backyard Barbecues
http://hpba.org/newsroom/NewInBBQ.pdf
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