Hey easterangel-ga, thanks again for your help on the small business question.

Now I'm trying to get a sense for how big the health / wellness /
holistic industry is and what its growth curve looks like between 1994
and now. I'm not sure what specific areas to use as benchmarks.
Perhaps you have some ideas?

I'm thinking:

1. Number of health food stores in US
2. Number of yoga studios in US
3. Vitamin / supplement sales in US

Any thoughts / ideas much appreciated!

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Request for Question Clarification by easterangel-ga on 03 Dec 2003 00:17 PST

Hi again!

I am trying to get a grasp of the question here. When you say holistic
what do you mean? The overall health industry or you want statistics
on different segments as long as they are connected to the industry?
Would as many segments as I can find be enough?

It would be difficult to find statistics going back to 1994. Is this a
strict requirement?

Thanks. :)

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Request for Question Clarification by easterangel-ga on 03 Dec 2003 05:20 PST

Hi!

Sorry for the misunderstanding about the Holistic Health Industry.
Please disregard my clarification earlier.

My only clarification will be the last one, do you need statistics for
this up till 1994? I think this will be tough since some industries
involved in the Holistic Health segment may not be that well
monitored.

Thanks!

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Clarification of Question by leftright-ga on 03 Dec 2003 09:45 PST

No, FROM 1994 through today, or as close as possible. The idea is to
draw a growth curve... Thanks!

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Clarification of Question by leftright-ga on 03 Dec 2003 11:38 PST

Hey easterangel,

Any estimate on when you might be able to answer this one? We're
trying to pull together a report today. Thanks!

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Request for Question Clarification by easterangel-ga on 03 Dec 2003 14:50 PST

It seems that I cannot find the information you require. I will leave
this open to other researchers so that they might get a crack at it.
Other researchers may now answer this question.

Thanks!

This article about the nutraceuticals market might be of use:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/9/prweb78748.htm

Several reports on the nutraceuticals market:

http://www.marketresearch.com/map/cat/503.html

You might find some of the data in this excellent answer to a related
question helpful:

http://www.answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=265761