How many swimming pools are there currently in the United States?

What is the growth rate on swimming pools in the United States?

How much is spent annually a) building pools and b) maintaining pools
in the United States?

Additional information that would help in evaluating this market would
be appreciated (I know this is a poor framing of this portion of the
question).

Dear Papmot,

Thank you for accepting my comments as the official answer to your question.

I will repost the information below.

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2000 United States Swimming Pool & Hot Tub Market Report
http://www.poolspamarketing.com/statistics/pdf/2000US-Pool-SpaReports.pdf


Here are some more pool statistics from the National Spa & Pool Institute
http://www.nspi.org/news_room/news_releases/825.cfm


I hope you find this information useful!

Sincerely,
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 06 Apr 2004 07:22 PDT

The following answer by my fellow researcher cath-ga will help you get
a better understanding of the swimming pool market.

Economic health of swimming pool industry 
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=260106

Hello Papmot,

Please take a look at the following report.

2000 United States Swimming Pool & Hot Tub Market Report
http://www.poolspamarketing.com/statistics/pdf/2000US-Pool-SpaReports.pdf

Does this publication answer your question?

Thanks,
Bobbie7

Here are some more pool statistics.
http://www.nspi.org/news_room/news_releases/825.cfm

gets close enough.  log it as an answer so i can pay you.  thanks.

Papmot,

Thank you for the tip!

--Bobbie7