how big is the market for scientific, technical, and medical (STM)
information in the U.S. and the world and how fast is it growing. 
Would like 2001 data for market size.

Hello-

The company that seems to track this is Outsell.  They are cited in my
professional association (Special Libraries Association) website as an
authority.

The most recent annual report on the industry is dated November 19,
2001, so I assume if you wait a few weeks, you will have updated data.
  Outsell's estimated global market size for STM information is $13.9
billion for the year 2000.  The annual growth rate (in the November
2001 press release) is given as 42%.
http://www.outsellinc.com/docs/pr_release/pr20011119_01.htm

I could not find any information specifically about the U.S. STM
market.

I'm sorry the data is a year older than you requested, but again, it
appears that Outsell is due to publish another report, hopefully
accompanied by another press release like this one, in a few weeks. 
You might want to contact Outsell directly.



Other links:

Special Libraries Association
http://www.sla.org


Best wishes.

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Clarification of Answer by bizguy-ga on 22 Oct 2002 13:49 PDT

I omitted my search terms, which were:
stm 
information
market
size

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Request for Answer Clarification by dseuss-ga on 22 Oct 2002 16:13 PDT

The press release does not seem to give the growth rate.  There is a
reference to the top ten companies in the industry representing 42% of
the market.  Did I miss the growth rate in the press release, or is
there some other source you have for the growth rate?

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Clarification of Answer by bizguy-ga on 22 Oct 2002 16:48 PDT

Sorry--I accidentally posted this as a comment to the question as
well, but here goes:

Hello again--perhaps the confusion comes from the statement that the
top ten companies have nearly 42% of the market *share*:  "The top 10
companies in the overall STM segment represent 41.7 percent of the
market..."
 
The growth rate does seem to be 42%, at least according to them: 
 
"Outsell estimates that the 2000 worldwide market for STM information
is $13.9 billion, which represents a phenomenal annual increase of 42
percent."
 
Does that help?

Hello again--perhaps the confusion comes from the statement that the
top ten companies have nearly 42% of the market *share*:  "The top 10
companies in the overall STM segment represent 41.7 percent of the
market..."

The growth rate does seem to be 42%, at least according to them:

"Outsell estimates that the 2000 worldwide market for STM information
is $13.9 billion, which represents a phenomenal annual increase of 42
percent."

Does that help?