The World Water Meter Report provides a comprehensive review of the water meter market. Water meter market demand and forecasts are provided, along with an in-depth analysis of all the on-going trends within the market.The report informs the reader of the 571 million water meters in the world with a total demand of 45 million water meters both new and replacement, including the large Chinese market. Global water meter market demand is expected to rise to 68 million meters by 2010, with an annual growth of 8.4% if China is included and 3% for the rest of the world. The water meter market analysis looks at the installed base of water meters by type, both mechanichal and non-mechanichal. It includes demand forecasts for water meters in units and $ value from 2005 to 2010 as well as future trends of meter type and new developments in meter technology and metering incidence and future trends in selected regions.A review of water meter market shares covers company mergers and consolidations and global shares of the top seven water meter companies. The major new players are indentified as are the market leaders in each of the major markets.A review of water meter market shares covers company mergers and consolidations and global shares of the top seven water meter companies. The major new players are identified as are the market leaders in each of the major markets.A review of AMR (Automatic Meter Reading) and AIM (Advanced Infrastructure Management) is included with AMR and AIM market forecasts and deployment projects.Detailed surveys of the largest 15 water meter markets can be found within the World water meter report (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Japan, China, India, Russia). The water meter surveys include, the number of water connections, incidence of metering, annual water meter demand, analysis of meter type and more. It comes together with significant changes which are driving water meter market development and the water meter market participants.Tables and spreadsheets contain global analysis and forecasts for every market, for each of the 184 countries, water meter population and annual demand, water meter market analysis by production, imports, exports and demand, for every country, water meter market size and forecasts for each year 2005 to 2010 for every country, units and $ value and historical export data from 1997 to 2004.Major meter manufacturing companies are indentified and consolidations and mergers outlined.The new ABS World Water Meter Report has been updated and expanded. It is a comprehensive study of the world water meter market and contains water meter demand forecasts for 184 countries and detailed water meter market surveys of the 15 largest markets in Europe, Asia and the Americas.