This report looks at the operational risk associated with this industry. Three types of risk are recognized in our analysis. These are: risk arising from within the industry itself (structural risk), risks arising from the expected future performance of the industry (growth risk) and risk arising from forces external to the industry (external sensitivity risk).
This industry wholesales transportation equipment and supplies (except marine pleasure craft and motor vehicles). These products include aircrafts and aircraft parts, boats and marine equipment, railroad cars and railroad equipment, military tanks, and motorized golf carts. This industry does not wholesale motor vehicle related transportation equipment, marine pleasure craft, or electronic navigational equipment (i.e. sonar or radar).
The primary activities of firms in this industry are:
- Aeronautical equipment and supplies wholesaling
- Aircraft engine and parts wholesaling
- Aircraft wholesaling
- Boats (except pleasure) wholesaling
- Locomotive wholesaling
- Marine supplies (except pleasure) wholesaling
- Navigational instruments (except electronic) wholesaling
- Railroad car wholesaling
- Railroad equipment and supplies wholesaling
- Ship wholesaling