TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 12
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 13
Summary 13
Buyer power 14
Supplier power 15
New entrants 16
Substitutes 17
Rivalry 18
LEADING COMPANIES 19
Nippon Oil Corporation 19
Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. 23
MARKET FORECASTS 27
Market value forecast 27
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 28
APPENDIX 30
Methodology 30
Related Datamonitor research 31
Disclaimer 32
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 33
Premium Reports 33
Summary Reports 33
Datamonitor consulting 33
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Japan service stations industry value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Table 2: Japan service stations industry segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 11
Table 3: Japan service stations industry segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 12
Table 4: Nippon Oil Corporation: key facts 19
Table 5: Nippon Oil Corporation: key financials ($) 20
Table 6: Nippon Oil Corporation: key financials (¥) 20
Table 7: Nippon Oil Corporation: key financial ratios 21
Table 8: Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.: key facts 23
Table 9: Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.: key financials ($) 24
Table 10: Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.: key financials (¥) 24
Table 11: Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.: key financial ratios 25
Table 12: Japan service stations industry value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 27
Table 13: Japan size of population (million), 2006–10 28
Table 14: Japan gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 28
Table 15: Japan gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 28
Table 16: Japan inflation, 2006–10 29
Table 17: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 29
Table 18: Japan exchange rate, 2006–10 29
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Japan service stations industry value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Figure 2: Japan service stations industry segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 11
Figure 3: Japan service stations industry segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the service stations industry in Japan, 2010 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the service stations industry in Japan, 2010 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the service stations industry in Japan, 2010 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the service stations industry in Japan, 2010 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the service stations industry in Japan, 2010 17
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the service stations industry in Japan, 2010 18
Figure 10: Nippon Oil Corporation: revenues & profitability 22
Figure 11: Nippon Oil Corporation: assets & liabilities 22
Figure 12: Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.: revenues & profitability 26
Figure 13: Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.: assets & liabilities 26
Figure 14: Japan service stations industry value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 27
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