Industry Information
Comparison of U.S.
Public and Private Refrigerated Warehouse Growth
| |
Public |
Private and Semi-Private |
|
Year |
Number of Facilities |
Total Space |
Average Facility Size |
Freezer Space |
Number of Facilities |
Total Space |
Average Facility Size |
Freezer Space |
|
1955 |
713 |
464,304,000 |
651,198 |
61% |
533 |
120,000,000 |
225,141 |
60% |
|
1957 |
767 |
503,000,000 |
655,802 |
66% |
554 |
143,000,000 |
258,123 |
54% |
|
1959 |
792 |
528,248,000 |
666,980 |
66% |
586 |
156,000,000 |
266,212 |
57% |
|
1961 |
820 |
553,998,000 |
675,607 |
69% |
676 |
193,000,000 |
285,503 |
59% |
|
1963 |
800 |
596,136,000 |
745,170 |
71% |
702 |
219,000,000 |
311,966 |
63% |
|
1965 |
808 |
645,563,000 |
798,964 |
72% |
773 |
254,000,000 |
328,590 |
61% |
|
1967 |
817 |
701,110,000 |
858,152 |
74% |
760 |
276,000,000 |
363,158 |
64% |
|
1969 |
792 |
730,127,000 |
921,878 |
76% |
757 |
296,000,000 |
391,017 |
67% |
|
1971 |
771 |
740,391,000 |
960,300 |
77% |
781 |
347,000,000 |
444,302 |
67% |
|
1973 |
714 |
798,838,000 |
1,118,821 |
79% |
843 |
399,000,000 |
473,310 |
66% |
|
1975 |
701 |
845,946,000 |
1,206,770 |
80% |
856 |
420,000,000 |
490,654 |
65% |
|
1977 |
672 |
860,542,000 |
1,280,568 |
79% |
818 |
438,000,000 |
535,452 |
64% |
|
1979 |
668 |
911,394,000 |
1,364,362 |
82% |
886 |
531,000,000 |
599,323 |
63% |
|
1981 |
654 |
956,153,000 |
1,462,008 |
82% |
932 |
540,000,000 |
579,399 |
64% |
|
1983 |
698 |
1,028,300,000 |
1,473,209 |
81% |
914 |
573,000,000 |
626,915 |
62% |
|
1985 |
692 |
1,110,394,000 |
1,604,616 |
80% |
901 |
589,000,000 |
653,718 |
64% |
|
1987 |
723 |
1,285,859,000 |
1,778,505 |
80% |
887 |
676,000,000 |
762,120 |
59% |
|
1989 |
724 |
1,391,900,000 |
1,922,514 |
81% |
824 |
603,000,000 |
731,796 |
61% |
|
1991 |
773 |
1,572,879,000 |
2,034,772 |
82% |
770 |
624,000,000 |
810,390 |
62% |
|
1993 |
781 |
1,678,461,000 |
2,149,118 |
82% |
749 |
659,000,000 |
879,840 |
61% |
|
1995 |
745 |
1,741,585,000 |
2,337,698 |
83% |
688 |
675,000,000 |
981,105 |
63% |
|
1997 |
807 |
2,043,909,000 |
2,532,725 |
83% |
657 |
683,000,000 |
1,039,574 |
59% |
|
1999 |
798 |
2,146,643,000 |
2,690,029 |
83% |
673 |
757,000,000 |
1,124,814 |
61% |
|
2001 |
815 |
2,251,944,000 |
2,763,121 |
82% |
675 |
789,000,000 |
1,168,889 |
61% |
|
2003 |
827 |
2,357,080,000 |
2,850,157 |
84% |
655 |
802,000,000 |
1,224,427 |
61% |
|
2005 |
821 |
2,435,773,000 |
2,966,837 |
84% |
681 |
771,725,000 |
1,133,223 |
57% |
|
2007 |
792 |
2,498,198,000 |
3,154,290 |
84% |
709 |
821,998,000 |
1,159,377 |
54% |
Data from USDA
Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses, January 2008 |
