U.S. Swimming Pool and Hot Tub Chemical Market Report Year Ending 2015 During 2015, the retail value of pool and hot tub chemicals was about $3.7 billion. Sales were down slightly from the previous year. Total chemical sales have only increased about 7% over the past decade and have been slowed by sluggish growth in the corresponding residential and commercial pool and hot tub segments. The overall value of retail chemical sales has also been impacted by the growth of alternative sanitizers which reduce the need for traditional chemicals. 1 The U.S. Pool & Hot Tub Chemical Market YE 2015 2017, P.K. Data, Inc.
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Table of Figures Charts Chart 1: Retail Value of Pool and Hot Tub Chemicals, 2006-2015... 11 Chart 2: Relative mix of retail dollars based on chemical type, 2015... 12 Chart 3: Percent treatable water by category... 13 Chart 4: Percent Units, Gallons and Chemical Dollars by Segment, 2015... 14 Chart 5: Residential Treatable Water by Pool Type, Gallons... 15 Chart 6: Inground and aboveground pool owners: primary pool maintenance responsibility... 16 Chart 7: Chemical usage for residential inground pools... 17 Chart 8: Chemical usage for residential aboveground pools... 17 Chart 9: Inground and aboveground pool owners: primary water sanitizer... 18 Chart 10: Inground and aboveground pool owners: dollars per month spent on pool chemicals*... 19 Chart 11: Inground and aboveground pool owners: months per year pool used... 20 Chart 12: Inground and aboveground pool owners: days per week pool used... 21 Chart 13: Pool Service Market, 2006 2015... 22 Chart 14: Pool Service Market Growth, 2006 2015... 23 Chart 15: Frequency of Pool Service among regular users... 23 Chart 16: Chemical usage for community pools... 28 Chart 17: Chemical usage of luxury club pools... 29 Chart 18: Chemical usage of health club pools... 30 Chart 19: Chemical usage of medical facility pools... 31 Chart 20: Chemical usage for treated water within waterparks... 33 Chart 21: Chemical usage in swimming pools across all educational institutions... 34 Chart 22: Chemical usage of hotel pools... 35 Chart 23: Chemical usage of parks/recreation and municipal pools... 36 Chart 24: Chemical usage of multi-family housing pools... 37 Chart 25: Adult capacity of hot tubs, existing base... 38 Chart 26: Hot Tub Primary Sanitizer... 41 Chart 27: Dollars spent on hot tub chemicals, 2014... 42 Chart 28: Annual frequency hot tub is drained for cleaning... 43 Chart 29: Days per month hot tub used... 44 Chart 30: Annual months of hot tub usage... 45 Chart 31: Hot tub owners: also own a pool (existing base)... 46 Chart 32: Consumer confidence index vs. retail value of chemical sales, 2006-2015... 48 Chart 33: Unemployment rate vs. retail value of chemical sales, 2006-2015... 49 Chart 34: U.S. single family housing starts vs. retail value of chemical sales, 2006-2015.. 49 Chart 35: Real disposable personal income vs. chemical sales, 2006-2015... 50 Chart 36: Real personal consumption expenditures vs. chemical sales, 2006-2015... 50 Chart 37: Producer price index vs. chemical sales, 2006-2015... 51 52 The U.S. Pool & Hot Tub Chemical Market YE 2015 2017, P.K. Data, Inc.
Tables Table 1: Gallons of Commercial treatable water by segment... 26 Maps Map 1: Distribution of Pool Service Households by State... 24 Map 2: Distribution of Pool Service Companies by State... 25 Map 3: Average adult seating positions, 1-2, by market (%)... 39 Map 4: Hot tub treatable water by market (x 1,000 gallons), 2014... 40 53 The U.S. Pool & Hot Tub Chemical Market YE 2015 2017, P.K. Data, Inc.