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State of the Barbecue Industry Report The Hearth Patio & Barbecue Association (HPBA) has conducted the Page 1State of the Barbecue Industry Report The Hearth Patio & Barbecue Association (HPBA) has conducted the HPBA State of the Barbecue Industry Report* on a biennial basis since 1983. The following is select information from the 2005 Industry Report.The Industry is HotHPBA reports that grilling and barbecuing have become increasingly popular over the last decade with the overall industry increasing by 44 percent from 1992 to 2005. More than nine out of ten (96 percent) grill owners used their grill in the past year an increase of 5 percent over 2003. Barbecue grill shipments from manufacturers to retailers has increased to over 17 million a 15% increase compared to 2005. Grill Ownership and Usage The 2005 report shows 81 percent of U.S. households own a grill an increase of nearly 10 percent from2003 at 72 percent. In fact 22 percent of households own more than one grill. Liquid propane (LP) gas grills are still the most popular type for consumers to own at 65 percent while 37 percent of consumers own charcoal grills 6 percent own natural gas grills and 2 percent own electric grills. Most households (96 percent) are grilling 5 percent more often throughout the year than reported in 2003; average grill usage is up to 26 times per year an increase from 22 times per year in 2003. A majority of grill owners use their grills yearround and 44 percent use their grill 12 times per week during the peak grilling season (MayAugust). The most popular summer grilling holidays are Fourth of July Memorial Day and Labor Day. Most grill owners barbecue at their primary residence (64 percent). Another 17 percent of respondents barbecue at a relatives home and 6 percent barbecue at a second/vacation home or at a campground. Household Grilling Roles Of households with either gas or charcoal grills at least 62 percent of users are men and at least 35 percent are wom ...

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