Based on the expert analysis and our database of 1,300+ US industries, IBISWorld presents a list of the Fastest Declining Industries in the US by Revenue Growth (%) in 2024
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View a list of the Top 25 fastest declining industries2024-2025 Revenue Growth: -18.8%
The Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Manufacturing industry has declined slightly, contending with government budget cuts. Industry companies produce and develop UAVs, or drones, which are remotely piloted or autonomously operated aircraft. Since most demand for drones comes from the US military, a decline in defense funding for UAVs has led the industry to decline, despite expected increased civil demand. Demand for new UAVs fell as the industry has supplied the military with an enormous fleet over the past decade. Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 1.4% to an estimated $4.5 billion over the five years to 2023, including... Learn More
2024-2025 Revenue Growth: -10.0%
Over the past five years, chicken egg producers have had to contend with severe revenue volatility. While per capita egg consumption has remained stable, a severe drought across most of the United States pushed the price of feed upward. This, combined with lingering challenges from supply chain bottlenecks and highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), have pushed the price of eggs upward. Widespread inflation in 2022 also contributed to surging egg prices, and while the industry benefited from an upswing in revenue that year, price spikes set the stage for plummeting prices in 2023. As a result, industry-wide revenue has dropped... Learn More
2024-2025 Revenue Growth: -8.2%
Offshore oil rig and platform construction plays an important role in the United States' energy sector. Growing oil production caused industry revenue to increase at the beginning of the five-year period to 2023. Still, oil price weakness started shortly thereafter and weighed heavily on industry performance, resulting in revenue declines which persisted several years. Also, the COVID-19 pandemic caused all types of travel activity to slump, further lowering oil prices and hampering the purchasing power from upstream oil companies. Offshore oil rig and platform construction revenue has plummeted at a CAGR of 6.7% over the past five years and is... Learn More
2024-2025 Revenue Growth: -7.7%
The industry relies heavily on its performance in the international markets, since an overwhelming amount of downstream demand comes from exports. An appreciation of the US dollar during the current period has certainly depressed growth. As COVID loomed and US businesses closed, consumers were forced inside for the better part of a year. Further decreases in revenue were offset by consumers purchasing from the industry for personal entertainment purposes. Revenue ultimately increased at a CAGR of 0.6% to $14.3 billion over the five years to 2023, with an increase of 1.8% in 2023 alone as profit reached 4.3%.
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2024-2025 Revenue Growth: -7.2%
Billboard and outdoor advertising companies generate revenue through leasing advertisement space on display faces, including billboards, public transit and street furniture. Demand for the industry's services depends on trends in advertising expenditure, which makes the industry sensitive to fluctuations in consumer spending, retail sales, corporate profit and overall economic conditions. Operators face competition from various advertising media, with the most significant competitor being online advertisements.
COVID-19 caused states to shut down most of the US economy in 2020, which resulted in a massive plunge in consumer spending. Since many industries that use outdoor advertisements (e.g., manufacturers, retailers, restaurants) rely heavily on... Learn More
2024-2025 Revenue Growth: -6.9%
Iron ore miners are highly susceptible to changes in industrial production, which is why COVID-19 wreaked havoc on this industry. Severe iron ore and steel price volatility has significantly impacted iron ore miners. Overall, industry-wide revenue has been falling at a CAGR of 1.6% over the past five years and is expected to total $5.1 billion in 2023, when revenue will plummet by an estimated 13.3%.
Iron ore miners' output has remained stable in recent years, excluding 2020, when mines and steelmakers halted production. Iron ore miners have faced severe price-based volatility over the past five years. Following mine closures in... Learn More
2024-2025 Revenue Growth: -6.6%
The Tank and Armored Vehicle Manufacturing industry have benefited from rising geopolitical tensions after taking a direct hit from plummeting demand before the period. Companies research, develop, manufacture, modify and repair military armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery and tanks. As the United States began to scale down combat operations in the Middle East, the defense budget was reduced, sequestration kicked in, and spending on industry products plunged. Rising geopolitical tensions have caused a surge of US defense contracts with manufacturers for industry-relevant vehicles. Industry revenue has been growing at an annualized 6.3% over the past five years and is expected to... Learn More
2024-2025 Revenue Growth: -6.4%
Coal miners faced a highly volatile operating environment over the past five years. Wildly fluctuating commodity prices, declining mine output and the gradual transition toward cleaner and less-expensive energy alternatives have constrained domestic coal demand. Also, coal mining companies suffered from severe economic and supply chain disruptions that emerged following the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020. Despite lower output, surging coal prices enabled coal miners to rebound in the latter half of the period. Industry-wide revenue has been growing at a CAGR of 1.5% over the past five years and is expected to total $35.4 billion in 2023, when revenue... Learn More
2024-2025 Revenue Growth: -6.4%
Printing services have declined markedly over the past few years as demand for print media has fallen. The industry provides prepress work such as typesetting, trade binding, mounting and print-plate creation. Demand for printing services is highly correlated with the performance of the Printing industry (IBISWorld report 32311) and demand for book, newspaper and magazine publishing, both of which faced similar periods of decline. This contraction occurred due to the fast-growing popularity of online media, causing many companies to reduce print advertising expenditures. These factors were exacerbated by the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020. Over the past five years, printing... Learn More
2024-2025 Revenue Growth: -6.0%
Acoustic and electric guitar manufacturers have struggled over the five years to 2023. Because guitars are considered discretionary purchases by most, they're extremely sensitive to changes in overall economic conditions and consumer tastes. Consumers need to have solid disposable income and confidence in the economy to justify making expensive discretionary purchases, but the challenges brought on by COVID-19 and inflation left consumers hesitant to buy guitars. Consumers that were interested in guitar most often chose cheap imports, promoting the industry's competition. Because of these difficulties, industry-wide revenue has been stagnating at a CAGR of 0.0% over the past five years... Learn More
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