Comparison of U.S. Public and Private Refrigerated Warehouse Growth
Industry Information
Capacity data is presented in cubic feet.|
Public |
Private and Semi-Private |
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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% |
| 2009 | 839 | 2,900,511,000 | - | 84% | 739 | 894,463,000 | - | 54% |
| 2011 | 825 | 3,028,243,000 | - | 85% | 703 | 931,117,000 | - | 54% |
Source: "Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses." USDA Economics and Statistics System. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Feb. 2012. <http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do;jsessionid=D533BB410C5897F137935243DEDAFCA9?documentID=1424>.
