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Commercial
Meteorology in the US and Europe
300
4000
Number of Employees
30
400
Number of Firms
$ 30-50 million
$ 400-700 million
Gross Receipts
Europe (2)
United States (1)
Sources: Commercial
Weather Services Association (1) and Meteoconsult (2)
Since the size of
the US and EU economies are approximately the same, there is no
reason for the European market not to grow to US size with
accompanying revenue generation and job growth. Restrictive government
information policies stand in the way.