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2010 Consulting Statistics

Consulting Industry Overview

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Consulting Industry Overview
Statistic Quantity Unit Year Source
Global Consulting Industry Revenues (including HR, IT, strategy,
345 Bil. US$ 2010 PRE
operations management & business advisory services)
India's Outsourcing & Consulting Industry Revenues1 47 Bil. US$ 2009 NASSCOM
India's Outsourcing & Consulting Industry Forecast1 175 Bil. US$ 2020 NASSCOM
Bil. UK
U.K. Consulting Industry Revenues 7.96 2009 MCA
£
U.S. Management, Scientific & Technical Consulting Industry
160.5 Bil. US$ 2009 Census
Revenues2
U.S. Management, Scientific & Technical Consulting Industry
172.2 Bil. US$ 2008 Census
Revenues
Mangagement Consulting Companies Revenues 142.7 Bil. US$ 2008 Census
Strategic Management Consulting 31.4 Bil. US$ 2008 Census
Financial Management Consulting 10.4 Bil. US$ 2008 Census
Marketing Management Consulting 10.6 Bil. US$ 2008 Census
Human Resources Management Consulting 12.2 Bil. US$ 2008 Census
Operations and Supply Chain Management Consulting 7.9 Bil. US$ 2008 Census
IT Technical Design, Development and Consulting 9.8 Bil. US$ 2008 Census
U.S. Environmental Consulting Services Revenues 13.3 Bil. US$ 2008 Census
U.S. Accounting Industry Revenues2 119.7 Bil. US$ 2009 Census
U.S. Accounting Industry Revenues 128.4 Bil. US$ 2008 Census
Employment in U.S. Accounting & Bookkeeping Services, Dec-
915.8 Thous. BLS
Seasonally Adjusted 09
Employment in U.S. Management & Technical Consulting Firms, Dec-
993.3 Thous. BLS
Seasonally Adjusted 09
1 2009 figure is for the fiscal year ended March 31. Includes export revenues for IT Services, BPO and
software consulting, not including domestic consumption.
2 Census Bureau figures for 2009 are preliminary and include estimated revenues for the third and fourth
quarters of the year.
PRE = Plunkett Research Estimate
NASSCOM = National Association of Software and Services Companies
MCA = Management Consultancies Association
Census = U.S. Census Bureau
BLS = U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Source: Plunkett Research, Ltd.

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