Research

Expand your understanding of security industry metrics and specifications with research provided by SIA members and partners.

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Security Market Index: July/August 2020 Edition

The July/August 2020 Security Market Index (SMI) shows that after May and June’s low SMI in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the industry is seemingly seeing the light at the end of the tunnel as they now report increasing confidence in conditions.

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Physical Security Market Overview: Q3 2020

This two-page brief created for SIA members by Omdia in partnership with SIA  highlights the impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. physical security equipment market, predictions and member perspectives and more.

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Security Market Index: May 2020 Edition

The May 2020 Security Market Index, contrary to March’s SMI, which stayed mostly unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic at 50, showed the effects of the pandemic and shelter-in-place orders, leading to a SMI of 30.

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Security Market Index: March 2020 Edition

Provided to Security Industry Association (SIA) members as a review of current market conditions, SIA’s March 2020 Security Market Index (SMI) is staying steady at 50 — not much of a change from January’s SMI of 55, despite the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.

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Security Market Index: January 2020 Edition

January 2020’s Security Market Index (SMI) is 55 — lower than the November 2019 SMI of 69 and the September 2019 SMI of 59 but still indicating positive conditions within the industry.

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Security Megatrends: The 2020 Vision for the Security Industry

Security Megatrends, an annual publication of the Security Industry Association, analyzes and forecasts the major trends affecting security industry businesses. The publication captures a vision of the industry’s future and distills key trends that will impact your organization in the coming year.

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