Demographia

International Central Business District
Market Share Trends

Urban Area Base Year Central Business District Share of Employment: Base Year Central Business District Share of Employment: 1990 Change in Central Business District Share Central Business District Share of New Employment
Adelaide 1970 16.8% 16.7% -0.6% 16.4%
Amsterdam 1960 50.6% 25.2% -50.2% Overall Loss
Boston 1960 26.8% 15.8% -41.2% 1.7%
Brisbane 1960 26.1% 11.4% -56.4% 11.4%
Brussels 1980 24.6% 24.1% -2.2% Overall Loss
Calgary 1960 41.0% 21.0% -48.8% 14.9%
Chicago 1960 13.2% 10.2% -22.8% 3.7%
Copenhagen 1960 25.9% 12.8% -50.4% -26.4%
Denver 1960 13.9% 10.9% -21.9% 9.0%
Detroit 1970 6.8% 5.3% -22.3% -4.5%
Edmonton 1980 17.3% 16.1% -7.1% 0.7%
Frankfurt 1960 23.9% 20.3% -15.0% 3.5%
Hamburg 1960 20.1% 15.6% -22.6% Overall Loss
Hong Kong 1980 7.3% 7.5% 3.4% 8.2%
Houston 1960 10.2% 6.9% -32.5% 5.3%
London 1960 32.0% 30.7% -4.0% Overall Loss
Los Angeles 1960 6.7% 4.5% -32.8% 1.6%
Melbourne 1960 19.0% 10.6% -44.1% -5.3%
Montreal 1970 26.3% 20.0% -23.9% 9.9%
Munich 1960 29.2% 24.8% -15.0% 12.3%
New York 1960 29.9% 21.9% -26.7% 3.8%
Ottawa 1960 26.1% 21.5% -17.6% 33.6%
Paris 1960 24.9% 16.9% -32.3% -11.8%
Perth 1960 40.0% 21.3% -46.8% 11.0%
Phoenix 1960 10.5% 3.6% -65.4% 1.6%
Portland 1970 13.6% 12.1% -10.8% 10.6%
San Diego 1970 10.1% 5.9% -41.8% 2.0%
San Francisco 1960 19.8% 15.1% -23.7% 8.9%
Singapore 1970 33.3% 18.2% -45.4% 7.1%
Stockholm 1960 35.2% 22.3% -36.7% -59.6%
Sydney 1960 20.3% 11.5% -43.3% -3.4%
Tokyo 1960 25.8% 27.7% 7.3% 30.5%
Toronto 1960 18.1% 13.7% -24.3% 8.7%
Vancouver 1970 22.2% 13.4% -39.6% 4.9%
Vienna 1960 17.2% 13.4% -22.0% Overall Loss
Washington 1960 26.5% 13.7% -48.4% 6.3%
Winnipeg 1960 40.3% 25.9% -35.7% 7.1%
Zurich 1960 16.7% 10.8% -35.4% 1.0%
           
Average 1960 24.6% 16.4% -33.3% 2.9%
Average 1970 18.4% 13.1% -29.0% 6.6%
Average 1980 16.4% 15.9% -3.1% 4.4%
           
Average All 22.8% 15.8% -31.0% 3.8%
Annual Average Market Share Change:   -1.3%  
           
Calculated from data in Kenworthy & Laube, 1999.      
Market share loss for London, Stockholm and Toronto understated because total market included is the central city, not the urban area
Average new employment share is for areas with overall employment growth  

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