The Croatian economy in general does not seem to have enough drive to free itself from the grips of the economic downturn. Growth in GDP announced by the government was still lacking in 2012. Consumers have meanwhile adapted to this situation of prol
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After a period of healthy growth, the Serbian soft drinks market reached a peak in 2008. The economic crisis took hold in the last few months of that year, which led to a slowdown in the whole economy. It seemed that 2011 would see some recovery, but
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$ 1900
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The alcoholic drinks market in Kazakhstan has a long history. Although the market historically consisted of more traditional alcoholic drinks, such as beer, vodka and wine, close to the end of the review period it witnessed the development of non-tra
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$ 1900
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At the beginning of the review period, beauty and personal care in Bosnia-Herzegovina was recording strong growth on the back of a major consolidation in the country’s retailing industry, which helped improve the availability and range of beauty and
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Uncertain market conditions in Hong Kong caused a slowdown in the consumer lending market in 2012. However, card lending remained the largest proportion of consumer lending in terms of gross lending. Card lending saw a slowdown in growth as a result
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$ 1900
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The tissue and hygiene market is approaching saturation point in Azerbaijan. Consumers continue to be price-sensitive when purchasing tissue and hygiene products, with value-for-money brands being favoured over the review period as a whole. Towards t
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During the review period, the economic downturn had a relatively strong influence over sales of beauty and personal care in Estonia and declines were recorded. However, the industry began to bounce back during 2012 and positive growth was recorded as
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Despite pessimistic projections by analysts as a result of the on-going financial crisis in the Eurozone, beauty and personal care in Macedonia achieved mild value growth in 2012. This year’s growth rate was certainly lower than the CAGR recorded ove
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Sales of luxury goods in the Netherlands suffered in 2012 as a result of the economic recession, registering a slight rise of less than 1% in current value terms. The financial crisis negatively impacted consumer confidence, reaching the lowest level
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$ 1900
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Consumer health showed positive growth in value terms in 2012 after successful development in 2011. The positive performance in 2012 indicates the successful adaptation of manufacturers and chemists/pharmacies to legislative requirements introduced i
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Beauty and personal care suffered great losses during the recent economic recession, with sales declining both because of shrinking demand and falling unit prices. Sales rebounded in 2011 and continued to expand during 2012, driven by wider product v
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Beauty and personal care experienced robust and stable value growth for the second consecutive year during 2012. However, growth was slower during 2012 than during 2011 as Latvia’s economy entered a more moderate stage of development a...
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Some beauty and personal care categories faced severe problems to increase value after the Venezuelan government imposed new price regulations in 2012. The overall regulatory context limited innovation, thus restricting market dynamism. In a...
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Venezuela remains one of the most attractive countries for the sale of home care products. Price control regulations are now in place throughout the entire home care production and supply chain and new rules have recently been imposed on home care ma
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After declines witnessed in 2009 in total volume and value terms, soft drinks in Kazakhstan returned to growth over the last three years of the 2007-2012 review period. Clear trends in consumer habits and preferences were noted and these wer...
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$ 1900
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In 2012, performance of hot drinks was largely in line with results from the review period, as growth levels in volume and current value terms were consistent with the market’s behaviour in recent years. Hot drinks is mature, with little innovation,
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Croatian consumers find themselves in a difficult situation as their country’s economy stagnates, unemployment rises and wage levels see little if any growth. All of this has led to declining consumer spending and belt-tightening. As the country is d
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Although the local economy did not perform well in 2012, the consumer health market in Taiwan continued the stable growth. Because of health concerns, consumers are seeking vitamins and dietary supplements to ward off ailments and maintain t...
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Although economic uncertainty has led some cash-strapped Singaporean consumers to reduce their discretionary spending, home care continued to post a healthy value growth in 2012 as it was not adversely affected by falling spending. Home care...
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Overall consumer appliances in South Korea recorded slower growth in volume terms in 2012, compared to 2011. Unit prices declined mainly due to smart consumers turning to value-for-money products. Major appliances performed slower than small applianc
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