Packaged food growth in current value terms in 2012 was slightly stronger than the review period average. The market continued to grow rapidly in line with the rising population and increasing urbanisation. As a result, rising consumption co...
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Driven by a substantial increase in the population, packaged food sales increased strongly in both volume and value terms in the UAE over the review period. Whereas the economic crisis caused a slow-down in sales of some higher priced foods and consu
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$ 6500
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Compared with the review period, the market in 2012 grew slightly higher in value, although it was lower compared to the previous year’s sales performance. Slightly faster growth in 2012 compared to the review period’s growth rat...
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$ 2400
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According to the Departamento Administrativo de Estadísdicas (DANE), the Colombian national statistics office, certain consumer goods industries in Colombia did not perform particularly well towards the end of the review period due to...
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Sales of consumer health products in Sweden continue to increase despite a rapid slowdown of the Swedish economy. In 2012, consumer health saw value growth of 3% due to increasing self-medication and the ageing Swedish population. However, the growth
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Sports and energy drinks is one of the fastest growing soft drink categories, supported by their lifestyle marketing and functional properties. However, the reasons consumers choose these beverages differ in each market, requiring manufacturers to po
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$ 2000
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Gradual economic improvements in Hungary are expected to support modest but steady growth in retail volume sales of hot drinks over the forecast period. As the domestic economy recovers, Hungarians will not only increase their overall consum...
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$ 1900
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Consumer appliances in Sweden recorded positive retail volume growth in 2012 at a faster rate than the volume CAGR recorded over the entire review period. Nevertheless, the current weakness and uncertainty in the economic climate remained a common th
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Consumer health witnessed declining value sales in 2012, unable to escape the general downturn of the Greek economy. Whilst the sector had managed to maintain a positive growth over the review period, with switches and price increases fuelling growth
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Despite the financial crisis in the eurozone in 2012, Poland experienced economic growth. One of many reasons for the increase in average wealth in Poland was changes in consumers’ lifestyles and habits. An average increase in their we...
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$ 2400
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After a number of years of sluggish growth in consumer appliances in Denmark, sales results for 2012 showed positive growth and gave hope of a return to pre-economic downturn growth rates. Indeed, volume growth in 2012 was faster than the vo...
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$ 2400
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Despite higher demand for toys in emerging markets, global toymakers have found difficulties in converting market growth into actual sales. Latin America may be the talking point for Mattel, and LEGO is doing well in Eastern Europe; nevertheless, eme
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$ 2000
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What is healthy? What is natural? What is juice? In a competitive environment where every occasion and every consumer is now in play, juice manufacturers now grapple with these very questions on a global scale, as juice continues to move from a posit
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$ 2000
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During 2012 most soft drinks categories saw slight changes in their value growth rates, maintaining similar rates to those registered throughout the review period. This was mainly the result of a combination of economic factors, such as the steady ex
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$ 1900
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Hot drinks in Australia witnessed robust growth of 3% in volume terms in 2012, driven largely by the 4% volume growth posted by on-trade. The increasing popularity of the on-trade experience becomes evident when considering the split between...
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$ 1900
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Soft drinks performed slightly weaker in 2012 than during the review period in regards to total value due to factors such as stronger pre-global financial crisis growth rates and review period commodity price growth. This indicates that desp...
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$ 1900
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Government schemes aiming to boost the economy are giving Thais more spending power. Thailand’s upcoming entry in the ASEAN Economic Community is likely to bring vast changes. Despite a wide gap in income equality – 66% of the po...
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$ 1900
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The US packaged food industry saw slower current value growth in 2012 than in 2011, due to a decrease in many commodity prices. While bread makers faced some of the highest wheat prices since the beginning of the global economic recession, u...
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$ 6500
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Manufacturers turned the 2011 flood crisis into an opportunity to bolster production sites and facilities. Some manufacturers minimally affected by flooding performed better than usual during the crisis and moved quickly to resume full working capaci
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A more educated, urbanised and economically stable market in 2012 meant that consumers spent more on tissue and hygiene products than in previous years, even amidst an economic slowdown. In terms of potential, there is still a long way to go...
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