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Air Fresheners in Europe industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2007-2011, and forecast to 2016). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Europe air fresheners market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Road Freight in the United States industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2008-12, and forecast to 2017). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the United States road freight market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Make-Up in Australia industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2007-11, and forecast to 2016). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Australia make-up market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Rail Freight in Spain industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2008-12, and forecast to 2017). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Spain rail freight market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the aggregate equipment market in Australia. It contains detailed historic and forecast market value data for the aggregate equipment market and its categories (crushing & pulverizing equipment, screening, scrubbing & separating equipment and other), including data by domestic production, supply balance, existing stock, imports and exports. 'Aggregate Equipment in Australia to 2016: Market Databook' provides an overview and insight into the operating environment of the aggregate equipment industry in Australia. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Australian construction value chain and for new players who are considering entering the market.

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the life insurance industry in Switzerland. It contains detailed historic and forecast data for investments. 'Life Insurance Investments in Switzerland to 2016: Market Databook' provides detailed insight into the operating environment of the life insurance industry in Switzerland. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Swiss life insurance value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

"Trends and Opportunities in the Liechtenstein Personal Accident and Health Insurance Industry to 2017: Market Profile" is the result of extensive research into the insurance market, covering the personal accident and health insurance segment in Liechtenstein. It provides data on regulatory trends, market drivers and challenges for the Liechtenstein insurance industry. The report also provides insights into the market size of the Liechtenstein personal accident insurance segment.

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the retail buildings construction industry in Singapore. It contains detailed historic and forecast market value data for the retail buildings construction industry, including a breakdown of the data by construction activity (new construction, repair and maintenance, refurbishment and demolition). 'Retail Building Construction in Singapore to 2016: Market Databook' provides a top-level overview and detailed insight into the operating environment of the retail buildings construction industry in Singapore. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Singaporean construction value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the life insurance industry in Ireland. It contains detailed historic and forecast data for policies and premiums. 'Life Insurance Policies and Premiums in Ireland to 2017: Market Databook' provides detailed insight into the operating environment of the life insurance industry in Ireland. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Irish life insurance value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

The Croatian economy grew at a healthy rate, averaging 4-5% annually during 2001-2008. This facilitated the growth of insurance services in the country. However, the global financial and European debt crisis affected the Croatian insurance industry which registered negative growth during 2009-2011. The Croatian insurance industry is dominated by the non-life insurance segment. Privatization measures by the government to facilitate investments, increasing product development and use of new technology will be the main drivers for the insurance industry in the country over the forecast period. In order to tap into the growing investor attention as a result of Croatia's accession to the European Union in July 2013, the government embarked on a drive to attract foreign funds into energy and infrastructure projects. Among the assets the Croatian government is looking to offload is insurance company, Croatia osiguranje (CO), the biggest insurance company in the country.

The Portuguese construction industry valued EUR21.9 billion (US$28.2 billion) in 2012, recording a CAGR of -9.71% during the review period. All construction categories registered negative growth during this period. This is largely a result of economic deceleration following the financial crisis and austerity measures implemented by the government. Infrastructure construction was the largest construction category, with a share of 53.2% of the total construction industry value. While earlier governments made large investments in infrastructure, such investments had to be curbed as part of the terms of the nation's IMF and EU bailouts. Furthermore, budget cuts as part of the government's austerity measures for 2013 will affect the growth of the infrastructure construction market. The Portuguese government is trying to renegotiate PPP deals with private firms under a motorway concession contract, which could create savings for the government.

This report offers readers insights into technological developments in the UAV Payload market, as well as detailed analysis of the changing preferences of military forces around the world. It also identifies the current trends in the changing industry structure and the challenges faced by industry participants.

Irons in China saw low, single-digit growth in 2012, due to growing product maturity. As a saturated market, traditional dry irons continued to lose share in overall irons sales, while an increasing number of consumers preferred to have comparatively higher-end steam generators/ironing systems, for the benefit of convenience.

Sedentary and busy, stressful lifestyles, combined with poor eating habits, are causing many Mexicans to become overweight. According to a recent study by the OECD, Mexico has the second largest obese population after the US; thus obesity is officially considered an epidemic. Furthermore, Mexico has the highest proportion of overweight and obese children in the world. Public awareness of this is growing due to significant investment in public health campaigns by the government. However, rather...

Euromonitor International's Industrial reports provide a 360 degree view of an industry. The Industrial market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the Library, Museums and Cultural Services market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, packaging innovations, economic/lifestyle influences, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change.

In the fifth year of the economic slowdown, and with the housing market still in the doldrums, refrigeration appliances fell by 2% in volume and 3% in value in 2012. This is down from the 1% volume growth experienced in the previous year, whilst a slight recovery in value from the 4% decline experienced in 2011.

Price increases during the month of October 2011 and the supply disturbance were the most factors impacting the category. Due to the economic crisis and the increase in the cost of raw materials and logistics, the government decided to increase the price of cigarettes in October. This displeased many smokers who became unable to afford some brands like 20 Mars International and Cristal.

The health and wellness trend was increasingly evident within sugar confectionery at the end of the review period. Consumers are more interested in composition and nutritive value of products that they eat and this is seen in rising demand for sugar confectionery that offers some added value or functional benefits such as products with high content of fruit juice, products with natural ingredients or products which contain vitamins.

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After the prolonged negative performance over the recent years, home care saw a positive growth in 2012, accounting for 2% increase of current retail value. Reflecting a more optimistic consumer perspective in 2012, the growth currently owes to the gradual stabilisation of Latvia's economy after the financial crisis, whilst the disposable income tends to grow slightly. Nevertheless, the optimism about the purchases of Latvian consumers is currently somewhat in front of the real improvement of...

This quarter BMI has revised and restructured its tourism reports, incorporating a greater range of data and focusing on the hotel industry, the value of the tourism industry itself, and the impact of macroeconomic factors.

Although Iraq is set to lead oil production growth in the Middle East region, a number of above ground risks and uncertainty about projects in the pipeline results in widely varied forecasts. Although Iraq benefits from large reserve s of both oil and gas, political, security, regulatory and infrastructure challenges undermine the country's below-ground potential and contribute to uncertainty in forecasting. With exports from the KRG offline at the time of writing, unattractive fiscal terms and a perceived better operating environment in the north better operating environment continue to support an exodus of foreign oil companies from fields in the south.

Our relatively bearish view on Venezuela's power sector remains unchanged on account of macroeconomic, political and sector-specific dynamics. Imbalances between supply and demand in Venezuela's National Electricity System (SEN) continue to plague the country's electricity market. In addition, a devaluation of the Venezuelan bolivar in February 2013, is likely to erode consumers' purchasing power and thus real GDP growth, impacting power consumption. That said, the current administration is expected to continue to pursue Chavez's expansionary policies, with a focus on social spending as a main strategy to retain the ruling party's popularity, leaving room for investment in the power sector.

The Vietnam Insurance Report considers the prospects for both life and non-life insurers in the country. There was a time when Vietnam was one of the new frontiers of insurance in the Asia Pacific, but the sector has moved into a more exciting phase of its development. Foreign insurance companies (particularly in the life segment) are present, and see Vietnam as a natural extension of their regional or global footprints. In 2012, Sun Life Financial (through a JV with PVI) is a newcomer to the life segment, as is Generali. In the non-life segment, Australia's IAG has taken a strategic stake in AAA, while Talanx has increased its shareholding in PVI. New products are being developed. Agency networks are being built. As in the rest of South East Asia, bancassurance is being seen as an opportunity by some of the players. In the non-life segment, the local companies have generally shown more pricing discipline than have their counterparts elsewhere in the region. Motor insurance - so often a thankless and profitless line in emerging markets - accounts for only about one third of the premiums written in the non-life segment in Vietnam.

There is a rapidly growing demand for broadband-enabled data applications within certain vertical market segments including public safety, oil, gas and energy production, defense and others. Wireless infrastructure and support service providers are optimizing LTE as the technology of choice for general communications and various applications including remote data acquisition, video surveillance, multimedia PTT, and others for private LTE network deployments. Mind Commerce expects LTE services in these key vertical market segments to grow at a CAGR of nearly 63% and eventually account for nearly $23 Billion in service revenue by the end of 2018.