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Due to its reliance on the construction industry during the mid- and late 2000s, the Spanish economy was severely hit by the global economic crisis of 2008-2009, and has not managed to recover since then. Despite the GDP growth recorded in 2011, in 2012 the economy went back into recession. However, the Spanish government and the Spanish National Bank expect the Spanish economy to grow by the end of 2013. Nevertheless, the country's GDP will still record a negative growth rate for the whole...

GlobalData's new report, "India Cardiovascular Procedures Outlook to 2020", provides key procedures data on the India Cardiovascular Procedures. The report provides procedure volumes within market categories - Cardiac Assist Procedures, Cardiovascular Surgery, Electrophysiology Procedures, Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) Procedures, Interventional Cardiology Procedures, Cardiovascular Prosthetic Procedures, Prosthetic Heart Valve Procedures and Peripheral Vascular Procedures.

In 2013, juice registered positive current value and volume growth, despite negative volume growth the previous year. In 2012, the overall category was significantly affected by a poor fruit harvest as the long winter and drought during the summer resulted in low fruit production. In 2013, however, the category experienced a better fruit harvest, which resulted in positive volume growth on the previous year. Consequently, juice registered nearly 8% volume growth in 2013, this being an...

Egyptian consumers faced a challenging situation during the review period, with the 2011 revolution being followed by ongoing unrest and political and economic uncertainty. Many were also forced to work long hours due to rising living costs and greater job insecurity. Stress levels thus understandably increased for many Egyptians in the latter half of the review period, with this in turn increasing the incidence of acid indigestion and boosting sales of antacids.

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Asian speciality drinks is the least valuable soft drinks category in Germany. However, an uptrend was seen over the review period, with volume sales growing from 0.1 million litres in 2008 to 0.8 million litres in 2013. The products are not yet well known in the country and so difficult to access.

There is a strong correlation between temperatures and sales of home insecticides in France. According to the French meteorological authorities, spring 2013 was the coldest since 1987. Temperatures in April and May were abnormally below average, by 1-2 degrees Celsius, and this delayed the appearance of insects, as well as insecticides on shelves. Relatively colder temperatures persisted until June, even though the summer reverted to normal seasonal temperatures, thereby resulting in lower demand for home insecticides compared with previous years. With volume sales decreasing by 1% in 2013, the value growth was accounted for by rises in prices.

The other hot drinks category has not seen the same level of success as the coffee and tea categories which are continually attracting new consumers and stimulating demand. Chocolate-based flavoured powder drinks and other plant-based drinks both posted a 1% off-trade volume decline in 2013, while malt-based hot drinks recorded a 1% rise. This situation contributed to the overall decline in volume terms of other hot drinks.

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Expansion of hair care value sales slowed in 2013, despite consumers responding actively to new launches and maintaining their purchasing enthusiasm. Rising hygiene awareness, improved living standards and a more diversified and specifically-focused product range failed to insulate the industry from gradual economic slowdown in China.

Juice continued to suffer from tightened consumer budgets and the move towards drinks with lower fruit content. Consumers of mid-priced products particularly traded down to cheaper alternatives, such as flavoured bottled waters or juice drinks up to 24% juice. Contrary to this trend, there is a relatively small, but affluent consumer segment that managed to maintain consumption patterns and increased their purchases of premium products, such as not from concentrate 100% juice and organic nectars. Not from concentrate 100% juice was also fuelled by the relatively competitive price of Sio Frissen Preselt range.

Wound care registered value growth of 5% in 2013. It grew the slowest in total consumer heath during the year as it is a mature category with a lack of company activity in terms of innovation and promotion/marketing.

Juice continued to slip into a decline in 2013: products are among the most expensive within soft drinks. In 2013, juice recorded 2% total volume decline, which was marginally higher than what was recorded over the review period. The reason for the deepening trend is not only rooted in the economic conditions but also in the consumer perception of packaged juice.

GlobalData's new report, "Japan Peripheral Vascular Devices Market Outlook to 2020", provides key market data on the Japan Peripheral Vascular Devices market. The report provides value, in millions of US dollars, and volume (in units) and average price data (in US dollars), within market categories - Inferior Vena Cava Filters (IVCF), Peripheral Embolic Protection Devices, Peripheral Guidewires, Peripheral Vascular Stents, PTA Balloons, PTA Peripheral Drug Eluting Balloons (DEB), Renal Denervation Disposable Catheters, Aortic Stent Grafts, Vascular Grafts and Peripheral Venous Thrombectomy Devices.

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Hot drinks industry registered a decline in value sales during 2013, with coffee in particular experiencing struggles. Coffee suffered a significant value sales decline as there started to be a shift away from the more expensive pod formats to other alternative formats, pushing down value sales. Given the fact that coffee is the largest category within total hot drinks, the decline in coffee sales meant a decline in overall hot drinks. In fact, tea still registered a positive performance in...

As from January 2013, the RT2012 energy-efficiency rules applied to individual new houses came into strict enforcement in France. In a nutshell, the provisions of these BBCs (Batiment Basse Consommation - Low-Energy Consumption Houses) require that the five main segments - lighting, water heating, cooling, auxiliary equipment and heating - of an individual house are to concurrently use less than 50kWh/m2 per annum (previously 150kWh/m2 per annum) of primary energy. Whilst the conversion to alternative heating solutions - such as heat pumps, gas and wood heaters - started back in 2009, the official enforcement in 2013 added some momentum to the conversion rate, and led to a sharper decline for electric heating appliances. Compared with 2008, when about 70% of new housing projects resorted to electric energy for heating, the proportion dropped to less than 35% in 2013.

The short-term outlook for Argentina's consumer electronics market is weakened by economic challenges includin g soaring inflation and devaluation of the peso in January 2014. As a result we forecast the market will contract in US dollar terms in 2014. Despite this bleak short-term outlook , w e believe Argentina has very strong potential for growth over the medium term with strong mobile handset demand supporting volume growth while increased availability of devices is pushing up demand for products such as flat screen TVs and tablet computers. Rising incomes and greater availability of credit also support the market's upwards trajectory and BMI believes demand will not be significantly dampened in the long-term. Consumers are avid users of online services and the availability of broadband - key to the increasing range of connected devices in the market - continues to expand beyond the capital.

The industry research publication titled 'Germany CRAMS Market Outlook to 2018 - Rising Healthcare Costs to Drive Future Growth' presents a comprehensive analysis of market size by value of CRAMS services in Germany. The report entails the market share analysis and company profiles of major players in the CRAMS industry. The future analysis and segmentation by drugs and devices and therapeutic areas have also been discussed in each of the sub-segment.

Oral hygiene is slowly improving in Hungary since being well-groomed is becoming increasingly important. Nice teeth and fresh breath is part of a well-groomed look and therefore people try to spend more attention to oral hygiene. As adult mouth care is considered to be non-essential in Hungary, during the economic crisis the category suffered from decreasing volume sales. In 2013, real incomes increased which marginally strengthened demand for adult mouth products, resulting in 5% current value sales growth in the category.

The number of pre-paid cards in 2013 was 1.1 million as a result of significant growth from a very low base since 2010. Compared to 2012, the number of pre-paid cards increased by 18%. Within the category of pre-paid cards, the open loop type takes up nearly 50% of the cards in circulation as of 2013, whilst in terms of number of transactions it accounts for 58%, and in terms of value transactions its presence is even stronger, 72% of total transactions. It means that open loop pre-paid cards...

Due to the growth in the number of HNWIs in Russia, the consumption of super premium alcoholic drinks remained strong in 2013. In order to show their high social status, wealthy consumers drink luxury spirits and use premium and super premium alcoholic drinks as gifts. In 2013, fine wines/Champagne and spirits posted a 14% in current value sales to reach RUB58.8 billion.

The growing trend amongst Spanish women for an eclectic look was a key factor explaining why luxury accessorises recorded a reasonable performance, with value sales growing by 2% in 2013. Dressing in maastige brands such as Mango and Zara, and complementing the look with expensive luxury bags, glasses or accessories, has become increasingly popular amongst Spanish women, because both TV hostesses and national and international actresses support this look.

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