CZECH CONSUMPTION LAGS EXPECTATIONS.
Retail sales in the Czech Republic have not lived up to
expectations in recent months and a pattern of slow growth should hold
into the fourth quarter.
Even though the consumption climate has . . .
RUSSIAN HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS EXPAND.
Russian GDP growth reached 8 percent during the first half of 2004
thanks to strong internal and external demand for local goods and
services.
The economic crises of the past decade severely . . .
IMPLICATIONS FOR MARKETERS.(Brief Article)
The modest rebound in French private sector consumption will not be
enough to offset lackluster demand in Germany and Italy this year. Lack
of labor force competitiveness in the EU's leading . . .
SPANISH CONSUMERS DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH.(Brief Article)
The depressed economic climate in the European Union has hurt
external demand for Spanish goods but internal demand is picking up the
slack. So far this year, growth in household consumption has . . .
SLOVAKIA'S CONSUMPTION PANORAMA IMPROVES.(Brief
Article)
The consumption panorama in Slovakia is improving this year and
that will stimulate healthy growth in retail and wholesale activity over
the next 12 months. The gradual reduction in unemployment . . .
HEALTHY SALES GROWTH FOR HUNGARIAN RETAILERS.(Brief
Article)
Hungarian retailers are better positioned to capitalize on European
Union accession than their counterparts in other nations of Eastern
Europe. One reason for the healthy growth in retail activity . . .
GERMANS SPEND MORE ON "FRIENDLY" PRODUCTS.(Organic
Monitor)(Brief Article)
At a time when German consumer spending is moving from a no-growth
to a slow-growth sales pattern, products with an environmentally
friendly image are among the few to experience dynamic upward . . .
GERMANY'S PENT UP DEMAND FOR CARS.(Economist Intelligence
Unit)
German car and truck sales suffered over the past two years due to
depressed consumer confidence and a generally adverse consumption
climate. With the average of cars on the road standing at 7 . . .
FRENCH LACK CONFIDENCE BUT HAVE THE WILL TO SPEND.
French consumer confidence remains depressed, yet during the first
half of the year consumer spending has surpassed projections of
economists and government officials. This shows that the link . . .
FINLAND BENEFITS FROM IMPROVED CONFIDENCE.
The private sector consumption climate in Finland is improving this
year and that will contribute to rising demand for consumer goods and
industrial inputs through the remainder of this year.
. . .
GERMAN INTERNAL DEMAND REMAINS STALLED.
German consumers are far from convinced that Germany's
economic panorama will improve enough to reduce unemployment and boost
living standards in 2004. As a result, they are likely to stay out . . .
FINLANDAES DATA SOURCES ON THE INTERNET.(Brief Article)
The following Web sites related to Finland are among the most
useful in piecing together an up-to-date picture of that nationAEs
business and investment climate.
Statistics Finland (English) . . .
IMPLICATIONS FOR MARKETERS.(Brief Article)
France and Spain are beginning to show signs of a modest but
sustainable recovery in private sector consumption but Germany and Italy
are not. Until all four of the leading economies of the . . .
POLISH PRIVATE CONSUMPTION HOLDS STRONG.(Brief Article)
Accession to the European Union is contributing to healthy gains in
Polish private sector consumption this year and year-on-year sales
growth should hold at over 5 percent through at least the . . .
GREECE'S DISAPPOINTING INTERNAL DEMAND.(Brief
Article)
In spite of early projections that the 2004 Olympic Games would
substantially boost internal demand for goods and services in Greece, it
now appears that sales growth will be modest at best.
To a . . .
RUSSIA'S CONSUMPTION CLIMATE IMPROVES.(Brief
Article)
Russia's year-on-year GDP growth has held above the 5 percent
mark during the first half of this year and that reflects a moderate but
sustainable increase in private sector spending. At the outset . . .
FRENCH CONSUMERS STILL CAUTIOUS.(Brief Article)
French household expenditure on high-end durables gained upward
momentum during the first two months of this year, but that momentum
fizzled by the second quarter as it became apparent . . .
RISING DEMAND FOR CALIFORNIA WINES.
Sales of California wines have experienced healthy growth over the
past year and a half and their strong competitive position should
contribute to continued upward momentum throughout the remaining . . .
WINTRY CONSUMPTION CLIMATE PERSISTS IN THE EUROZONE.
At a time when most other regions of the world are experiencing the
springtime atmosphere of renewed consumption growth, the consumption
climate in the EU is still wintry.
Worldwide economic . . .
HUNGARIAN HIGH-END SPENDING PICKS UP.
The economic climate in Hungary is improving and a feeling of
greater confidence on the part of consumers is bolstering demand for
high-end goods and services.
With unemployment running around 6 . . .
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