Portuguese consumer pessimism lessens.
The current news about Portugal in the international financial
press is almost uniformly negative. Complaints revolve mostly around
slow growth and disappointing progress on reform issues.
There . . .
French consumer spending is volatile.
French consumers are the backbone of the French economy, so shock
waves tend to develop when consumers do not behave as expected. In
general terms, France has been enjoying an economic turnaround.
. . .
TAXES DAMPEN ITALIAN SPIRITS.
A story filed on the Bloomberg News wire on October 24, 2006
reflected on the results of the most recent results of Italy's
consumer confidence survey conducted by The Institute for Studies . . .
UK consumer confidence increases.
High average house prices and the performance of the Financial
Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) index are credited with rising confidence
levels among consumers in the United Kingdom (UK). Translated . . .
Impressive gains for Ukraine consumers.(Brief article)
Private consumption in Ukraine is posting some impressive
statistics. During the first half of 2006, private consumption increased
19.8 percent when compared with the same period in 2005. The . . .
Irish consumer confidence unchanged.
Even a drop in oil prices could assuage the ill ease that Irish
consumers are feeling at the present time. Mostly, they are worried
about job prospects. According to a November 7, 2006 release of . . .
Pet supplies.
Pets are big business all over the world, and nowhere more so than
in Europe. According to an undated posting on the U. S. Commercial
service website, the total market for the European pet supplies . . .
Norwegian retail sales grow strongly.
The graph above tracks Norway's monthly retail sales index
(yellow line) from January 2005 through September 2006. No trend line is
needed to demonstrate that over the period retail sales have . . .
Russian consumer spending expands.
Consumer spending in Russia increased retail sales there 11.7
percent in the period from January 2006 through July 2006, according to
a report published on September 7, 2006 by the Institute for . . .
Danes prosper but express disquiet.
With a 2007 per capita income estimated by the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) at us$37,399, Denmark's consumers are among the
most prosperous in the world. In a ranking of world per capita . . .
German puzzle-retail sales slump.
Much is being made in the international financial press of
Germany's record high consumer sentiment statistics. Citing
research conducted by the GfK Group (Nuremburg), Reuters reported on
September . . .
French GDP growth revised upward.
The performance of the French economy, and particularly its
consumers, continues to be encouraging. Last month, September 2006,
Market:Europe (17:9) reported that the French national . . .
Portugal's consumers starting to spend.
According to the Bank of Portugal's September 2006
"Monthly Economic Indicators," GDP grew 0.9 percent during the
second quarter 2006. This follows growth of 1.1 percent for the first
quarter 2006. . . .
UK consumers carry a heavy load of debt.(Brief article)
The difference between saving and spending was recently illustrated
by a comparison between the United Kingdom (UK) and the rest of Europe.
The UK, it turns out, has the highest level of debt per . . .
Anti-theft solutions.(security devices)
Products high on the lists of shoplifters in Europe include:
Cosmetics, textiles, shoes, alcohol and mobile phones. As a result, many
stores are motivated to place some limits on how easy it is to . . .
SWISS CONSUMER SENTIMENT IMPROVES MARKEDLY.
Drama and Switzerland are two notions that seem to have little to
do with one another-especially in economic affairs. But even a cursory
glance at the graph above confirms a dramatic turnaround in . . .
Poland's consumers doing well-for now.(^)
A July 2006 report by the National Bank of Poland (NBP) cites the
Central Statistical Office of Poland (GUS) as the source for information
the NBP presents on consumer expectations for the second . . .
Netherlands recovery gains momentum.
As did other eurozone countries, Netherlands struggled to turn its
economy around after the global slowdown beginning in 2001. But because
the country was much more integrated into the world . . .
French growth best in six years.
Consumer spending based on an improving employment situation is the
reason given for France's encouraging economic performance in the
second quarter 2006. GDP growth increased between 1.1 percent . . .
UK personal debt a matter of concern.
On June 27, 2006, the Daily Telegraph (London) ran a story on
personal debt in the United Kingdom (UK) in which the newspaper quoted
the governor of the Bank of England (BoE) on the subject. "All . . .
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