| 1. |
INTRODUCTION |
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| 2. |
SUMMARY |
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| 3. |
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT |
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| 3.1 | GDP |
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| 3.2 | INFLATION & INTEREST RATES |
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| 3.3 | UNEMPLOYMENT |
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| 3.4 | HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION |
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| 3.5 | HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION |
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| 3.6 | STERLING |
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| 3.7 | POPULATION PROFILE |
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| 3.8 | CONCLUSIONS |
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| 4. | THE UK MARKET FOR CERAMIC TILES |
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| 4.1 | MARKET DEFINITION |
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| 4.2 | MARKET SIZE |
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| 4.3 | PRODUCT MIX |
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| 4.3.1 | Overview |
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| 4.3.2 | Glazed And Unglazed Tiles |
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| 4.3.3 | Wall and Floor Tiles |
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| 4.4 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE |
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| 5. | KEY MARKET INFLUENCES |
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| 5.1 | INTERNAL FACTORS |
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| 5.1.1 | Installation and Replacement |
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| 5.1.2 | Hygiene |
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| 5.1.3 | Fashion / Consumer trends |
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| 5.2 | KEY EXTERNAL FACTORS |
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| 5.2.1 | Overview |
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| 5.2.2 | Contractors Output – Industrial and Commercial |
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| 5.2.3 | The UK Housing Market |
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| 5.2.4 | Residential Property Transactions |
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| 6. | DOMESTIC/NON-DOMESTIC MIX |
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| 6.1 | OVERVIEW |
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| 6.2 | DOMESTIC APPLICATIONS |
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| 6.2.1 | Share of the Floorcoverings Market |
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| 6.2.2 | Share of Wallcoverings Market |
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| 6.2.3 | Key Application Areas - Domestic |
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| 6.3 | CONTRACT APPLICATIONS |
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| 6.3.1 | Commercial Buildings/Offices |
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| 6.3.2 | Leisure/Entertainment |
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| 6.3.3 | Retail |
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| 6.3.4 | Education |
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| 6.3.5 | Healthcare |
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| 6.3.6 | Industrial |
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| 7. | SUPPLIERS |
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| 7.1 | INTRODUCTION |
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| 7.2 | MARKET SHARES |
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| 7.3 | MAJOR SUPPLIERS |
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| 8. | DISTRIBUTION |
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| 8.1 | DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE |
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| 8.2 | MAJOR CHANNELS |
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| 8.3 | UK DISTRIBUTORS AND INDEPENDENT RETAILERS |
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| 8.3.1 | Overview |
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| 8.3.2 | Major Distributors |
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| 8.3.3 | Retail Tile Multiples |
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| 8.3.4 | DIY Multiples |
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| 8.3.5 | Builders Merchants |
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| 8.3.6 | Direct Sales and Other Distribution Routes |
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| 8.4 | THE CONTRACT SECTOR |
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| 9 | FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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|
TABLES AND CHARTS |
| TABLE 1 | UK CERAMIC TILES MARKET 1999-2009 - £M MSP |
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| CHART 2 | INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1990-2009 |
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| CHART 3 | PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1990-2009 |
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| TABLE 4 | EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2000-2007 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES |
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| CHART 5 | AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 (‘000) |
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| TABLE 6 | UK MARKET FOR CERAMIC TILES BY VALUE 1999-2006 (£M MSP) |
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| TABLE 7 | UK MARKET FOR CERAMIC TILES BY VALUE 2006-2009 (£M MSP) |
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| CHART 8 | CERAMIC TILES - PRODUCT MIX GLAZED AND UNGLAZED TILES - 2005 |
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| TABLE 9 | % SHARE BY VALUE OF WALL AND FLOOR CERAMIC TILES 1999-2006 |
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| TABLE 10 | UK OVERSEAS TRADE IN CERAMIC TILES AND FLAGS 2000-2005 £M |
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| TABLE 11 | WORLD IMPORTS OF CERAMIC TILES - % SHARE 2003 AND 2005 |
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| TABLE 12 | IMPORTS OF CERAMIC TILES FROM ASIA & OCEANA 2003 AND 2005 |
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| TABLE 13 | MAJOR WESTERN EUROPEAN SOURCES OF CERAMIC TILES IMPORTS – % SHARE 2003 & 2005 |
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| TABLE 14 | MAIN EXPORT DESTINATIONS OF UK CERAMIC TILES 2003 AND 2005 % BY VALUE |
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| CHART 15 | MAIN EXPORT DESTINATIONS OF UK CERAMIC TILES 2005 - % BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 16 | MAIN EXPORT DESTINATIONS OF UK CERAMIC TILES – % SHARE 2003 & 2005 |
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| TABLE 17 | MIX BETWEEN GLAZED & UNGLAZED CERAMIC FLAGS & PAVING, HEARTH OR WALL TILES & MOSAIC CUBES BY VALUE, 2004 |
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| TABLE 18 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT - NEW WORK AND RMI NON HOUSING – CURRENT PRICES (£M) 2000-2006 |
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| TABLE 19 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT 2000-2006 – NEW WORK COMMERCIAL SECTOR - AT CURRENT PRICES £M |
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| TABLE 20 | PERFORMANCE OF THE UK HOUSEBUILDING MARKET 2000 - 2008 |
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| TABLE 21 | NUMBER OF PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 1997-2005 (‘000’S) |
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| CHART 22 | MIX OF DOMESTIC AND CONTRACT SECTOR WITHIN THE UK CERAMIC TILES MARKET 2005 - BY VALUE |
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| CHART 23 | UK FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET PRODUCT MIX BY VALUE 2005 |
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| CHART 24 | PRODUCT MIX DOMESTIC FLOORCOVERINGS SECTOR 2005 |
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| CHART 25 | RETAIL PAINTS & WALLCOVERINGS MARKET 1996-2005 (INDEX OF SALES BY VALUE 1996=100) |
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| TABLE 26 | UK SINGLE POINT SHOWER CONTROL MARKET 1999-2009 |
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| TABLE 27 | UK DOMESTIC CONSERVATORY MARKET 2000-2007 BY VOLUME |
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| TABLE 28 | CONTRACT MARKET FOR CERAMIC FLOOR TILES 1999 TO 2009 (£M AT MSP) |
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| TABLE 29 | USE OF CERAMIC FLOORCOVERINGS IN CONTRACT MARKET |
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| TABLE 30 | PRODUCT MIX UK MARKET FOR CONTRACT FLOORCOVERINGS 2005 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MSP) |
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| TABLE 31 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT
- NEW WORK PUBLIC/PRIVATE SECTOR OFFICES - 1998 TO 2004 (£M AT CURRENT PRICES) |
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| CHART 32 | MIX OF FLOORCOVERINGS PRODUCTS IN THE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS/OFFICES SECTOR 2005 – BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MSP) |
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| TABLE 33 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT
- NEW WORK PUBLIC/PRIVATE SECTOR ENTERTAINMENT (£M) 2000-2005 |
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| CHART 34 | MIX OF FLOORCOVERINGS IN THE LEISURE/ENTERTAINMENT SECTOR 2005 – BY VALUE (£M AT MSP) |
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| CHART 35 | RETAIL NEW WORK CONSTRUCTION 2000-2005 £M |
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| TABLE 36 | INVESTMENT IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS 2000/010-2007/08 £M |
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| TABLE 37 | VALUE OF CONTRACTORS OUTPUT IN EDUCATION 2002-2005 (£M) |
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| CHART 38 | MIX OF FLOORCOVERINGS IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR 2005 - BY VALUE (£M AT MSP) |
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| TABLE 39 | VALUE OF CONTRACTORS OUTPUT IN HEALTH 2002-2005 (£M) |
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| TABLE 40 | SUPPLIER SHARE BY VALUE OF THE UK CERAMIC TILE MARKET 2005 |
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| CHART 41 | DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS IN THE DOMESTIC CERAMIC TILES MARKET |
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| TABLE 42 | DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL SHARES – DOMESTIC SECTOR BY VALUE OF THE UK CERAMIC TILES MARKET 2005 |
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| CHART 43 | GEOGRAPHICAL SPREAD OF CERAMIC TILE DISTRIBUTORS AND SHOWROOMS |
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| CHART 44 | DIY MULTIPLES MARKET SHARE 2005 |
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| TABLE 45 | UK DIY MULTIPLES - NUMBER OF OUTLETS 2000-2005 |
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| CHART 46 | MERCHANTS MARKET SHARES 2005 |
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CHART 47 |
DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS IN THE CONTRACT SECTOR OF THE
CERAMIC TILES MARKET |
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