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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. | DOMESTIC LANDSCAPING MARKET |
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| 4.1 | DEFINITION |
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| 4.2 | OVERALL LANDSCAPING MARKET |
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| 4.3 | MARKET SIZE |
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| 4.4 | MIX OF PRODUCTS IN DOMESTIC LANDSCAPING |
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| 4.5 | KEY MARKET INFLUENCES |
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| 4.5.1 | Population Profile |
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| 4.5.2 | Households |
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| 4.5.3 | Housing Transactions |
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| 5. | ‘SOFT’ LANDSCAPING MARKET |
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| 5.1 | DEFINITION & BACKGROUND |
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| 5.2 | MARKET SIZE |
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| 5.3 | PRODUCT MIX |
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| 5.3.1 | Nursery Stock / Bedding Plants |
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| 5.3.2 | Bulbs / Seeds |
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| 5.4 | DISTRIBUTION |
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| 6. | DOMESTIC DECKING MARKET |
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| 6.1 | DEFINITION & BACKGROUND |
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| 6.2 | MARKET SIZE BY VALUE AND VOLUME |
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| 6.3 | MIX OF PRODUCTS IN DOMESTIC TIMBER DECKING MATERIALS SECTOR |
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| 6.4 | MATERIALS IN THE UK DECKING MARKET |
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| 6.5 | KEY INFLUENCES & TRENDS |
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| 6.6 | STANDARDS |
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| 6.7 | SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION |
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| 7. | HARD LANDSCAPING PRODUCTS |
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| 7.1 | DEFINITION & BACKGROUND |
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| 7.2 | MARKET SIZE |
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| 7.3 | MIX OF PRODUCTS IN DOMESTIC HARD LANDSCAPING MATERIALS |
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| 7.3.1 | Paving / Walling |
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| 7.3.2 | Aggregates |
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| 7.3.3 | Fencing / Arches / Pergolas / Trellis |
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GARDEN DECORATION PRODUCTS | 71 |
| 8.1 | MARKET DEFINITION |
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| 8.2 | MARKET SIZE |
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| 8.3 | MARKET SECTORS |
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| 8.3.1 | Pots / Planters |
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| 8.3.2 | Decorative Products / Fountains / Water Products |
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| 8.3.3 | Lighting |
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| 9. | DISTRIBUTION |
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| 9.1 | DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE |
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| 9.2 | ROLE OF THE WHOLESALERS / DISTRIBUTORS |
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| 9.3 | RETAIL DISTRIBUTION SHARES |
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| 9.3.1 | DIY Multiples |
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| 9.3.2 | Builders Merchants |
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| 9.3.3 | Garden Centres |
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| 9.3.4 | High Street / Supermarkets |
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| 9.3.5 | Direct Sell |
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| 9.3.6 | Mail Order / Catalogue Stores / Internet |
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| 10. |
FUTURE PROSPECTS | 98 |
|
TABLES AND CHARTS |
| CHART 1 | OVERALL DOMESTIC LANDSCAPING MATERIALS MARKET 1999-2009 (£M) |
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| CHART 2 | INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1990-2008 |
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| CHART 3 | PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1990-2006 |
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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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| CHART 6 | DOMESTIC/NON-DOMESTIC MIX IN THE UK LANDSCAPING MATERIALS MARKET 2005 |
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| CHART 7 | UK DOMESTIC LANDSCAPING MATERIALS MARKET 1999-2009 (£M) MSP |
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| CHART 8 | UK DOMESTIC LANDSCAPING MARKET SOFT/HARD LANDSCAPING - % MIX 1992 & 2005 |
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| CHART 9 | MIX OF PRODUCTS IN THE DOMESTIC LANDSCAPING MARKET UK 2005 (£M MSP) |
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| CHART 10 | AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 (‘000) |
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| TABLE 11 | STOCK OF DWELLINGS (‘000) IN UK 1971-2004 |
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| TABLE 12 | HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS 1995-2008 – UNITED KINGDOM (‘000 DWELLINGS) |
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| TABLE 13 | NUMBER OF PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 1997-2005 (‘000) |
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| TABLE 14 | UK DOMESTIC SOFT LANDSCAPING MATERIALS MARKET 1999 - 2009 |
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| CHART 15 | THE UK DOMESTIC NURSERY STOCK & BEDDING PLANTS MARKET 1999-2009 |
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| TABLE 16 | UK DOMESTIC BULBS AND SEEDS MARKET 1999-2009 (£M MSP) |
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| CHART 17 | UK SOFT LANDSCAPING MARKET - CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION 2005 |
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| TABLE 18 | UK DOMESTIC DECKING MARKET 1997-2009 (£M) MSP |
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| CHART 19 | UK DECKING MARKET MIX OF COMMERCIAL AND DOMESTIC INSTALLATIONS BY % VALUE |
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| CHART 20 | UK DOMESTIC DECKING MARKET 1999-2009 VOLUME OF DECKS SOLD (000’S) |
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| CHART 21 | MIX OF PRODUCTS IN DOMESTIC TIMBER DECKING MARKET - 2005 BY VALUE |
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| CHART 22 | MIX OF MATERIALS IN DOMESTIC DECKING MARKET - 2005 BY VALUE |
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| CHART 23 | MIX OF HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD USED IN DECKING INSTALLATIONS - % SHARE BY VALUE 2005 |
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| CHART 24 | UK DOMESTIC HARD LANDSCAPING MARKET 1999-2009 (£M) MSP |
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| CHART 25 | PRODUCT MIX IN DOMESTIC HARD LANDSCAPING MARKET 2005 |
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| TABLE 26 | UK DOMESTIC PAVING & WALLING MARKET 1999-2009 (£M) MSP |
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| TABLE 27 | UK GARDEN LEISURE MARKET 2000-2006 £M RSP |
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| CHART 28 | UK DOMESTIC AGGREGATES MARKET 1999-2009 (£M) MSP |
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| CHART 29 | UK FENCING /ARCHES / PERGOLAS / TRELLIS MARKET 1999-2009 (£M) MSP |
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| CHART 30 | UK DOMESTIC GARDEN DECORATION MARKET |
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| CHART 31 | MIX OF GARDEN DECORATION PRODUCTS UK 2005 (£M MSP) |
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| TABLE 32 | UK DOMESTIC POTS AND PLANTERS MARKET 1999 – 2009 (£M) MSP |
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| TABLE 33 | UK DOMESTIC DECORATIVE / WATER PRODUCTS & FOUNTAINS MARKET 1999-2009 (£M MSP) |
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| CHART 34 | UK DOMESTIC GARDEN LIGHTING MARKET 1999-2009 (£M MSP) |
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| CHART 35 | DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE OF THE UK DOMESTIC LANDSCAPING MARKET |
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| CHART 36 | RETAIL DISTRIBUTION OUTLETS SHARES BY VALUE 2005 |
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| CHART 37 | DISTRIBUTION OF GARDEN PRODUCTS 2005 BY VALUE BY MULTIPLE |
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| CHART 38 | B & Q PRODUCT MIX - SHARE BY VALUE 2005 |
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| CHART 39 | HOMEBASE PRODUCT MIX - SHARE BY VALUE 2005 |
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| CHART 40 | WICKES PRODUCT MIX - SHARE BY VALUE 2005 |
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| CHART 41 | FOCUS PRODUCT MIX – SHARE BY VALUE 2005 |
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| TABLE 42 | GARDEN CENTRE MARKET SHARES 2005 BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 43 |
UK DECKING & LANDSCAPING MARKET 2005-2009 |
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