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INTRODUCTION |
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| 2. | SUMMARY |
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| 3. | KEY MARKET INFLUENCES |
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| 3.1 | MACRO-ECONOMIC INFLUENCES |
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| 3.1.1 | Overall |
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| 3.1.2 | GDP |
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| 3.1.3 | Inflation & Interest Rates |
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| 3.1.4 | Personal Disposable Income And Savings Ratio |
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| 3.1.5 | Employment/Unemployment |
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| 3.1.6 | Population Profile |
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| 3.1.7 | Sterling |
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| 3.2 | HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION |
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| 3.2.1 | Housing Starts and Completions |
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| 3.2.2 | House-Moving Levels |
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| 3.2.3 | Housing Stock |
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| 4. | MARKET OVERVIEW |
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| 5. | GARDEN FURNITURE |
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| 5.1 | DEFINITION AND MARKET SIZE |
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| 5.1.1 | Market Size & History |
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| 5.2 | HOUSEHOLD PENETRATION |
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| 5.3 | MATERIAL DEFINITIONS |
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| 5.4 | PRODUCT MIX |
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| 5.4.1 | Share by Product |
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| 5.5 | MATERIAL MIX |
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| 5.6 | SEASONALITY |
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| 5.7 | SUPPLY STRUCTURE |
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| 5.7.1 | Overall |
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| 5.7.2 | Key suppliers |
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| 5.8 | FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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| 6. | BARBECUES |
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| 6.1 | DEFINITION |
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| 6.2 | MARKET SIZE |
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| 6.3 | DISPOSABLE BARBECUES |
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| 6.4 | HOUSEHOLD PENETRATION |
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| 6.5 | PRODUCT MIX |
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| 6.6 | SEASONALITY |
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| 6.7 | SUPPLY STRUCTURE |
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| 6.8 | FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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| 7. | ACCESSORIES MARKET |
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| 7.1 | OVERALL SECTOR MARKET SIZE |
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| 7.2 | BARBECUE/PATIO HEATER FUELS |
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| 7.2.1 | Key Suppliers |
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| 7.3 | BARBECUE ACCESSORIES |
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| 7.4 | PATIO HEATERS |
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| 7.4.1 | Gas |
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| 7.4.2 | Electric Patio Heaters |
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| 7.4.3 | Patio Warmers (Chimineas) |
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| 8. | DISTRIBUTION |
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| 8.1 | DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE |
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| 8.2 | CHANNEL SHARE |
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| 8.3 | DIY MULTIPLES |
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| 8.4 | GARDEN CENTRES |
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| 8.5 | CATALOGUE STORES AND MAIL ORDER |
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| 8.5.1 | Catalogue Stores |
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| 8.5.2 | Mail Order Organisations |
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| 8.6 | DEPARTMENT STORES AND VARIETY STORES. |
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| 8.7 | HIGH STREET CHAINS AND HARDWARE STORES. |
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| 8.8 | INTERNET SUPPLIERS AND E-SHOPPING. |
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| 8.9 | OTHERS. |
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TABLES & CHARTS
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| TABLE 1 | UK MARKET FOR GARDEN LEISURE (£ MILLION) AT RSP -1998 TO 2004 |
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| TABLE 2 | GDP PERCENTAGE CHANGE PER ANNUM 1998 - 2004 |
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| CHART 3 | INTEREST RATES AND
INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1990-2006 | 12 |
| CHART 4 | PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1990-2006 |
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| CHART 5 | NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT GB – 1990- 2004 (MILLIONS) |
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| CHART 6 | AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 (‘000) |
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| TABLE 7 | EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 1997-2005 - THE POUND STERLING TO THE DOLLARS, AND THE ECU, SPOT RATES |
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| TABLE 8 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT OF UK STARTED AND COMPLETED DWELLINGS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE 1998-2004 AT (£M) CURRENT PRICES. |
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| TABLE 9 | NUMBER OF PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 1998-2004 |
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| TABLE 10 | STOCK OF DWELLINGS GREAT BRITAIN - 1998-2004 |
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| TABLE 11 | UK GARDEN LEISURE MARKET 1998-2008 £M RSP |
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| CHART 12 | UK MARKET FOR GARDEN LEISURE 2003 - VALUE MIX BY PRODUCT TYPE |
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| TABLE 13 | DISTRIBUTION OF GARDEN PRODUCTS BY SECTOR - 2003 BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 14 | THE UK DOMESTIC GARDEN FURNITURE MARKET £ MILLION AT RSP - 1998-2004 |
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| TABLE 15 | THE UK MARKET FOR GARDEN FURNITURE 2003-2008 £ MILLION RSP |
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| CHART 16 | UK GARDEN FURNITURE MARKET CONSTANT 1998 PRICES £M RSP |
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| CHART 17 | UK GARDEN FURNITURE – PENETRATION OF HOUSEHOLDS |
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| TABLE 18 | UK MIX OF GARDEN FURNITURE - BY VALUE 2003 |
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| TABLE 19 | GARDEN FURNITURE PRODUCT MIX 1995 TO 2003 - % BY VALUE |
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| CHART 20 | GARDEN FURNITURE MARKET BY TYPE OF MATERIAL BY VALUE. |
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| CHART 21 | UK SEASONALITY OF GARDEN FURNITURE SALES |
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| TABLE 22 | SOME KEY COMPANIES & MATERIALS(S) USED |
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| TABLE 23 | UK DOMESTIC GARDEN FURNITURE MARKET 2003 - MARKET SHARE MSP |
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| TABLE 24 | UK BARBECUE MARKET VOLUME & VALUE £M RSP 1998-2008 |
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| CHART 25 | UK HOUSEHOLD PENETRATION OF BARBECUES |
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| TABLE 26 | UK HOUSEHOLD PENETRATION BY TYPE OF BARBECUE |
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| TABLE 27 | MIX OF PENETRATION OF BARBECUE TYPES - % BY VOLUME 1995 TO 2003 |
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| TABLE 28 | UK MIX OF BARBECUES SOLD DURING 2003 |
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| CHART 29 | UK MIX OF BARBECUES - BY VALUE 2003 |
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| CHART 30 | UK SEASONALITY OF BARBECUE UNIT SALES TO CONSUMERS |
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| TABLE 31 | UK BARBECUE SUPPLIERS MARKET SHARES 2003 MSP |
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| CHART 32 | UK BARBECUE MARKET AT CONSTANT 1998 PRICES £M RSP |
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| TABLE 33 | UK BARBECUE/PATIO ACCESSORY MARKET - 1998 TO 2008 (£ MILLION RSP) |
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| TABLE 34 | THE UK DOMESTIC PATIO HEATER MARKET £ MILLION AT RSP - 2001-2005 |
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| CHART 35 | GARDEN LEISURE DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS. |
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| TABLE 36 | UK DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL SHARES FOR GARDEN FURNITURE AND BARBECUES 2003 % BY VALUE |
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| CHART 37 | DIY MULTIPLES GARDEN PRODUCT MARKET 2003 - SHARE BY MULTIPLE |
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