| 1. |
INTRODUCTION |
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| 1.1 | BACKGROUND |
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| 1.2 | SOURCES OF INFORMATION |
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| 2. |
SUMMARY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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| 2.1 | CURRENT SITUATION |
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| 2.2 | FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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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. |
OVERVIEW OF TOTAL FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET |
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| 4.1 | UK FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET SIZE |
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| 4.2 | FLOORCOVERINGS PRODUCT MIX |
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| 4.3 | KEY MARKET INFLUENCES |
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| 4.3.1 | The Housing Market |
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| 4.3.2 | Construction Output |
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| 4.3.3 | Consumer Confidence and Spending |
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| 4.3.4 | Home Improvements (Conservatories, Bathrooms, Kitchens) |
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| 4.3.5 | Trends and Fashions |
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| 4.4 | END USE APPLICATIONS |
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| 4.5 | FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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| 5. |
WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET |
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| 5.1 | BACKGROUND |
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| 5.2 | DEFINITIONS |
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| 5.2.1 | Solid Wood Flooring |
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| 5.2.2 | Engineered (Multi-layered) Wood Flooring |
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| 5.2.3 | Laminates |
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| 5.2.4 | Accessories |
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| 5.3 | MARKET PERFORMANCE |
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| 5.3.1 | Market Size |
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| 5.3.2 | Market Trends and Characteristics |
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| 5.3.3 | Current Situation |
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| 5.3.4 | Future Prospects |
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| 5.4 | PRODUCT MIX |
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| 5.4.1 | Market Performance by Product Mix |
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| 5.4.2 | Solid and Engineered/Multilayered Wood |
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| 5.4.3 | Laminates |
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| 5.5 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE |
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| 6. |
END USE SECTORS |
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| 6.1 | DOMESTIC SECTOR |
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| 6.1.1 | DIY |
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| 6.1.2 | New Housebuilding |
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| 6.1.3 | Professional Installation |
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| 6.1.4 | Future Prospects |
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| 6.2 | CONTRACT SECTOR |
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| 6.2.1 | Market Size and Future Prospects |
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| 6.2.2 | Key Contract End Use Applications of Wood Floorcoverings |
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| 7. |
KEY SUPPLIERS |
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| 7.1 | BACKGROUND |
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| 7.2 | MARKET SHARE |
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| 7.2.1 | Total Wood Floorcoverings Market |
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| 7.2.2 | Solid & Engineered Wood Market |
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| 7.3 | LEADING SUPPLIERS |
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| 7.4 | DISTRIBUTORS AND WHOLESALERS |
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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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| 8.2.1 | Definition of Major Distribution Channels |
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| 8.2.2 | Distribution Channel Shares |
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| 8.3 | DIY MULTIPLES |
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| 8.4 | FLOORCOVERING MULTIPLES |
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| 8.5 | BUILDERS MERCHANTS |
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| 8.6 | FURNITURE MULTIPLES |
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| 8.6.1 | Floorcovering Independents |
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| 8.7 | DEPARTMENT STORES & VARIETY STORES |
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| 8.7.1 | Department Stores |
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| 8.7.2 | Variety Stores |
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| 8.8 | MAIL ORDER & CATALOGUE STORES |
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| 8.9 | OTHERS |
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| TABLES AND CHARTS |
| CHART 1 | THE TOTAL WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET 2000 TO 2010 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MSP) |
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| CHART 2 | INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2013 |
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| CHART 3 | PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2013 |
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| TABLE 4 | EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2002-2009 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES |
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| CHART 5 | AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 CENSUS (‘000) |
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| TABLE 6 | THE UK MARKET FOR FLOORCOVERINGS BY VALUE 2003 - 2009 - £ MILLION MSP |
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| CHART 7 | FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET – PRODUCT MIX BY VALUE 2009 |
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| CHART 8 | FLOORCOVERINGS PRODUCT MIX 2001, 2006 AND 2009 - % BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 9 | UK HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS 2003 TO 2009 – BY VOLUME (‘000 DWELLINGS) |
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| CHART 10 | HOUSEBUILDING COMPLETIONS BY TYPE OF DWELLING % (ENGLAND) 2001 AND 2008/09 |
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| TABLE 11 | NUMBER OF PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) - UK 2006-2008 (‘000) |
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| TABLE 12 | CONSTRUCTION NEW WORK OUTPUT BY SECTOR GREAT BRITAIN 2003-2008 (£ BILLION) AT CURRENT PRICES |
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| CHART 13 | FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET MIX BY END-USE APPLICATION 2009 – BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 14 | TOTAL WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET 2003 TO 2013 – BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MSP) |
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| CHART 15 | WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET PRODUCT MIX 2009 - % BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 16 | MARKET PERFORMANCE OF SOLID/ENGINEERED WOOD AND LAMINATES 2003 TO 2013 – BY PRODUCT AND VALUE (£ MILLION AT MSP) |
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| CHART 17 | WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS CHANGES TO PRODUCT MIX 2002, 2006 AND 2009 |
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| CHART 18 | PRODUCT MIX BY VALUE – SOLID AND ENGINEERED WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS |
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| CHART 19 | MIX BY END USE SECTOR – SOLID AND ENGINEERED WOOD |
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| CHART 20 | MIX BY END USE INSTALLATION – LAMINATE FLOORCOVERINGS 2009 |
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| TABLE 21 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN PARTICULAR TYPES OF SOLID WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS 2003 TO 2009 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION) |
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| TABLE 22 | CHANGES IN THE SOURCE OF SOLID WOOD FLOORINGS BY REGION 2004 TO 2009 – BY VALUE (£ MILLION) |
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| CHART 23 | END USE APPLICATION MIX FOR TOTAL WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS 2009 – (% BY VALUE) |
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| CHART 24 | INSTALLATION MIX FOR DOMESTIC SECTOR 2009 - % BY VALUE |
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| CHART 25 | CONTRACT WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS & ACCESSORIES MARKET 2003 - 2009 BY VALUE - £ MILLION AT MSP |
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| CHART 26 | END USE APPLICATION MIX FOR CONTRACT WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS 2009 - % BY VALUE – COMMERCIAL, RETAIL, LEISURE ETC |
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| TABLE 27 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT NEW WORK PUBLIC/PRIVATE SECTOR RETAIL 2003 - 2008 - £ MILLION |
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| TABLE 28 | LEADING SUPPLIERS TO THE TOTAL UK WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET 2009 |
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| TABLE 29 | LEADING SUPPLIERS OF SOLID/ENGINEERED WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS 2009 |
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| CHART 30 | WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS DISTRIBUTION – DOMESTIC MARKET |
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| CHART 31 | WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS DISTRIBUTION – COMMERCIAL MARKET |
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| TABLE 32 | DISTRIBUTION OF DOMESTIC TOTAL WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET BY MAJOR CHANNEL - % BY VALUE 2009 |
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