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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 | DISPOSABLE INCOME LEVELS AND SAVINGS |
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| 3.5 | HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION |
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| 3.5.1 | New Housebuild |
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| 3.5.2 | House-Moving Levels |
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| 3.6 | POPULATION PROFILE |
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| 3.7 | STERLING |
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| 3.8 | CONCLUSIONS |
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| 4 | OVERALL MARKET & KEY INFLUENCES |
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| 4.1 | OVERALL MARKET |
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| 4.1.1 | Current Trends |
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| 4.2 | PRODUCT MIX - OVERALL KITCHEN APPLIANCE MARKET |
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| 4.3 | IMPORTS AND EXPORTS |
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| 5 | PRODUCTS |
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| 5.1. | BUILD-IN MARKET SIZE AND BACKGROUND |
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| 5.2 | FREE-STANDING APPLIANCES MARKET SIZE |
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| 5.3 | COOKING APPLIANCES |
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| 5.3.1 | Definition |
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| 5.3.2 | Build-in Cooking Appliances Market Size |
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| 5.3.3 | Freestanding Cooking Appliances Market Size |
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| 5.3.4 | Trends |
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| 5.4 | REFRIGERATION |
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| 5.4.1 | Definition |
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| 5.4.2 | Refrigeration Appliances Product Mix |
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| 5.4.3 | Build in Refrigeration Appliances Market Size |
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| 5.4.4 | Free standing Refrigeration Appliances Market Size |
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| 5.4.5 | Impact of Changing Lifestyles |
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| 5.4.6 | Freezers |
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| 5.4.7 | Fridge-Freezers |
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| 5.4.8 | Current Refrigeration Trends |
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| 5.4.9 | Future Prospects |
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| 5.5 | LAUNDRY APPLIANCES |
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| 5.5.1 | Definition of Market |
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| 5.5.2 | Laundry Appliances Market Size |
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| 5.5.3 | Washing Machines |
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| 5.5.4 | Washer Dyers |
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| 5.5.5 | Future Prospects |
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| 5.6 | DISHWASHERS |
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| 5.6.1 | Market Size |
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| 5.6.2 | Build-in Dishwashers |
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| 6. | SUPPLIERS |
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| 6.1 | GENERAL TRENDS IN SUPPLY |
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| 6.2 | COMPANY PROFILES |
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| 6.2.1 | Cooking Suppliers |
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| 6.2.2 | Refrigeration Suppliers |
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| 6.2.3 | Laundry Suppliers |
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| 6.2.4 | Dishwasher Suppliers |
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| 7 | DISTRIBUTION |
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| 7.1 | GENERAL TRENDS |
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| 7.2 | MIX OF CHANNELS |
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| 7.2.1 | Kitchen Specialists |
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| 7.2.2 | Discount Warehouses/Retail Multiples |
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| 7.2.3 | Builders & Plumbers Merchants/Contract |
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| 7.2.4 | DIY Multiples |
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| 7.2.5 | Others |
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| 7.3 | FUTURE TRENDS |
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| 8. | FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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|
TABLES AND CHARTS |
| CHART 1 | THE TOTAL KITCHEN APPLIANCE MARKET 1998-2008 BY VOLUME (000’S) |
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| CHART 2 | INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (RPI) FROM 1990-2006 |
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| CHART 3 | PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1990-2006 |
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| TABLE 4 | PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS 1995-2007 – GREAT BRITAIN (‘000 DWELLINGS) |
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| TABLE 5 | NUMBER OF PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 1997-2003 (‘000) |
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| TABLE 6 | VALUE OF NEW UK HOUSING OUTPUT AND RMI OUTPUT (£M) 1994-2004 |
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| TABLE 7 | STOCK OF DWELLINGS IN GREAT BRITAIN 1981-2003 |
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| CHART 8 | AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 (‘000) |
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| TABLE 9 | THE UK KITCHEN APPLIANCE MARKET BY VOLUME ('000) 1998-2008 |
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| TABLE 10 | THE UK KITCHEN APPLIANCE MARKET MIX BY PRODUCT GROUP 2004 |
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| CHART 11 | UK KITCHEN APPLIANCE IMPORTS 2000-2004 (£M MSP) |
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| TABLE 12 | DISHWASHER IMPORTS BY VALUE 2000-2004 |
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| TABLE 13 | THE UK BUILD-IN KITCHEN APPLIANCE MARKET BY VALUE (£M MSP) |
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| CHART 14 | PRODUCT MIX BY BUILD-IN APPLIANCE MARKET – PERCENTAGE BY VALUE 2004 |
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| TABLE 15 | UK FREE-STANDING KITCHEN APPLIANCE MARKET BY VOLUME (000’S) |
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| TABLE 16 | THE UK FREE-STANDING KITCHEN APPLIANCE MARKET BY VALUE 2004 £M MSP |
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| TABLE 17 | UK BUILD-IN COOKING APPLIANCE MARKET BY VOLUME ('000) |
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| CHART 18 | UK BUILD-IN COOKING APPLIANCE MARKET BY VALUE 1998-2004 (£M MSP) |
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| TABLE 19 | UK FREE-STANDING DOMESTIC COOKING MARKET BY VOLUME (000’S) 1998-2008 |
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| TABLE 20 | THE UK FREE-STANDING DOMESTIC COOKING MARKET BY VALUE 1998 & 2004 (£M MSP) |
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| TABLE 21 | UK REFRIGERATION MARKET BY VOLUME AND VALUE 2004 |
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| TABLE 22 | THE UK BUILD-IN REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE MARKET BY VOLUME ('000) 1998-2008 |
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| TABLE 23 | THE UK BUILD-IN REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE MARKET BY VALUE ('000) 1998-2008 |
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| TABLE 24 | THE UK FREE STANDING REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE MARKET BY VOLUME ('000) 1998-2008 |
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| TABLE 25 | THE UK BUILD-IN REFRIGERATION MARKET – 1998-2008 (FSCT), VOLUME AND VALUE. |
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| TABLE 26 | THE UK FREESTANDING REFRIGERATION MARKET – 1998-2008 (FSCT), VOLUME AND VALUE. |
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| TABLE 27 | UK BUILD-IN LAUNDRY APPLIANCE MARKET BY VOLUME AND VALUE 2004 |
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| TABLE 28 | THE UK BUILD-IN LAUNDRY APPLIANCE MARKET – 1998-2008 (FSCT), VOLUME AND VALUE. |
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| TABLE 29 | THE UK FREE-STANDING LAUNDRY APPLIANCE MARKET – 1998-2008 (FSCT), VOLUME AND VALUE. |
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| TABLE 30 | THE UK BUILD-IN DISHWASHER MARKET 2004 |
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| TABLE 31 | UK BUILD-IN DOMESTIC DISHWASHER MARKET BY VALUE 1998 & 2004 (£M MSP) |
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| TABLE 32 | UK FREE-STANDING DISHWASHER MARKET BY VOLUME (000’S) |
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| TABLE 33 | UK FREESTANDING DOMESTIC DISHWASHER MARKET BY VALUE 1998 & 2004 (£M MSP) |
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| CHART 34 | MARKET SHARES OF THE UK KITCHEN APPLIANCE MARKET 2004 |
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| TABLE 35 | KEY SUPPLIERS OF KITCHEN APPLIANCES IN THE UK |
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| CHART 36 |
CHANNEL SHARES OF THE UK FREE-STANDING AND BUILD-IN APPLIANCE MARKET 2004 |
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