| 1. |
INTRODUCTION |
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| 2. | SUMMARY |
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| 2.1 | OVERALL MARKET |
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| 2.2 | PRODUCTS |
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| 2.3 | SUPPLIERS AND DISTRIBUTION |
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| 3. | ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT |
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| 3.1 | INTRODUCTION |
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| 3.2 | GDP |
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| 3.3 | INFLATION & INTEREST RATES |
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| 3.4 | UNEMPLOYMENT |
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| 3.5 | HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION |
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| 3.6 | STERLING |
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| 3.7 | CONCLUSIONS |
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| 4. | MARKET |
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| 4.1 | DEFINITION |
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| 4.2 | MARKET TRENDS |
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| 4.2.1 | Overall Market Size and Background |
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| 4.2.2 | Current Trends |
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| 4.2.3 | Future Prospects |
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| 4.3 | KEY MARKET INFLUENCES |
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| 4.3.1 | Construction Contractors Output - Industrial and Commercial |
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| 4.3.2 | Contractors Output - Commercial Sector |
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| 4.3.3 | Employment / Unemployment |
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| 4.3.4 | Technological Influences and Working Practices |
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| 4.4 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE |
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| 4.4.1 | Overall Imports and Exports |
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| 4.4.2 | Imports and Exports by Country |
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| 5. | PRODUCTS |
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| 5.1 | PRODUCT MIX |
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| 5.2 | DESKING |
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| 5.2.1 | Market Size and Trends |
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| 5.2.2 | End Use Applications |
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| 5.2.3 | Organisation Type and Size |
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| 5.2.4 | Desk Size and Shape |
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| 5.2.5 | Pedestals |
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| 5.3 | SEATING |
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| 5.3.1 | Seating Definition |
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| 5.3.2 | Market Size |
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| 5.3.3 | Trends |
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| 5.4 | STORAGE |
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| 5.4.1 | Storage Definition |
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| 5.4.2 | Storage Market Size |
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| 5.4.3 | Storage Trends |
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| 5.5 | OTHERS |
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| 5.5.1 | Market |
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| 5.5.2 | Partitioning/Screening |
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| 5.5.3 | Computer Trolleys |
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| 6. | SUPPLIERS |
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| 6.1 | GENERAL |
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| 6.2 | COMPANIES |
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| 6.2.1 | The Larger Organisations |
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| 6.2.2 | Other Office Furniture Suppliers |
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| 6.2.3 | Others |
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| 7. | DISTRIBUTION |
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| 7.1 | OVERALL STRUCTURE |
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| 7.2 | DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS |
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| 7.2.1 | Dealers |
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| 7.2.2 | Buying Groups |
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| 7.2.3 | Direct |
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| 7.2.4 | Mail Order/Superstores/Retail |
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| 8. |
FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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| 8.1 | ECONOMIC BACKGROUND |
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| 8.2 | OVERALL MARKET |
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| 8.3 | PRODUCTS |
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| 8.4 | SUPPLIERS |
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TABLES & CHARTS
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| CHART 1 | THE UK OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET 1997-2008 (£M MSP) |
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| CHART 2 | INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1990-2006 |
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| TABLE 3 | UK MARKET FOR OFFICE FURNITURE 1997-2008 £M MSP |
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| TABLE 4 | OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET FORECASTS TO 2008 £M MSP |
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| CHART 5 | THE UK OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET - CONSTANT 1995 PRICES £M |
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| TABLE 6 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT - NEW WORK AND RMI NON HOUSING - CURRENT PRICES (£ MILLION) |
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| TABLE 7 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT - COMMERCIAL SECTOR NEW WORK - CURRENT PRICES (£ MILLION) |
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| CHART 8 | NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT UK - JUNE 1984-2004 (MILLIONS) |
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| TABLE 9 | UK IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF OFFICE FURNITURE £M |
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| TABLE 10 | IMPORTS & EXPORTS OF OFFICE FURNITURE BY PRODUCT |
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| TABLE 11 | IMPORTS & EXPORTS OF OFFICE FURNITURE BY COUNTRY |
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| TABLE 12 | MIX OF PRODUCTS WITHIN THE UK OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET 2001 AND 2003 BY VALUE £M MSP |
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| TABLE 13 | THE UK MARKET FOR DESKING 1997-2008 |
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| TABLE 14 | THE UK MARKET FOR OFFICE SEATING 1997-2008 £M MSP |
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| CHART 15 | UK MARKET FOR ADJUSTABLE SEATING % BY VALUE 1987 AND 2003 |
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| TABLE 16 | THE UK MARKET FOR OFFICE STORAGE 1997-2008 |
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| CHART 17 | STORAGE MATERIAL MIX BY VALUE – 1986-2003 |
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| CHART 18 | UK MARKET FOR STORAGE BY TYPE - % MIX BY VALUE 2003 |
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| TABLE 19 | THE UK MARKET FOR ‘OTHER’ OFFICE FURNITURE 1997-2008 £M MSP |
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| CHART 20 | MIX OF ‘OTHER’ OFFICE FURNITURE |
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| TABLE 21 | UK MARKET FOR OFFICE FURNITURE SUPPLIERS % BY VALUE 2003 |
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| CHART 22 | MIX OF MAJOR OFFICE FURNITURE SUPPLIERS |
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| CHART 23 | OFFICE FURNITURE – MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE |
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| CHART 24 | DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL SHARE BY VALUE – OFFICE FURNITURE - 2003 |
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