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INTRODUCTION |
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| 2. | SUMMARY & FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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| 2.1 | 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. | MARKET OVERVIEW |
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| 4.1 | MARKET DEFINITION |
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| 4.2 | MARKET SIZE |
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| 4.3 | MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND TRENDS |
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| 4.4 | END USE SECTORS |
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| 4.4.1 | DIY |
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| 4.4.2 | Trade - Domestic |
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| 4.4.3 | Trade - Commercial |
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| 4.5 | IMPORTS & EXPORTS |
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| 4.6 | KEY MARKET INFLUENCES |
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| 4.6.1 | The Housing Market |
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| 4.7 | FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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| 5. | PRODUCT MIX |
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| 5.1 | OVERVIEW OF PRODUCT MIX |
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| 5.2 | FINISHED WALLPAPER |
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| 5.3 | VINYL WALLCOVERINGS |
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| 5.3.1 | Smooth Vinyls |
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| 5.3.2 | Blown Vinyls |
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| 5.4 | WHITE WALLCOVERINGS |
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| 5.4.1 | Embossed Wallcoverings |
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| 5.4.2 | Woodchips And Lining |
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| 5.5 | OTHER TRENDS |
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| 5.5.1 | Digital Printing |
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| 5.5.2 | Borders |
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| 5.5.3 | Wall Covering Designs, Patterns & Colours |
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| 5.5.4 | Other Developments |
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| 6. | SUPPLIERS |
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| 6.1 | GENERAL |
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| 6.2 | WALLCOVERINGS INDUSTRY - EMPLOYMENT TRENDS AND SIZE OF BUSINESSES |
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| 6.3 | MAJOR SUPPLIERS |
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| 6.3.1 | Other Companies |
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| 6.3.2 | Niche Suppliers |
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| 7. | DISTRIBUTION |
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| 7.1 | DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE |
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| 7.2 | MAJOR CHANNELS |
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| 7.3 | DIY MULTIPLES |
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| 7.4 | INDEPENDENTS & SPECIALISTS |
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| 7.4.1 | Hardware & Independent DIY Stores |
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| 7.4.2 | Paint and Wallpaper Specialists |
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| 7.4.3 | Interior Designers |
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| 7.5 | TRADE CENTRES AND WALLCOVERINGS WHOLESALERS |
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| 7.6 | DEPARTMENT STORES, VARIETY STORES AND FURNISHING MULTIPLES |
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| 7.6.1 | Department Stores |
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| 7.6.2 | Variety Stores |
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| 7.6.3 | Furnishing Multiples |
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| 7.6.4 | nternet/Direct Sales |
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| 7.6.5 | Builders Merchants |
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|
TABLES AND CHARTS |
| CHART 1 | UK WALLCOVERINGS MARKET 2000-2010 (£ MILLION MSP) |
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| CHART 2 | INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1990-2009 |
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| CHART 3 | PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1990-2009 |
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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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| TABLE 6 | THE UK MARKET FOR WALLCOVERINGS (£ MILLION AT MSP) 2000-2010 |
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| CHART 7 | RETAIL PAINTS & WALLCOVERINGS MARKET 1999-2006 (INDEX OF SALES, 1999=100) |
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| TABLE 8 | % OF CONSUMERS UNDERTAKING DIY WALLPAPERING AND INTERNAL PAINTING ACTIVITIES 1998-2006 |
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| CHART 9 | WALLCOVERINGS BY END USE APPLICATION 2006 - % BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 10 | IMPORTS & EXPORTS OF WALLCOVERINGS 1999-2006 BY VALUE (£ MILLION) |
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| CHART 11 | MAJOR IMPORT SOURCES FOR WALLCOVERINGS 2006 - % BY VALUE |
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| CHART 12 | MAJOR EXPORT DESTINATIONS OF WALLCOVERINGS DURING 2006 - % BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 13 | HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS 2000-2010 – UNITED KINGDOM (‘000 DWELLINGS) |
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| CHART 14 | HOUSEBUILDING COMPLETIONS BY TYPE OF DWELLING % GB 2002-2006 |
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| TABLE 15 | NUMBER OF PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 2000-2006 (‘000) |
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| TABLE 16 | STOCK OF DWELLINGS UK - 1999-2006 |
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| TABLE 17 | AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE FOR GREAT BRITAIN 1991, 2001 AND 2004 |
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| CHART 18 | AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 (‘000) |
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| TABLE 19 | RETAIL SPENDING - PREDOMINANTLY NON-FOOD STORES 1999-2006 |
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| CHART 20 | UK MARKET FOR WALLCOVERINGS % VALUE SHARE BY PRODUCT GROUP 1996-2006 |
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| TABLE 21 | WALL COVERING TYPES - % SHARE BY VALUE 2006 |
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| CHART 22 | THE UK WALLCOVERINGS MARKET - % SHARE OF SMOOTH VINYLS 1996 TO 2006 |
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| CHART 23 | UK MARKET FOR BLOWN VINYLS % MIX BY VALUE 2006 |
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| CHART 24 | UK MARKET FOR BLOWN VINYLS % MIX BY VALUE 1996 TO 2006 |
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| TABLE 25 | MARKET SHARES OF MAJOR UK WALL COVERING SUPPLIERS 2006 |
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| TABLE 26 | MARKET SHARES OF MAJOR UK WALLCOVERING SUPPLIERS BY VALUE 1996 |
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| TABLE 27 | SIZE OF BUSINESSES OF UK WALLPAPER MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY 2006 – NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES |
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| CHART 28 | WALLCOVERINGS DISTRIBUTION - COMMERCIAL MARKET |
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| CHART 29 | WALLCOVERINGS DISTRIBUTION - DOMESTIC MARKET |
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| TABLE 30 | DISTRIBUTION OF WALLCOVERINGS BY CHANNEL - % BY VALUE 2006 |
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