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INTRODUCTION |
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| 2. | SUMMARY AND 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. | 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 | Commercial Construction |
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| 4.3.3 | Consumer Confidence and Spending |
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| 4.3.4 | Interior Dιcor 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 |
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| 5.2.2 | Engineered Wood |
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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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| 5.5 | PRODUCT MIX |
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| 5.5.1 | Overall Floorcoverings Market Performance |
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| 5.5.2 | Market Performance by Product Mix |
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| 5.5.3 | Changes to Product Mix |
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| 5.5.4 | Solid and Engineered Wood |
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| 5.5.5 | Laminates and Accessories |
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| 5.6 | 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 |
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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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| 7.1.1 | Current Situation |
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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 Share |
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| 8.3 | DIY MULTIPLES |
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| 8.4 | FLOORCOVERINGS MULTIPLES |
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| 8.5 | BUILDERS MERCHANTS AND TRADE CENTRES |
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| 8.6 | FURNITURE/FURNISHING AND FLOORCOVERINGS INDEPENDENTS |
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| 8.6.1 | Independents |
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| 8.6.2 | Furniture/Furnishing Multiples |
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| 8.7 | DEPARTMENT STORES & VARIETY STORES |
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| 8.7.1 | Department Stores |
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| 8.7.1 | Variety Stores |
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| 8.8 | MAIL ORDER & CATALOGUE STORES |
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| 8.9 | OTHERS |
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| 8.10 | ROLE OF FLOORCOVERINGS DISTRIBUTORS |
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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 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 FLOORCOVERINGS VALUE 2000 TO 2007 - £ MILLION MSP |
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| CHART 7 | FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET PRODUCT MIX BY VALUE 2006 |
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| TABLE 8 | HOUSING COMPLETIONS 2001-2006 UNITED KINGDOM ('000) |
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| CHART 9 | HOUSEBUILDING COMPLETIONS BY TYPE OF DWELLING % GB 1999-2006 |
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| TABLE 10 | NUMBER OF PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 2000-TO 2006 (000) |
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| TABLE 11 | CONSTRUCTION NEW WORK OUTPUT BY SECTOR GREAT BRITAIN 2000-2006 (£ BILLION) AT CURRENT PRICES |
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| CHART 12 | FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET MIX BY END-USE APPLICATION 2006 BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 13 | TOTAL WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET 2000 TO 2010 BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MSP) |
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| CHART 14 | WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET PRODUCT MIX 2006 - % BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 15 | MARKET PERFORMANCE INDEX OF FLOORCOVERINGS PRODUCT SECTORS 1999 TO 2006 (1999 = 100) |
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| TABLE 16 | MARKET PERFORMANCE OF SOLID/ENGINEERED WOOD AND LAMINATES 2000 TO 2010 BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT MSP) |
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| TABLE 17 | FLOORCOVERINGS PRODUCT MIX 1998 AND 2006 (% BY VALUE) |
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| CHART 18 | WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS CHANGES TO PRODUCT MIX 2000,2002 AND 2006 |
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| CHART 19 | PRODUCT MIX BY VALUE 2006 SOLID AND ENGINEERED WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS |
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| CHART 20 | MIX BY END USE SECTOR SOLID AND ENGINEERED WOOD 2006 |
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| CHART 21 | MIX OF BOARDS AND ACCESSORIES FOR LAMINATE MARKET 2006 - % BY VALUE |
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| CHART 22 | MIX BY END USE INSTALLATION LAMINATE FLOORCOVERINGS 2006 |
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| TABLE 23 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN PARTICULAR TYPES OF SOLID WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS 2003 TO 2006 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION) |
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| TABLE 24 | CHANGES IN THE SOURCE OF SOLID WOOD FLOORINGS BY REGION 2004 TO 2006 BY VALUE (£ MILLION) |
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| CHART 25 | END USE APPLICATION MIX FOR TOTAL WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS 2006 - % BY VALUE |
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| CHART 26 | INSTALLATION MIX FOR DOMESTIC SECTOR 2006 - % BY VALUE |
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| CHART 27 | CONTRACT WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS & ACCESSORIES MARKET 2000 TO 2010 BY VALUE - £ MILLION AT MSP |
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| CHART 28 | END USE APPLICATION MIX FOR CONTRACT WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS 2006 - % BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 29 | LEADING SUPPLIERS TO THE TOTAL WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET 2006 |
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| TABLE 30 | LEADING SUPPLIERS OF SOLID/ENGINEERED WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS 2006 |
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| CHART 31 | WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS DISTRIBUTION DOMESTIC MARKET |
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| CHART 32 | WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS DISTRIBUTION COMMERCIAL MARKET |
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| TABLE 33 | DISTRIBUTION OF DOMESTIC TOTAL WOOD FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET BY MAJOR CHANNEL - % BY VALUE 2006 |
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