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The Brazilian population are shifting their consumer habits towards more sophisticated products, pushed by the increased purchasing power of middle-income consumers who are increasingly looking for alternatives to the classic artisanal bread roll. Health-orientated as well as indulgent products are benefiting from this movement, featuring whole grains and high fibre options for those wishing to incorporate a healthier diet into their daily lives, with NH high fibre bread expected to account for...

Euromonitor International's Industrial reports provide a 360 degree view of an industry. The Industrial market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the Legal Services market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, packaging innovations, economic/lifestyle influences, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change.

The Romanian toys and games market remained one of the best performers and one of the most dynamic in Eastern Europe in 2013, similar to previous years. Sales were also favoured by the economic recovery which rebooted consumer confidence. Higher expenditure per child, an increasingly rich product offering and improved access to relevant distribution channels, but also the relatively young nature of the market stimulated sales of toys and games. Video games profited even more from the escalating...

Luxury accessories showed solid value growth in Germany in 2014. Without exception, all of the nine subcategories (men's and women's luxury sun glasses, men's and women's small leather goods, luxury costume jewellery, cufflinks and lighters, men's and women's luxury bags) achieved growth rates of at least 3%. Reasons for this good development were the consistently positive external and internal determining factors: The German economy continued to flourish, and because of very low interest rates...

Spreads recorded a moderate increase of 1% in volume sales and current value growth of 4% in 2014 - a slightly better performance compared to 2013 and the review period CAGR. This performance will be driven by slightly stronger demand for spreads as consumers are expected to be more willing to spend money due to the recovering economy and rising consumer confidence. In addition, current value sales growth will be driven by rising unit prices within spreads, especially within honey.

The report provides in-depth market analysis, information and insights into the Singaporean life insurance segment, including:

In 2014, consumer confidence witnessed a strong decline in Brazil, which had a negative impact on retail sales, especially of durable goods. Despite this, consumer appliances maintained significant growth of volume sales in this year. This was mainly attributable to the strong performance of small appliances, which offset the poor performance of major appliances. As the Brazilian economy showed no clear signal of recovery for the near future, small appliances is expected to continue driving...

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the commercial construction industry in Saudi Arabia. It contains detailed historic and forecast market value data for the commercial construction industry, including a breakdown of the data by construction activity (new construction, repair and maintenance, refurbishment and demolition). 'Commercial Construction in Saudi Arabia to 2018: Market Forecast' provides a top-level overview and detailed insight into the operating environment of the commercial construction industry in Saudi Arabia. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Saudi Arabian construction value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

The Future of the Hot Drinks Market in Hong Kong to 2018 is the result of Canadean's extensive market research. The report presents detailed analysis on the Hot Drinks consumption trends in Hong Kong, historic and forecast Hot Drinks consumption volumes and values at market and category level, brand share and distribution channel data. This report brings together Canadean Intelligence's research, modeling and analysis expertise in order to develop uniquely detailed market data. This allows domestic and foreign companies to identify the market dynamics to account for Hot Drinks sales overall and to know which categories and segments are showing growth in the coming years.

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OTC Medications in Sweden by Mintel Market Sizes provides you with annual year-end market size data, most recently updated in 2014. This market covers analgesics, cough/cold/flu, gastro-intestinal, dermatological remedies and vitamins and minerals. It excludes products which require prescriptions but includes pharmacy approved. Market size comprises sales through all retail channels including direct to consumer. Market size for OTC Medications in Sweden is given in SEK with a minimum of five years' historical data. Market Forecast is provided for five years. Included with this snapshot is socio-economic data for Sweden. Population, Consumer Price Index (CPI), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Exchange Rates.

Household Cleaners in UK by Mintel Market Sizes provides you with annual year-end market size data, most recently updated in 2014. This market covers hard surface cleaners, bleaches/disinfectants, washroom, kitchen and other cleaners and polishes. Market size comprises sales through all retail channels including direct to consumer. Market size for Household Cleaners in UK is given in GBP with a minimum of five years' historical data. Market Forecast is provided for five years. Included with this snapshot is socio-economic data for UK. Population, Consumer Price Index (CPI), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Exchange Rates.

Population growth continued to fuel growth in home laundry appliances in 2014, with a rising number of Arabs moving to Saudi Arabia due to rising political and economic difficulties in neighbouring countries, including Syria and Egypt. This in turn created increased demand for housing, which resulted in a greater number of construction projects taking place, and pushed sales of home laundry appliances.

Euromonitor International's Industrial reports provide a 360 degree view of an industry. The Industrial market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the Production, Collection and Distribution of Electricity market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, packaging innovations, economic/lifestyle influences, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change.

Euromonitor International's Industrial reports provide a 360 degree view of an industry. The Industrial market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the Accumulators, Primary Cells and Primary Batteries market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, packaging innovations, economic/lifestyle influences, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change.

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the institutional construction industry in Oman. It contains detailed historic and forecast market value data for the institutional construction industry, including a breakdown of the data by construction activity (new construction, repair and maintenance, refurbishment and demolition). 'Institutional Construction in Oman to 2018: Market Forecast' provides a top-level overview and detailed insight into the operating environment of the institutional construction industry in Oman. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Omani construction value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

In 2014, the main story in mixed retailers was the attempt of Hamashbir to remain relevant in the market and deal with the online shopping trend. It made significant efforts, especially in beauty and apparel. It also brought new apparel brands to the market; for example it brought in two new Spanish apparel brands, Trucco and Punt Roma.

The Future of the Suncare Market in Belgium to 2018 is the result of Canadean's extensive market research. The report presents detailed analysis on the Suncare consumption trends in Belgium, historic and forecast Suncare consumption volumes and values at market and category level, brand share and distribution channel data. This report brings together Canadean Intelligence's research, modeling and analysis expertise in order to develop uniquely detailed market data. This allows domestic and foreign companies to identify the market dynamics to account for Suncare sales overall and to know which categories and segments are showing growth in the coming years.

"Clothing & Footwear Retailing in Brazil - Market Summary & Forecasts", report, published by Conlumino, provides a detailed analysis of both the historic and forecast market data of clothing and footwear retail sales across key channels in Brazil. In addition, it provides an overview of changing shopping trends, government policies towards business, the influence of various economic variables on the retail industry, the competitive landscape and detail of key retailers.

Following the cancellations of the Al Sejeel and Al Karaana petrochemicals projects, Qatar's drive towards petrochemicals development over the medium term has been severely slowed, undermining its stake in global production growth and preventing the country from realising multi-billion dollar revenues from downstream diversification.

Portuguese consumers propensity to avoid superfluous expenses has been evident in home audio and cinema. In 2014 the category dropped by 6% in volume terms. The use of other products enabling consumers to listen to music has been dictating this negative result. In fact, currently, it is possible for consumers to listen to music through their smartphones, their tablets and computers, and their television, among many others. As result, home audio and cinema systems have been losing popularity.

Meal replacement is expected to continue to decrease in both volume and current value sales in 2014 as Czech consumers will remain restrained with their expenditure, especially in terms of purchases of more expensive and non-essential products. It is expected that meal replacement will see a drop of 2% in volume sales and a fall of 1% in current value sales in 2014. This negative development will be driven mainly by meal replacement slimming, which is expected to see a further reduction in...

In 2014, more than 11 million tourists came to discover Dubai's massive man-made islands and attractions, and shop at the largest malls on the planet. The city's winning bid for World Expo 2020 is also a game changer, with a plethora of new developments set to take place in the five years to 2020. 140 hotels are expected to be completed by 2016, and yet another gigantic mall is in the works. The largest airport in the world is also set to have a capacity of 200 million passengers upon completion...

There remains some growth potential Bahrain's mobile market, but the key opportunities in the country's telecoms market now lie in the advanced mobile and wireline data market, such as LTE and fibre services. Operators will need to start focusing on increasing postpaid penetration through the introduction of services which drives usage and bring further revenue. Operators should also be looking at the enterprise segment to diversify from an increasingly competitive consumer market . . The outlook, supported by healthy GDP and private consumption growth forecasts to 201 9, is positive for the telecoms market, but we note that strong competition in the mobile and wireline sectors will continue to weigh on the pace of revenue growth as we expect growth to slow down until 2019 .

In order to prepare for the upcoming championship, the government implemented a number of projects targeted at developing tourism infrastructure and increasing the level of service in the country. These included the construction of new hotels, reconstruction of existing accommodation and catering facilities, managing the busiest road networks in Minsk City (the venue for the championship) and the reconstruction of Minsk National Airport. The championship changed the previous unfavourable image...