Scope of the Report
* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation
* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies
* Covers the Global, European and Asia-Pacific markets as well as individual chapters on 5 major markets (France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US).
* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry
Highlights
The global bath and shower products market grew by 3.2% in 2005 to reach a value of $6.8 billion.
In 2010, the global bath and shower products market is forecast to have a value of $7.9 billion, an increase of 15.5% since 2005.
The global bath and shower products market grew by 2.5% in 2005 to reach a volume of 2,478.9 million units.
In 2010, the global bath and shower products market is forecast to have a volume of 2,787.1 million units, an increase of 12.4% since 2005.
Shower products account for 67.4% of the global market's value.
Europe generates 63.6% of the global bath and shower products market's value.
Unilever generates 13.3% of the global bath and shower market's value.
Supermarkets and hypermarkets form the dominant distribution channel, with 59.1% of the market's value distributed via this channel.
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Definition
The bath & shower products market consists of liquid bath products, other bath products and shower products. The market is valued according to retail selling price (RSP) and includes any applicable taxes. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2005 annual average exchange rates.
For the purpose of this report, the European market is deemed to consist of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.
Asia-Pacific consists of Australia, China, India, Japan, Singapore and South Korea and Taiwan.
The Americas consists of the US, Canada, Brazil and Mexico.
The global market consists of Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas.
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