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Scrapping Bonus Boosts Austrian Cold market
February 9, 2010 - How effective are incentive programs for energy efficient appliances? This is just one of the many questions that will be answered at the upcoming GfK Global Domestic Appliances Conference held on March 11th in Milan.
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German consumer climate – a cautious start to the New Year
January 25, 2010 – The slight cooling of the consumer climate in Germany will continue in February. Economic expectations are recording stable development, and the propensity to buy is increasing slightly again. In contrast, income expectations have recorded losses. The overall indicator is forecasting a value of 3.2 points for February 2010, following a revised value of 3.4 points in January.
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German travel market remains uncertain in 2010
January 15, 2010 – The signs of economic recovery are not yet resulting in a return to normal vacation behavior among consumers. So far, Germans have planned 55.4 million vacations of more than five days for the 2010 tourism year, which runs from November 2009 to October 2010. This corresponds to 3.7% fewer than in the same period of the prior year.
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Germany: Slight decline in purchasing power expected in 2010
December 14, 2009 – According to the findings of the latest GfK purchasing power survey for Germany, disposable income will fall by EUR 42 per capita in 2010. The effects of the economic crisis will reach private consumers.
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Many are unwilling to pay for Internet content
December 11, 2009 - 13% of users with private Internet access would be prepared to pay for online information: 8% would accept a charge for advertising-free content, and 5% would even pay to access content with advertisements.
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