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Demand in the tourism industry recovering

March 9, 2010 – Vacation demand has stabilized for the 2010 summer season in Germany and in the UK in particular, two of the largest tourism source markets in Europe. The greatest growth has been recorded for vacations in Turkey and Egypt. Additionally, cruises are currently popular across Europe. more >>

Internet shopping continues to gain ground in Germany

March 3, 2010 – Last year, German consumers spent around EUR 15.5 billion on goods and services online. Overall, e-commerce sales recorded a significant increase of 14%. These are the findings of the WebScope panel, through which GfK Panel Services Germany continuously surveys the purchasing of products on the world wide web. more >>

Western Europe’s Technical Consumer Goods Market improves slightly despite crisis

March 2, 2010 – In the fourth quarter of 2009, consumers in Western Europe spent almost EUR 55 billion on technical consumer goods, which means an increase of 0.5% compared to the same quarter of 2008. After three quarters of continuous but alleviating decline in 2009, the fourth quarter shows pleasing growth despite the crisis and many markets become positive. For the fourth quarter some of the major markets in Western Europe like Germany, France and Italy even encountered around a 4.0% increase. more >>

Consumer Confidence in the UK increases for the second time

Febuary 26, 2010 - The GfK NOP Consumer Confidence Index for the UK rose by three points this month to -14. Confidence in "general economy” over the last 12 months has risen by seven points to -50. Confidence in general and confidence in their own personal situation in the next 12 months have both increased. more >>

Economic expectations dampen the consumer climate slightly

February 24, 2010 – The GfK consumer climate in Germany will remain virtually stable in March, with a marginal loss of 0.1 points. The overall indicator is forecasting a value of 3.2 points for March 2010, following a revised value of 3.3 points in February. more >>