Western European Connector Market

Abstract

Bishop & Associates has just released a new six-chapter research report analyzing the Western European Connector Market. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market detailing connector consumption by country, with details by end-use equipment sector, and connector product category. Sales are provided for the years 2005, 2006, and a 2011 forecast.

This report supplies detailed statistics for the following group of 15 countries:

• Austria
• Belgium
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Ireland
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Portugal
• Spain

• Denmark
• Sweden
• United Kingdom

• Norway
• Switzerland

These 15 countries make up the bulk of the European Connector Market. European Union members Greece, Luxembourg, Cyprus, and Malta, together with Iceland and the various city-states make up the group ' Others' .

The European connector market grew by an average of +5.8% per year (CAGR) between 2001 and 2006.

Although most European countries registered higher than average growth, the United Kingdom and Italy (the second and fourth biggest connector markets in Europe) have been declining and have had a negative influence on the overall average growth rate.

Germany and France have been growing at a rate close to the average, both with a compound average growth rate of +6.2% per year.

Finland has recorded exceptional growth. After the collapse and recovery of the telecommunications market, the Finnish connector market has achieved high growth rates and recovered quickly.

The Spanish connector market also performed well, and growing +12.4% per year on average.

In the next five years (2006-2011) we expect the Nordic countries to grow a rate close to 5% per year. Ireland and Spain will outperform other European countries. Italy will not grow at the European average, and Germany's connector growth will remain modest as well. The remaining countries will grow at either some percentage points above or below the European average CAGR of +3.3%.