World Trade of Refrigerators and Freezers

SUMMARY

SUMMARY:

World trade of refrigerators and freezers is a new research that is part of a series of six reports on world trade of major household appliances (white goods). This survey provides an overview of the world trade of refrigerators and freezers, with data and forecast at world-wide level and data on the evolution of appliances trade in 60 countries (selected according to their contribution to international trade of fridge and freezers).

The growth of refrigerators and freezers imports and the role of refrigerators and freezers exporting countries in the world marketplace are considered. The world imports and exports of fridges and freezers are broken down by geographical area (European Union, Eastern Europe and Russia, Asia and Pacific, Middle East and Africa, North America, South America) and by developed / emerging countries. The analysis of the opening of refrigerators and freezers markets covers six years, 1999-2004.

Trade data are also available in a country format: historical series on refrigerators and freezers exports and imports, origin of imports and destination of exports, consumption growth forecast for household appliances 2005-2006, country rankings to place all statistics in a broad worldwide context.

The report provides a picture of opportunities for fridges and freezers exporters arising from the increasing openness of markets and a rich collection of key country-data, allowing comparisons among specific interest areas.

Countries considered in the report: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• PART I: OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK
• World trade of refrigerators and freezers
  • International trade of refrigerators and freezers:
  • - by geographical area
  • - by developed / emerging countries
  • Breakdown of refrigerators and freezers exports, 1999 and 2004
  • Imports of refrigerators and freezers: ten major importing countries, 1999-2004 trends
  • Exports of refrigerators and freezers: ten major exporting countries, 1999-2004 trends
  • World trade matrix of refrigerators and freezers:
  • - by destination of exports
  • - by origin of imports
  • Outlook of world trade of refrigerators and freezers, 2000-2004 performance 2005-2006 forecast
• PART II: REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS. WORLD TRADE INDICATORS
• World tables
  • Overview of international trade of refrigerators and freezers:
  • - by developed / emerging countries
  • - by geographical regions
  • Refrigerators and freezers: 60 Countries (alphabetical, ranking)
  • - exports, population, per capita GNP, total GNP
  • Refrigerators and freezers: 60 Countries (alphabetical, ranking)
  • - imports, population, per capita GNP, total GNP
  • The opening of the major markets of refrigerators and freezers
  • - 20 major exporting countries: growth of exports 1999-2004, percentage share, percentage annual change
  • - 20 major importing countries: growth of imports 1999-2004, percentage share, percentage annual change
  • Trade of refrigerators and freezers:
  • - exports by destination country
  • - imports by origin country
• Country tables
  • 60 countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela
  • for each country: refrigerators and freezers exports and imports, economic indicators (population, area, total GNP, per capita GNP, household consumption expenditure, data at purchasing power parity), consumption growth forecast for household appliances, exchange rates
• Appendix:
  • Notes, presentation conventions, classification of countries