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Tim Eales
Director of Strategic Insight 
ToplineReport –Half Year (H1 2011)
Is economic uncertainty affecting FMCG sales?
 
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Key Findings
•Confidence levels are still low•Increased food prices•A pause in promotion escalation but itremains high, especially in the UK•Own Label is growing in somecountries although national brandsare predominant•Own Label operators start to use thetrade promotion lever•Prices are rising faster than earningsso this means ‘Consumer Recession’•Volumes are slowing down under thepressure of prices
PRICE RISESPURCHASEBASED ON NEEDMANAGE BUDGETS
 
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Germany Netherlands France UK Italy Spain Greece
GDP Growth –Q2 2011 -% change vs. previousyear
Source : Eurostat Q2 ’11 -Published 6
th
September 2011
Growth rates of GDP in volume
(based on seasonally adjusted data)
Euro area GDP up by 0.2%
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