The North & South American confectionery market continues to register year-on-year growth, although the overall trend is for slowdown

Research and Markets have announced the addition of the 'The North and South American Confectionery Market to 2007 report to their offering.

This report is a detailed analysis of confectionery markets in North and South America. Covering three categories in eight countries, it includes data on value, volume, distribution, market share, expenditure and consumption plus full five-year market forecasts.

Scope

Contains information on three key categories -- chocolate confectionery, sugar confectionery and gum confectionery.

The comprehensive data set includes market values, volumes, segmentations and forecasts.

All data is for 2002 and full five-year forecasts are provided.

Report Highlights

The North & South American confectionery market continues to register year-on-year growth, although the overall trend is for slowdown. This is largely due to the overwhelming impact of the massive US market, which due to its increasingly mature state is reaching saturation.

Economic circumstances in South America have also impacted a market seen as non-essential or luxury, although some countries have yielded positive results and show favorable signs for the future, for example Brazil and Mexico.

This report is designed to:

Discover the major quantitative trends affecting confectionery markets.

Understand consumers consumption and expenditure patterns.

Understand the future direction of the market with reliable historical data and full five year forecasting.

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