Datamonitor's Fragrances Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the fragrances industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis.

Scope of the Report

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies

* Covers Global, European, Asia-Pacific & 11 individual country markets

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

Highlights

The global fragrances market generated total revenues of $23,928.1 million in 2006, this representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.5% for the five-year period spanning 2002-2006.

Market consumption volumes increased with a CAGR of 2.3% between 2002-2006, to reach a total of 1270.8 million units in 2006.

The sale of female fragrances proved the most lucrative for the global fragrances market in 2006, generating total revenues of $15,619.3 million, equivalent to 65.3% of the market's overall value.

The performance of the market is forecast to follow a similar pattern, with an anticipated CAGR of 2.7% for the five-year period 2006-2011 expected to drive the market to a value of $27,365.1 million by the end of 2011.

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Definition

The fragrances market values represent the total sales of female, male and unisex fragrances at retail selling price (RSP) and include any applicable taxes. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2005 annual average exchange rates

For the purposes of this report, Europe is deemed to consist of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

Asia-Pacific is deemed to consist of Australia, China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.

The global market consists of Europe, Asia-Pacific, the USA, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile and Mexico.

The data in this industry profile is based on the most recent figures available at the time of publication. Where necessary, forecasted figures have been used for the 2010 and 2011 data.