Europe: Consolidation of the window market expected in 2003

The European window market fell down to a level of 71,598 million window units in the year 2002, representing a net ex-works value of 16,4 billion euros. For the year 2003, a further decline in terms of quantity by -1.9 per cent down to 70,222 million window units is expected. The market in terms of value shall decline by -2.8 per cent reaching a level of 15,9 billion euros, according to the latest market study by the consultants of InterConnection