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One in three euros spent in the European market overall gets paid into a German till. The European Consumer Barometer of the Cetelem credit bank goes into its fifth round with these findings
The engines of European growth in the DIY retail sector are Hungary, Spain, Poland and Czechia. Germany still remains the largest DIY market in Europe with a volume in excess of € 37 bn, which amounts to one-third of the aggregate sales of the countries surveyed.
Download: Average spend per household (PDF file)
Consumer intentions for this year have dropped by 4 percentage points in a European comparison. The greatest decrease of 25 percentage points is evident in Russia, which is a new inclusion in the review. People want to spend less on DIY requisites in Hungary (-15 percentage points) and Slovakia (-11 percentage points) as well. By contrast, though, growth is recorded in Belgium (+11 percentage points), France (+10 percentage points) and Britain (+7 percentage points). In a European comparison the citizens of Great Britain have the greatest propensity to purchase, with 46 per cent of respondents there planning expenditure on DIY requisites in 2007.
Download: Spending on furnishings and renovations 2005 - 2010 (PDF file)
Use of the internet as a purchasing medium saw a slight increase (+1 percentage point) in the countries surveyed in 2006 when compared with the previous year. The British are the most enthusiastic online shoppers, with 12 per cent of respondents purchasing DIY store products over the internet. German consumers were close behind at 11 per cent. They were followed at quite some distance by the Belgians (6 per cent) and French (4 per cent). A similar picture is revealed for use of the internet as a source of information before making any purchase. Here again the British are several steps ahead of the field.
Download: Average spend per household (PDF file)
Consumer intentions for this year have dropped by 4 percentage points in a European comparison. The greatest decrease of 25 percentage points is evident in Russia, which is a new inclusion in the review. People want to spend less on DIY requisites in Hungary (-15 percentage points) and Slovakia (-11 percentage points) as well. By contrast, though, growth is recorded in Belgium (+11 percentage points), France (+10 percentage points) and Britain (+7 percentage points). In a European comparison the citizens of Great Britain have the greatest propensity to purchase, with 46 per cent of respondents there planning expenditure on DIY requisites in 2007.
Download: Spending on furnishings and renovations 2005 - 2010 (PDF file)
Use of the internet as a purchasing medium saw a slight increase (+1 percentage point) in the countries surveyed in 2006 when compared with the previous year. The British are the most enthusiastic online shoppers, with 12 per cent of respondents purchasing DIY store products over the internet. German consumers were close behind at 11 per cent. They were followed at quite some distance by the Belgians (6 per cent) and French (4 per cent). A similar picture is revealed for use of the internet as a source of information before making any purchase. Here again the British are several steps ahead of the field.
