Market Background
? Population: 127.77 million (2006)
? GDP: ?18,573.15 per head (2006)
? Unemployment rate: 4.13% (2006)
? Consumer Price Inflation: -0.24% (2006)
? Consumer expenditure on food and non alcoholic drinks:
?1,147.48 per head (2006)
Trade Environment
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UK food and drink exports to the market: ?141.8 million
in 2006 (-7%)
Top four retailers by market share (2006)
1 Seven & I 5.9%
2 AEON 4.7%
3 Uny 2.5%
4 Daiei 1.3%
Additional Information:
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