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Emergency contraception is gaining in popularity among modern women, who are turning to these products to reduce the chances of an unwanted pregnancy in an easy manner. Major cities, including Delhi NCR, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Kanpur and Lucknow are the major sources of demand for emergency contraceptive brands in North India as the population of educated women is greater in these areas, and they are using the product after unprotected intercourse to avoid pregnancy. Emergency contraception

This profile is the essential source for top-level energy industry data and information. The report provides an overview of each of the key sub-segments of the energy industry in France. It details the market structure, regulatory environment, infrastructure and provides historical and forecasted statistics relating to the supply/demand balance for each of the key sub-segments. It also provides information relating to the crude oil assets (oil fields, refineries, pipelines and storage terminals) in France. The report compares the investment environment in France with other countries in the region. The profiles of the major companies operating in the crude oil sector in France together with the latest news and deals are also included in the report.

GBI Research's report, "Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Market to 2017 - Recent Approvals in Japan and Large Diabetes Patient Pool in Emerging Countries to Present Opportunities for Growth" provides key data, information and analysis on the global negative pressure wound therapy market. The report provides comprehensive information on the key trends and key analytical content on the market dynamics. The report also reviews the competitive landscape, with analysis of major mergers and acquisitions in the last four years. This report is built using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by GBI Research's team of industry experts.

Spain's domestic economy continues to be crippled by the government's fiscal austerity drive, with unemployment continuing to head higher, and house prices still tumbling. At the same time, Spain's ability to export its way out of recession has disappeared with the rest of the eurozone caught up in a pronounced slowdown. We continue to target a 2.1% contraction in real GDP this year, and we now expect Spain's economic contraction to continue into 2013, where we forecast a further contraction of - 0.2%.

Smartphones and Tablet PCs sales are expected to accelerate along with other personal computing devices such as e-readers, ultra books and others. This is expected to drive the next major Power-cycle for major growth in the semiconductor industry. Mind Commerce anticipates these electronics to contribute $100B USD in revenues to the semiconductor industry in 2012 and this is expected to grow to $230B by 2016.

Following a year of increasing freight volumes, according to BMI's estimates, 2012 will signal further growth in all freight modes and a return to pre-downturn levels at Belgium largest port, Antwerp. Total trade is projected to pick up with our country risk desk forecasting a year-on-year (y-o-y) increase of 1.95% in 2012 following estimated growth of 5.65% in 2011.

Bottled water attracted more consumers away from less healthy soft drinks, such as carbonates, and even fruit/vegetable juice, which suffers from a stereotype of artificial ingredients or lack of natural ingredients. This shift was due to rising health awareness among Ukrainians and the poor quality of tap water. An increasing number of consumers are becoming more sophisticated in their choice of water. They are noting the differences between spring water and mineral water

While the general trend in mature markets is for declining average mileage in lieu of higher vehicle ownership ratios per household, the ongoing economic stagnation is causing motorists to seek financial savings by substituting vehicle use, thus decelerating their vehicles' wear rates and as a result reducing consumption of service parts on an annual basis.

Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks (IWSN) Market - Global Forecast & Analysis (2012 - 2017) By Technology (Wireless HART, ISA100.11a, 6loWPAN, Proprietary, Other); By Components (Sensors, Microcontroller Chips, & Communication Modules); By Applications (Oil & Gas, Water and Wastewater, Food & Beverages, Automotive, Power, Chemicals, Metal & Mining, Pharmaceuticals, Paper & Pulp); By Geography (Americas, Europe, APAC, ROW)

BMI expects the Philippines IT market will grow by around 7% in 2012, slower than in 2011. BMI has downwardly revised its 2011 market estimate after the PC market contracted sharply due largely to exogenous factors such as the floods in Thailand. Over our five-year forecast period, the Philippines IT market should achieve regional outperformer status. The Philippines has lower PC penetration than many other Asian countries and offers correspondingly high growth potential over the forecast period, particularly with support from government ICT programmes.