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Euromonitor International's Industrial reports provide a 360 degree view of an industry. The Industrial market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the Motorcycles, Bicycles and Other Transport Equipment market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, packaging innovations, economic/lifestyle influences, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change.

Although progress has been slow, the frozen food category is making positive strides towards representing a more attractive and relevant proposition to a wider range of consumers. This brief outlines the most important consumer and product trends impacting the category globally, using Datamonitor's TrendSights mega-trend framework as a basis to organize the key themes covered

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The BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries play a dominant role in global aluminum industry in terms of production as well as consumption. The aluminum industry in the BRIC countries posted a healthy growth during the review period and the trend is expected to continue over the forecast period. Brazilian aluminum production is projected to grow at a CAGR of 1.59% over the forecast period to reach 1.61 million tons by 2016. Aluminum consumption grew at a CAGR of 9.6% during the review period. Russian aluminum production is projected to grow at a CAGR of 3.46% over the forecast period to reach 4.64 million tons by 2016. Aluminum consumption grew at a CAGR of 3.35% during the review period. Indian aluminum production is projected to grow at a CAGR of 11.89% over the forecast period to reach 3 million tons by 2016. Aluminum consumption grew at a CAGR of 11.42% during the review period. Chinese aluminum production is projected to grow at a CAGR of 4.58% over the forecast period to reach 25 million tons by 2016. Aluminum consumption grew at a CAGR of 10.57% during the review period.

Banking Sector Stability Assured, Headwinds Remain BMI View: While French banks' exposure to peripheral eurozone sovereign debt will remain a major headwind to growth over the medium term, we note that the breakthrough in negotiations between European policymakers in stabilizing the eurozone's sovereign debt crisis has bolstered overall stability in the banking sector. This has been evident in the massive uptick in banks' share prices witnessed in trading on October 27 2011 (see chart below). Highlights of the emergency summit agreements include a voluntary 50% haircut on Greek debt by creditors and the raising of EUR106bn of fresh capital for euro area banks with guarantees for bank bonds. While details surrounding many of the proposals outlined at the emergency summit remain lacking, there is certainly potential for French banks' share prices to perform well going forward, particularly given the extent to which the major financials had sold off in the months prior leading to many trading well below book value (see our online service, October 27 2011, 'Meltdown Scenario Averted: Relief Rally Has Room To Run'). French banks will now need to focus on building their capital base over the medium term; they have been shown to need to raise only EUR8.8bn out of the total EUR106bn in order to meet tier one capital requirements set by the European Banking Authority (EBA). In particular, BNP Paribas, Societe Generale and Groupe BPCE reportedly need to raise EUR2.1bn, EUR3.3bn and EUR2.1bn respectively.

Firms in this industry explore for, develop and operate oil and gas fields. This industry includes the production of crude petroleum, the mining and extraction of oil from oil shale and oil sands, the production of natural gas, sulfur recovery from natural gas and the recovery of hydrocarbon liquids.

The EU possesses only 1.6% of the world's proved natural gas reserves, and produces only 6.2% of the total production on earth, making imports a necessity now and in the foreseeable future. Natural gas is likely to become the energy source of choice in Europe after Germany and other countries decided to abandon nuclear energy.

The Fish Farming Industry in China includes businesses that breed and raise marine creatures (plants and animals) commercially. These establishments use intervention methods in the rearing process to enhance production, such as holding in captivity, regular stocking, feeding, and protection from predators. Marine fishing and freshwater fish farming are not included in the industry.

The South Korean insurance industry has not recorded any major losses since 2004 due to the absence of large natural catastrophes in the country. The premium retained by insurers continued to increase during the review period and resulted in high competition over reinsurance premium rates. As a result, the South Korean reinsurance market has not registered steep growth in reinsurance premium rates in comparison to Japan or the US.