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GBI Research, a leading business intelligence provider, has released its latest research "Rx-to-OTC Switching Strategies - New Switching Opportunities in Weight Management and Smoking Cessation, but Encouraging the Uptake of Self-Medication Remains a Challenge" examines the key issues influencing the global OTC market and assesses why companies switch Rx drugs to OTC, their business strategies and the potential challenges and opportunities this creates. It provides an analysis of the global OTC market and forecasts broken down by geography and therapy areas. It discusses the national and international factors which impact the OTC market and companies operating in the OTC market. The report reviews the regulatory landscape in the US, Europe and Japan and highlights recent changes in regulatory procedures and guidelines. Therapy profiles provide a detailed analysis of the leading OTC drug classes and Company profiles provide a detailed analysis of the leading OTC companies. Finally the report discusses the challenges and future opportunities in the OTC market, business strategies and future outlook.

Firms in this industry mainly manufacture pumps and pumping systems. Generally, a pump is a device used to move fluids - including liquids, gases and slurries - by physical or mechanical action. Firms in the industry also manufacture air and gas compressors, with the exception of those used in air conditioning and refrigeration.

Canadean's 'Global Hypermarkets, Supermarkets and Discounters - Company Benchmarking Analysis Report' compares the strength of the leading hypermarkets, supermarkets and discounters globally relative to each other and international averages for retailers in the hypermarkets, supermarkets and discounters channel.

The report provides the latest, highly detailed information on dynamics in Chinese Spirits market, providing marketers with the essential information to understand their own, and their competitors', position in the market and the information to accurately identify where to compete in the future.

GlobalData's report, Methyl Methacrylate (MMA) Industry Outlook in Spain to 2016 - Market Size, Company Share, Price Trends, Capacity Forecasts of All Active and Planned Plants provides an in-depth coverage of Spain MMA industry. The research presents major market trends affecting the MMA industry in Spain. The report covers Spain MMA plants and presents installed capacity by key feedstock, process and technology. In addition, it presents MMA demand and production forecasts, end use demand forecasts, price trends, trade balance data and company shares of the major MMA producers in Spain. Overall, the report presents a comprehensive coverage of Spain MMA industry including all the major parameters.

As Latin America's third-largest and second-most populous country, Mexico has an extensive transport network to meet the requirements of its growing economy. The transport industry registered growth during the first two years of the review period, but declined in 2008 and 2009 due to the global economic recession and the H1N1 flu epidemic. However, in 2010, the industry registered positive growth in all modes of transport. Growth in the air transport market was mainly driven by the success of low-cost carriers, while the key driver of growth for road transport during the review period was increased government investment on the country's road infrastructure. Although car rentals accounted for a small share of the total transport industry, the market is recording growth and demand for car rentals is increasing due to the rise in demand from leisure and business tourists.

The Indonesian construction industry increased in value at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of XX.XX% during the review period (2007-2011). Significant private and public investments were made in Indonesian commercial, industrial, infrastructural and residential construction projects. The country is in urgent need of new roads, railways, bridges, ports, airports, and energy and communication infrastructure to facilitate its economic growth. Indonesia's infrastructure expenditure represents around XX.X% of the country's GDP and it is thought that the government will spend IDR XX.X trillion (US$ XX.X billion) on infrastructure over the next five years through both public and private investments. Infrastructure construction contributed XX.XX% of the construction industry value in 2011 and grew at a CAGR of XX.XX% during the review period. Within the infrastructure construction market, road infrastructure was the largest category accounting for a XX.XX% share of the overall market. A new land acquisition law passed in 2011 will allow the government to purchase land held up by disputes and accelerate the completion of road infrastructure projects. As a result of such developments in road, energy and communication infrastructure, the infrastructure construction market is expected to record a CAGR of XX.XX% over the forecast period (2011-2016).

Euromonitor International's Industrial reports provide a 360 degree view of an industry. This Industrial market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the Extraction of Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It 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.

BMI View: As the Eurozone crisis grinds on, the uncertainty spreading to the German infrastructure sector grows. An underlying trend toward a slowdown has weakened forecasts for 2012. The construction industry value is expected to stand at US$127.9bn for 2012, based on growth of just 1.35% year-on-year (y-o-y). Growth prospects will remained constrained over the forecast period, with average 0.87% y-o-y growth between 2012 and 2016, when the industry value will reach US$135bn.

Marketers in the Oils & Fats market in the UK face a major challenge. Understanding market size and segmentation is valuable, but the keys to effective targeting are to know just how valuable specific consumer groups are, and to be able to quantify the impact of consumer trends.This report solves these problems by providing integrated survey-based data on consumer trends, consumer groups and market data which show exactly the size of consumer groups, how much of the oils & fats market they account for and which consumer trends drive their behavior.