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In 2011 the BRIC aggregates market value was US$53.4 billion, representing an increase of 50% from 2007. The market recorded positive growth every year during the review period, with the exception of 2009 when there was a decline of 9%. Crushed stones accounted for the largest share of the aggregates market in BRIC in 2011, with a value of US$21.8 billion and a market share of 40.8%. This was followed by construction sands, with a value of US$14.2 billion and a 26.5% share of the aggregates market value.

Wound care grew by 5% in current value terms in 2011, up from the 4% increase seen in 2010. This was fuelled largely by Australia's ageing population and the injuries that often occur as a result of ageing. As consumers get older a number of factors combine to increase demand for wound care: not only are they increasingly prone to falls, but it also takes longer for wounds to heal. Particularly boosted by the ageing population is gauze, tape and other wound care, which are typically used for...

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 Pasta, Noodles, and Other Farinaceous Products 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.

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 Vegetable, Potato and Fruit Products 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.

The market for digestive remedies continued to record steady growth in 2011, rising by over 9% in value sales terms, reaching RMB5.2 billion. This was generally in line with the steady upward trend in digestive remedies demand in China. With the acceleration of the pace of life in modern China, more and more young people, in particular white-collar workers, have been suffering digestive problems, stimulating the increase in demand for digestive remedies. However, during the review period there...

Total volume sales of Asian speciality drinks declined by 1% in 2011, mainly because of the decline of the dominant category of Asian still RTD tea. In 2011, Asian still RTD tea, accounting for more than a 90% share of total volume sales in the category, showed a decline of 1%, because of the adverse impact of radiation, as well as the backlash from the long hot summer of 2010. The fact that tea leaves in areas which are 365km away from the Fukushima power plant were reported to be contaminated...

Recently published research from Mintel, "OTC Pharmaceuticals - China - a Snapshot", is now available at Fast Market Research

Recently published research from MarketLine, "Medium & Heavy Trucks - Top 5 Emerging Markets Industry Guide", is now available at Fast Market Research

Debit cards remained the most widely used payment card type in Norway in 2011. In 2011, eight out of ten card payments were made with cards branded BankAxept, which is a national system for card transactions run by Finance Norway. According to the Norwegian central bank, the majority of these payments are categorised as debit card transactions. The national payment system BankAxept was behind 94% of all bank transactions in Norway in 2011 and every month Norwegians paid NOK30 billion through...

Recently published research from GlobalData, "Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Market Outlook in BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) to 2017", is now available at Fast Market Research