Recession slows Italian OP market growth – MPA
December
2005 – London (UK): Research agency MPA International has published its
final volume in its two-year cycle of studies into west European
markets, with a survey focusing on the Italian OP market.
MPA
discovered that in the nine broad product categories (including
envelopes, storage and filing and office furniture), the Italian market
increased by 2.2 per cent between 2003-2004 to reach €3.8 billion (£2.5
billion) at manufacturer’s selling price – equivalent to €5.2 billion
at user buying price.
The modest growth was attributed to the economic recession in the country.
MPA predicts “very limited growth” over the five-year forecast period 2004-2009