According to IDC's Europe, Middle East, and Africa Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, 2Q14 vendor revenue for the EMEA security appliance market reached $654.80 million, a moderate 6.2% year-on-year growth. Shipments increased marginally at 0.8% year on year to 174,771 units.
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.K. increased 0.1 percent in July, after a 0.6 percent increase in June and a 0.5 percent increase in May. Four of the seven components made positive contributions to the index this month. The index now stands at 111.8 (2004=100).
Variation in Employment Trends Highlights Mixed Paths to Recovery
In July 2014, annual inflation as measured by the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) declined in 10 of the 16 economies compared, including in the U.S., Japan and the Euro Area as a whole.
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the Euro Area increased 0.3 percent in July to 112.5 (2004=100), following a 0.1 percent decrease in June and a 0.4 percent increase in May.
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for France was unchanged in June, remaining at 117.7 (2004 = 100), following a 0.2 percent decline in May, and no change in April.
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Spain increased 0.5 percent in June to 107.2 (2004 = 100), following a 0.4 percent increase in May, and a 0.1 percent increase in April.
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Germany declined 0.1 percent in June to 110.1 (2004 = 100), following a 0.1 percent increase in May, and a 0.2 percent increase in April.
The overall performance of the German folding carton industry in 2013 was good, with a production value of EUR 1.879 billion and a production volume of 850,530 tonnes. The changes over the previous year were only marginal at -0.6% in production value (2012 = EUR 1.890 billion) and -0.9% in production volume (2012 = 857,959 tonnes). The sales generated per kg of folding cartons produced stabilised at EUR 2.21, the upper end of the multiyear average and slightly higher than in the previous year.
Western European printer and multifunction (MFP) markets continued to show strong growth, with 2Q14 increasing 5.0% compared to the same period a year ago, according to the latest Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC). This resulted in a 2Q14 market figure of 4.92 million units, with growth of more than 234,000 units. There were many positive growth areas, with notable increases in color laser and inkjet markets, but monochrome laser markets again contracted as the move to color products continues.
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.K. increased 0.6 percent in June, after increasing 0.5 percent in both May and April. Six of the seven components made positive contributions to the index this month. The index now stands at 111.7 (2004=100).
According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Wearable Technology Market - European Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019," this market was valued at USD 308.69 million in 2013, growing at a CAGR of 42.1% from 2014 to 2019 to account for USD 2545.51 million in 2019.
Critical communications users in Europe, such as emergency services and transportation, are impatient to incorporate mobile broadband data into their daily operations. For the first time, public mobile network operators (MNOs) have the chance to provide mission-critical services to this specialised market segment -- if they are willing to meet its demanding requirements.
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