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Market value of cosmetics in Central Europe 2014-2018
Value of the cosmetics market in Central Europe* from 2014 to 2018 (in million euros)
by Tugba Sabanoglu,
last edited
Sep 27, 2018
This statistic presents the value of the cosmetics market in Central Europe (Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia) from 2014 to 2017, with a forecast for 2018. Over the time period observed, the size of this market has seen consistent growth, reaching a value of approximately 4.9 billion euros in 2017. In 2018, this value is expected to increase further to 5.2 billion euros.
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by Tugba Sabanoglu,
last edited
Sep 27, 2018
This statistic presents the value of the cosmetics market in Central Europe (Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia) from 2014 to 2017, with a forecast for 2018. Over the time period observed, the size of this market has seen consistent growth, reaching a value of approximately 4.9 billion euros in 2017. In 2018, this value is expected to increase further to 5.2 billion euros.
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- July 2018
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- Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia
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- 2014 to 2018
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* Refers to the five Central European countries of Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia.
** Estimate.
*** Forecast.
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- Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia
- Survey time period
- 2014 to 2018
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* Refers to the five Central European countries of Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia.
** Estimate.
*** Forecast.
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- UK market
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- Leading countries for cosmetic exports from the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, ranked by value (in million GBP)United Kingdom (UK): leading cosmetic export markets ranked by value 2018
- Distribution of cosmetic exports from the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by continent destinationUnited Kingdom (UK): cosmetics export market share 2018, by region
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- Consumption value of cosmetics and personal care in Europe from 2012 to 2018* (in billion euros)
- Market value of beauty and personal care in Western Europe from 2015 to 2020 (in million euros)
- Consumption value of cosmetics and personal care in Europe in 2018, by country* (in million euros)
- Market value of the cosmetics industry in the Europe in 2018, by branch (in billion euros)
- Ranking of leading cosmetic brands in Europe in 2016, by brand value (in million U.S. dollars)
- Share of consumers who consider personal care and cosmetics products important or very important in their daily lives in Europe in 2017, by product type
- Annual turnover of enterprises manufacturing perfumes and toilet preparations in the European Union (EU-28) from 2009 to 2016 (in million euros)
- Turnover of enterprises manufacturing perfumes and toilet preparations in the European Union (EU-28) in 2016, by country (in million euros)
- Production value of perfumes and toilet preparations manufacturing in the European Union (EU-28) from 2008 to 2016 (in million euros)
- Value of cosmetic exports from Europe in 2017, by export country (in billion euros)
- Ranking of a selection of perfume-beauty-care brands in France in 2017, by number of outlets
- Revenue distribution of the cosmetics sector in France in 2017, by product segment
- The most valuable French brands in the cosmetics sector in 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Value of exports and imports of chemicals, perfumes and cosmetics in France from 2015 to 2016 (in billions of euros)
- Most important product claims on beauty and personal care products in France in 2016
- Share of online beauty shoppers buying organic products in France 2016
- Revenue of the industry for the production of body care products and fragrances in Germany from 2008 to 2017 (in million euros)
- Revenue from skin and facial care products in Germany from 2007 to 2018 (in million euros)
- Revenues from body care products in Germany from 2010 to 2018, by product group* (in million euros)
- Revenues from body care products in Germany from 2004 to 2018* (in billion euros)
- Ranking of the most popular hair shampoo, conditioner and deep conditioner brands (used in the last three months) in Germany from 2014 to 2018
- Ranking of the most popular skin cream brands (used in the last three months) in Germany from 2015 to 2018
- Ranking of the most popular cosmetics for men (used in the last three months) in Germany from 2014 to 2018
- Ranking of the most popular facial cosmetics (used in the last three months) in Germany from 2014 to 2018
- Annual turnover of the cosmetics and perfumes industry in Italy from 2013 to 2018 (in million euros)
- Consumption of cosmetic products in Italy from 2010 to 2018 (in million euros)
- Cosmetic products market value in Italy in 2018, by sales channel (in million euros)
- Distribution of cosmetics consumption value in Italy in 2018, by product category*
- Consumption of men's care products in Italy in 2018, by product category (in million euros)
- Leading ten countries for Italian cosmetic industry exports from 2014 to 2018 (in million euros)
- Distribution of the online purchasers of cosmetics and personal care related products in Italy in 2017, by age
- Domestic sales value of cosmetic products in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2018 (in million euros)
- Market share of cosmetics in the Netherlands from 2011 to 2018, by segment
- Forecast of the percentage change on previous year of the cosmetics industry turnover in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2017*
- Annual revenue of men's cosmetics in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2018* (in million euros)
- Total turnover of skin care products sales in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018 (in million euros)
- Total turnover of oral care products sales in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018 (in million euros)
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- Value market share of cosmetics in Great Britain in December 2018, by category
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