E-Zine Newsflash 21 January 2006

Efamro predicts a "business as usual" industry growth in 2006.

It turns out that the predictions of Efamro members from mid 2005 were pretty accurate.
Latest estimates show that the European market research industry in 2005 grew by 6,6 percent.

Almost 45% of this growth was caused by the, gradually increasing, European inflation rates.
This is primarily why we see a quite moderate like for like growth rate in 2005 of 3,9%, although growth levels in mid European countries were stronger; up to 10% or more.

Efamro members are equally positive about 2006. A modest growth level of 5,6% is predicted for 2006.
In Western European countries growth on a like for like basis is expected to be close to zero.