The German Technical Consumer Goods market experienced a successful year 2012. In the fourth quarter, sales volume grew by 2.8% to €15.1bn. In particular, the markets for Photo and Small Domestic Appliances (SDA) were able to gain some weight. Throughout the whole year, the Telecommunication (Telco) sector experienced by far the highest growth rates. In Germany, around €51.6bn was spent on Technical Consumer Goods in 2012, which corresponds to a plus of 2.8%. Among all markets observed in GfK TEMAX® Germany, only Office Equipment and Consumer Electronic sector showed a declining trend. Download the full report
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