In view of soaring fuel prices, tighter bank funding and worsening economic prospects, car sales have unsurprisingly taken a beating. Although the automotive market is expected to continue to suffer in the short term, some niche areas will be less affected. Indeed, according to independent market analyst Datamonitor, the fleet leasing sector and areas of aftermarket sales have even shown signs of growth.

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In 1993 INFOMINE Research Group has been founded in Moscow, Russia for markets analysis and forecast in the area of mineral resources and metals having accumulated vast experience in market research for mineral resources, metals, and chemicals in Russia and other countries of the former USSR.

Their experts conduct continuous monitoring of trends at the markets of mineral resources, metals and chemicals in Russia/CIS, associated with production and consumption of various products, international trade activity, financial standing of companies, pattern of their ownership and legislation affecting these sectors. For the years of work, the group prepared over 300 reports on various commercial products as well as more than 800 market reviews.

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With the Beijing 2008 Olympics over, increased attention has been given to the after effects that the event will have on the Chinese economy and, in particular, on the rapidly growing manufacturing sector. While other host countries such as South Korea (Seoul), Spain (Barcelona) and Australia (Sydney) saw a slowdown in economic growth after hosting the Olympics, the impact on Beijing and China is less clear cut due to the country’s status as an emerging economic superpower. In Datamonitor’s opinion, after the Olympics have ended, China’s manufacturing industry will continue to slow as the business outlook within the manufacturing industry darkens.
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The industry profiles from independent market analyst Datamonitor give a comprehensive overview of the analyzed industry in the particular country. So the industry profiles are an essential ressource for top-level data and analysis. The reports provide textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects and incorporate in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards. They also include detailed data on market size and textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

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