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Evaluate complex economic, demographic, and socio-economic drivers shaping consumer spending in 95 countries with our integrated country and consumer markets analysis.

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  • Take advantage of fast-growing consumer markets while managing risk: 

    • Evaluate market opportunities with comprehensive outlooks for 95 countries and consumer spending breakdowns across 22 categories.
    • Achieve a clear picture of the European consumer via detailed economic, demographic, and proprieary survey data.
    • Evaluate specific opportunities using the IHS Consumer Markets team's comprehensive approach to opportunities and risks. 

    Plus sustainability information solutions for compliance with existing and emerging regulations.

    Where IHS Can Help

    • Prioritize marketing investment and plan new product initiatives
    • Better understand consumer buying patterns and their underlying economic drivers
    • Anticipate market changes and seize new opportunities or mitigate potential risks
    • Develop reliable scenarios for effective sales planning
    • Obtain EHS and sustainability solutions, including workplace safety, GHG and energy management and corporate sustainability
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    Market Assessment & Planning

    Global Consumer Markets Service includes forecasts and analysis of consumer spending that enable clients to:

    • Anticipate market demand and measure risk
    • Size, rank and compare international markets
    • Establish sales and market performance benchmarks
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    US Consumer Markets Analysis examines US consumer markets with analysis of household wealth, consumer confidence and consumer spending by category

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    IHS Global Insight's Pricing and Purchasing Service arms purchasing and finance professionals to effectively negotiate and realize supply chain cost savings.

    We help you better understand current and future price movements and support your future planning with:

    • Price Analysis and Forecasts
    • Buying Strategies and Cost Estimation
    • Market Developments and Implications
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    IHS has proven experience providing chemical industry leaders with complete information management solutions for:

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  • Responding to leading consumer goods and retail companies, IHS has created a foundation of analytic work to develop a complete understanding of tomorrow's consumer behavior at local, national, and international levels.

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    Market Sizing Opportunities – prioritize marketing investments and plan new product initiatives
    • Global Consumer Markets Service
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      Global Consumer Markets Service

      Detailed Consumer spending for 22 categories

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    New Market Entry Assessment – compare and rank market potential and evaluate underlying economic fundamentals that drive these markets
    • Global Consumer Markets Service
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      Global Consumer Markets Service

      Detailed Consumer spending for 22 categories

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      US Consumer Service

      Analysis of consumer health by country – debt levels and spending patterns

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  • At the forefront of industry information and insight, IHS delivers market intelligence, cost estimation and minimization tools, and price forecasts for more than 1,000 commodities.

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    Plan purchases based on fluctuations in energy, agricultural commodities, metals, plastics, and other supply chain buys
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      IHS Global Insight Pricing & Purchasing

      Forecasts for up to 1,300 detailed commodity price and wage concepts across 15 countries. Written analysis for over 100 industry and commodity areas each quarter.

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    Understand your suppliers' cost structure to negotiate commodity prices, and reduce supply chain costs
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      IHS Global Insight Pricing & Purchasing

      Forecasts for up to 1,300 detailed commodity price and wage concepts across 15 countries. Written analysis for over 100 industry and commodity areas each quarter.

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    Strategically manage your supply chain to realize cost savings
    • IHS Global Insight Pricing & Purchasing
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      IHS Global Insight Pricing & Purchasing

      Forecasts for up to 1,300 detailed commodity price and wage concepts across 15 countries. Written analysis for over 100 industry and commodity areas each quarter.

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    Access accurate and up-to-date information and analysis on pricing and supply-demand of major chemicals and plastics.
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      Daily, weekly and monthly analysis of key industry trends and relationships with upstream and downstream markets.

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    Understand global supply and market dynamics of specialty chemicals used in the consumer products industry.
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      Reports offering in-depth coverage by market or functional area for specialty chemicals, including products and functions, market size and outlook, trends, threats and opportunities.

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    Stay up-to-date on emerging trends and markets for bio-based materials as feedstocks for renewable chemicals and plastics.
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      IHS Chemical Safe & Sustainable Chemical Series

      Special reports providing data, insight and analysis to understand threats and opportunities facing the chemical and related industries for bio-based materials and green technologies.

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    Understand global supply and market dynamics for over 300 high-interest industrial chemicals.
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      IHS Chemical Economics Handbook

      In-depth information on over 300 industrial chemicals, including producers and capacity, overview of technology and key trends, supply and demand, end uses and markets.

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    Formulate timely, successful plans for growth in the rapidly changing chemical industry.
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      Strategic investment studies, benchmarking and commercial and technical advisory services based on deep understanding of the chemical industry.

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      IHS Chemical China Report

      Authoritative analysis of more than 135 individual chemical markets and 13 key market sectors in China, including producing companies and capacity, recent pricing, trading trends and forecast of supply-demand.

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    Assess the impact of high-profile topics of key interest to the chemical industry.
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      Special focus studies delivering critical analysis of the most significant developments affecting the global chemical industry.

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  • For decades, EHS and sustainability professionals at IHS have served all kinds and sizes of organizations, worldwide. We pioneered the development of many sustainability information management solutions and continue to lead the way with new innovations.

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      IHS Product Stewardship Solution

      A comprehensive solution to support your continuous need for managing product, chemical and compliance lifecycle transitions.

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      Streamline your emissions management processes to ensure compliance with regulatory and voluntary reporting requirements.

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      IHS Operational Risk Solution

      Helps mitigate risks ranging from routine safety incidents and workplace injuries to natural disasters or terrorism.

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      IHS Energy & Carbon Solution

      A complete solution for your entire GHG and energy management program - from compliance to emissions trading.

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