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Table of Contents 1

INTRODUCTION

1.1 1.2 1.3 2

Overview Market Potential Estimation Methodology The Worldwide Market Potential for Razors and Blades

AFRICA: RAZORS AND BLADES

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37

Executive Summary Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo (formerly Zaire) Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria


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Republic of Congo Rwanda Sao Tome E Principe Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania The Gambia Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

ASIA: RAZORS AND BLADES

3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27

Executive Summary Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Burma Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Laos Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Nepal North Korea Papua New Guinea Philippines Seychelles Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Vietnam


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EUROPE: RAZORS AND BLADES

4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.35 4.36 4.37 4.38 4.39 4.40 4.41 4.42 4.43

Executive Summary Albania Andorra Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland


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LATIN AMERICA: RAZORS AND BLADES

5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 6

Ukraine United Kingdom Executive Summary Argentina Belize Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Guyana Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela

NORTH AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN: RAZORS AND BLADES

6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18

Executive Summary Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Bermuda Canada Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Haiti Jamaica Martinique Netherlands Antilles St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago


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Executive Summary American Samoa Australia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Federation Nauru New Zealand Palau Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

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THE MIDDLE EAST: RAZORS AND BLADES

8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 9

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OCEANA: RAZORS AND BLADES

7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 8

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Executive Summary Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Oman Pakistan Qatar Saudi Arabia Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Yemen

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1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 OVERVIEW The liberalization of markets has lead to record levels of international investments. Icon Group’s primary mission is to assist international managers to better plan and implement strategies in a global economy. It does so by providing various specialized industry reports, databases, publications and services to its clients. This report is one of many published by Icon Group Ltd. to assist executives and planners in monitoring and analyzing world markets. In addition to industry-specific studies, Icon Group Ltd.’s reports cover human resources management, export strategies, investment strategies, entry & marketing strategies, political and economic risk assessments and legal trends (e.g., intellectual property, licensing, and corruption). This report covers the world outlook for razors and blades across 235 countries. For each year reported, the estimates are given for the latent demand for the country in question. Icon Group uses a number of proprietary econometric models which project economic changes within each country and across countries. From there, market potential estimates are created. The units used in this report are: million US $. As shown in the report, the market potential for razors and blades is expected to reach $7,427.33 million by 2005. The distribution of the world market, however, will not be evenly distributed across regions. Europe will be the largest market with $2,610.97 million or 35.15 percent, followed by North America & the Caribbean with $1,846.11 million or 24.86 percent, and then Asia with $1,041.88 million or 14.03 percent of the world market. In essence, if a firm targets these top 3 regions, they cover come 74.04 percent of the world wide demand for razors and blades.

1.2 MARKET POTENTIAL ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY Icon Group uses a number of methodologies to create market potential estimates for products and services across markets, whether at the level of a region, country, or city. In this report, two modelling approaches are used. The first involves modelling the economic fundamentals of each market over time. This is based on standard models of economic growth (e.g. focussing on growth of income, or gross domestic product per capita). The second approach is more subtle. The second approach involves collecting information on the market size or market potential for the particular product or service in question, typically in national currency, and translating these into a common currency. Icon Group uses the U.S. dollar as its common currency across markets. For some categories and markets, basic demand indicators are reported in national statistics, as is mostly the case for the United States and other developed markets. In most of the world’s 230 countries, however, few statistics are available. For these, Icon Group uses www.icongroupedition.com


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econometric models to estimate these markets, and forecast these over time. As true for all forward-looking economic forecasts, certain critical assumptions must be made. Two types of assumptions are made for the models used in this report. The first type covers the socioeconomic and global environment. In essence, Icon Group assumes that dynamics seen in the past are likely to continue in the future, without major discontinuous changes. For example, if a city, country or region has not seen civil strife, major recessions, or substantial foreign exchange or currency changes, this is assumed to be the case over the forecast period. Likewise, the worldwide demand is foreseen to progress in a fashion similar to that seen in historical figures, based on aggregated data collected at the national level. The extent to which these assumptions are violated in the future will surely affect the accuracy of the forecasts presented here. The second type of assumption is of greater importance, especially for those markets where insufficient local information is reported in the public domain, or in markets where there is higher uncertainty. Here, we use cross-country econometric models of demand, often called a crosssectional pooled time series models with varying parameters. In simple terms, we assume an underlying consumption function that is allowed to vary over time and across geographic markets. Economists have long proposed various consumption functions. These include John Maynard Keynes, Simon Kuznets, Irving Fisher, Franco Modigliani, Albert Ando, Richard Brumberg, and Milton Friedman. Across these, and other authors, the consumption of a product (as opposed to the amount produced) is foreseen to vary depending on a number of local factors and the time frame that one considers (short-, medium- and long-run). In general, the variance of the market potential across markets is foreseen to be a function of variances in income, wealth, interest rates, expected future income, and a variety of exogenous factors, including geography and culture. Icon Group forecasts primarily rely on non-cultural economic factors in modelling cross-market demand, for a given product or service. We also model the market potential using a consumption function which assumes a constant average propensity to consume in the long run (i.e. as incomes rise, average consumption rates do not fall, as earlier argued by Keynes). Once the cross-market model of demand is specified, it is combined with the local economic models described above. As in all econometric exercises, the lack of local market figures in the public domain results in estimation errors. Furthermore, many intervening factors may arise over time that can materially affect the accuracy of the forecasts, including changes in local economic conditions, changes in political regimes, improvements in primary data, and currency fluctuations, among other factors. As the estimates and forecasts reported here are forwardlooking and subject to assumption-induced errors, you are asked to read the caveats and disclaimers at the end of this report.



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1.3 THE WORLDWIDE MARKET POTENTIAL FOR RAZORS AND BLADES Worldwide Market Potential for Razors and Blades (million US $): 2000 Region

Latent Demand million US $

% of Globe

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Europe North America & the Caribbean Asia Latin America Middle East Africa Oceana Total

2,135 1,453 722 714 392 226 106 5,748

37.1 25.3 12.6 12.4 6.8 3.9 1.8 100.0

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Worldwide Market Potential for Razors and Blades (million US $): 2000

North America & the Caribbean

Asia Latin America

Other Europe

World Market for Razors and Blades: 1995 - 2005 Year

World Market million US $

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

4,903.44 5,111.13 5,166.35 5,261.74 5,495.73 5,765.97 6,057.92 6,369.10 6,700.09 7,052.32 7,427.33

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2 AFRICA: RAZORS AND BLADES 2.1

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Razors and Blades in Africa (million US $): 2000

Country


% of Africa

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South Africa Egypt Nigeria Morocco Algeria Tunisia Cameroon Sudan Ivory coast Angola Kenya Congo (formerly Zaire) Libya Tanzania Ghana Ethiopia Zimbabwe Senegal Uganda Gabon Botswana Zambia Burkina Faso Madagascar Guinea Other Total

95 13 11 10 9 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 17 226

41.60% 5.51% 4.68% 4.60% 4.11% 3.00% 2.92% 2.34% 2.21% 2.04% 2.04% 1.99% 1.95% 1.47% 1.42% 1.37% 1.34% 1.27% 1.23% 1.13% 0.78% 0.75% 0.68% 0.65% 0.61% 8.20% 100.00%

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Market Potential for Razors and Blades in Africa (million US $): 2000 Nigeria Egypt

South Africa

Morocco

Other

The Market for Razors and Blades in Africa: 1995 - 2005 Year

million US $

% of Globe

208.61 210.06 217.30 213.20 218.98 227.49 238.49 250.49 263.23 276.75 291.12

4.25 4.11 4.21 4.05 3.98 3.95 3.94 3.93 3.93 3.92 3.92

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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

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ALGERIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Algeria 1995 - 2005

Year

Algeria

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 13

3.66% 4.09% 4.14% 4.01% 4.04% 4.11% 4.15% 4.18% 4.22% 4.26% 4.29%

0.15% 0.16% 0.17% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16%

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ANGOLA Razors and Blades (million US $): Angola 1995 - 2005

Year

Angola

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 7

1.90% 1.98% 2.04% 2.07% 2.06% 2.04% 2.08% 2.12% 2.15% 2.19% 2.23%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.08% 0.00%

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BENIN Razors and Blades (million US $): Benin 1995 - 2005

Year

Benin

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.43% 0.44% 0.45% 0.46% 0.45% 0.44% 0.45% 0.47% 0.48% 0.49% 0.50%

0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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BOTSWANA Razors and Blades (million US $): Botswana 1995 - 2005

Year

Botswana

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

0.67% 0.72% 0.75% 0.77% 0.78% 0.78% 0.79% 0.79% 0.79% 0.80% 0.80%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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BURKINA FASO Razors and Blades (million US $): Burkina Faso 1995 - 2005

Year

Burkina Faso

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

0.63% 0.66% 0.68% 0.69% 0.69% 0.68% 0.69% 0.70% 0.72% 0.73% 0.74%

0.00% 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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BURUNDI Razors and Blades (million US $): Burundi 1995 - 2005

Year

Burundi

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.23% 0.24% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.26% 0.26% 0.26% 0.27%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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CAMEROON Razors and Blades (million US $): Cameroon 1995 - 2005

Year

Cameroon

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9

2.57% 2.72% 2.83% 2.91% 2.92% 2.92% 2.95% 2.97% 2.99% 3.02% 3.04%

0.10% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11%

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CAPE VERDE Razors and Blades (million US $): Cape Verde 1995 - 2005

Year

Cape Verde

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.10 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Razors and Blades (million US $): Central African Republic 1995 - 2005 Year

Central African Republic

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.25% 0.26% 0.27% 0.27% 0.27% 0.27% 0.28% 0.28% 0.29% 0.29% 0.30%

0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.11 CHAD Razors and Blades (million US $): Chad 1995 - 2005 Year

Chad

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.25% 0.27% 0.27% 0.28% 0.28% 0.27% 0.28% 0.28% 0.29% 0.29% 0.30%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.12 COMOROS Razors and Blades (million US $): Comoros 1995 - 2005 Year

Comoros

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.13 CONGO (FORMERLY ZAIRE) Razors and Blades (million US $): Congo (formerly Zaire) 1995 - 2005 Year

Congo (formerly Zaire)

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5

1.58% 1.71% 1.82% 1.91% 1.96% 1.99% 1.98% 1.96% 1.93% 1.91% 1.88%

0.00% 0.07% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.14 DJIBOUTI Razors and Blades (million US $): Djibouti 1995 - 2005 Year

Djibouti

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.15 EGYPT Razors and Blades (million US $): Egypt 1995 - 2005 Year

Egypt

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

4.05% 4.35% 4.55% 5.04% 5.30% 5.51% 5.68% 5.84% 6.00% 6.16% 6.33%

0.17% 0.17% 0.19% 0.20% 0.21% 0.21% 0.22% 0.22% 0.23% 0.24% 0.24%

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2.16 EQUATORIAL GUINEA Razors and Blades (million US $): Equatorial Guinea 1995 - 2005 Year

Equatorial Guinea

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.17 ERITREA Razors and Blades (million US $): Eritrea 1995 - 2005 Year

Eritrea

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.08% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.18 ETHIOPIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Ethiopia 1995 - 2005 Year

Ethiopia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4

1.23% 1.30% 1.34% 1.37% 1.37% 1.37% 1.38% 1.40% 1.42% 1.43% 1.45%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.19 GABON Razors and Blades (million US $): Gabon 1995 - 2005 Year

Gabon

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3

1.00% 1.05% 1.10% 1.13% 1.13% 1.13% 1.14% 1.15% 1.16% 1.17% 1.18%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.20 GHANA Razors and Blades (million US $): Ghana 1995 - 2005 Year

Ghana

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5

1.35% 1.41% 1.44% 1.45% 1.44% 1.42% 1.45% 1.48% 1.52% 1.55% 1.59%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.21 GUINEA Razors and Blades (million US $): Guinea 1995 - 2005 Year

Guinea

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2

0.57% 0.60% 0.61% 0.62% 0.62% 0.61% 0.62% 0.63% 0.65% 0.66% 0.67%

0.00% 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% 0.00%

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2.22 GUINEA-BISSAU Razors and Blades (million US $): Guinea-Bissau 1995 - 2005 Year

Guinea-Bissau

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% 0.04%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.23 IVORY COAST Razors and Blades (million US $): Ivory coast 1995 - 2005 Year

Ivory coast

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7

2.10% 2.19% 2.24% 2.26% 2.23% 2.21% 2.25% 2.31% 2.36% 2.41% 2.47%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.24 KENYA Razors and Blades (million US $): Kenya 1995 - 2005 Year

Kenya

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 7

1.94% 2.01% 2.06% 2.08% 2.06% 2.04% 2.08% 2.12% 2.17% 2.22% 2.27%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.08% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.25 LESOTHO Razors and Blades (million US $): Lesotho 1995 - 2005 Year

Lesotho

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1

0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.21% 0.20% 0.21% 0.22% 0.23% 0.25% 0.26%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01%

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2.26 LIBERIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Liberia 1995 - 2005 Year

Liberia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.21% 0.22% 0.23% 0.24% 0.24% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.27 LIBYA Razors and Blades (million US $): Libya 1995 - 2005 Year

Libya

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7

1.32% 1.47% 1.60% 1.78% 1.87% 1.95% 2.01% 2.08% 2.15% 2.22% 2.29%

0.00% 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% 0.07% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.28 MADAGASCAR Razors and Blades (million US $): Madagascar 1995 - 2005 Year

Madagascar

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2

0.58% 0.62% 0.64% 0.65% 0.65% 0.65% 0.66% 0.67% 0.67% 0.68% 0.69%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.29 MALAWI Razors and Blades (million US $): Malawi 1995 - 2005 Year

Malawi

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.42% 0.43% 0.44% 0.43% 0.42% 0.41% 0.42% 0.44% 0.46% 0.48% 0.49%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.30 MALI Razors and Blades (million US $): Mali 1995 - 2005 Year

Mali

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2

0.52% 0.55% 0.57% 0.59% 0.59% 0.59% 0.59% 0.60% 0.61% 0.61% 0.62%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.31 MAURITANIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Mauritania 1995 - 2005 Year

Mauritania

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.22% 0.23% 0.23% 0.24% 0.24% 0.23% 0.24% 0.24% 0.25% 0.25% 0.26%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01%

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2.32 MAURITIUS Razors and Blades (million US $): Mauritius 1995 - 2005 Year

Mauritius

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2

0.49% 0.52% 0.54% 0.55% 0.55% 0.55% 0.55% 0.56% 0.57% 0.57% 0.58%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.33 MOROCCO Razors and Blades (million US $): Morocco 1995 - 2005 Year

Morocco

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 13

4.30% 4.46% 4.27% 4.52% 4.59% 4.60% 4.56% 4.52% 4.48% 4.43% 4.38%

0.18% 0.18% 0.17% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17%

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2.34 MOZAMBIQUE Razors and Blades (million US $): Mozambique 1995 - 2005 Year

Mozambique

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.29% 0.31% 0.33% 0.34% 0.35% 0.35% 0.35% 0.35% 0.35% 0.35% 0.34%

0.01% 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.35 NAMIBIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Namibia 1995 - 2005 Year

Namibia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.37% 0.38% 0.39% 0.39% 0.38% 0.38% 0.39% 0.40% 0.41% 0.42% 0.43%

0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.36 NIGER Razors and Blades (million US $): Niger 1995 - 2005 Year

Niger

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2

0.54% 0.55% 0.56% 0.57% 0.56% 0.55% 0.56% 0.58% 0.59% 0.61% 0.63%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02%

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2.37 NIGERIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Nigeria 1995 - 2005 Year

Nigeria

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

7 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 16

3.26% 3.60% 3.87% 4.30% 4.51% 4.68% 4.82% 4.95% 5.09% 5.23% 5.38%

0.13% 0.14% 0.16% 0.17% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18% 0.19% 0.20% 0.20% 0.21%

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2.38 REPUBLIC OF CONGO Razors and Blades (million US $): Republic of Congo 1995 - 2005 Year

Republic of Congo

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2

0.48% 0.50% 0.52% 0.53% 0.53% 0.52% 0.53% 0.54% 0.55% 0.56% 0.56%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.39 RWANDA Razors and Blades (million US $): Rwanda 1995 - 2005 Year

Rwanda

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.39% 0.42% 0.45% 0.46% 0.47% 0.48% 0.48% 0.48% 0.47% 0.47% 0.47%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.40 SAO TOME E PRINCIPE Razors and Blades (million US $): Sao Tome E Principe 1995 - 2005 Year

Sao Tome E Principe

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.41 SENEGAL Razors and Blades (million US $): Senegal 1995 - 2005 Year

Senegal

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4

1.19% 1.25% 1.28% 1.29% 1.28% 1.27% 1.29% 1.32% 1.35% 1.37% 1.40%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.42 SIERRA LEONE Razors and Blades (million US $): Sierra Leone 1995 - 2005 Year

Sierra Leone

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.22% 0.24% 0.25% 0.26% 0.27% 0.27% 0.27% 0.27% 0.27% 0.27% 0.27%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.43 SOMALIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Somalia 1995 - 2005 Year

Somalia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.26% 0.28% 0.29% 0.30% 0.30% 0.30% 0.30% 0.30% 0.30% 0.31% 0.31%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01%

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2.44 SOUTH AFRICA Razors and Blades (million US $): South Africa 1995 - 2005 Year

South Africa

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

103 97 97 91 92 95 97 100 103 106 109

49.46% 46.34% 44.66% 42.67% 42.04% 41.60% 40.80% 39.94% 39.08% 38.21% 37.35%

2.10% 1.90% 1.87% 1.72% 1.67% 1.64% 1.60% 1.57% 1.53% 1.49% 1.46%

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2.45 SUDAN Razors and Blades (million US $): Sudan 1995 - 2005 Year

Sudan

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7

1.97% 2.10% 2.21% 2.29% 2.32% 2.34% 2.34% 2.34% 2.34% 2.34% 2.33%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.46 SWAZILAND Razors and Blades (million US $): Swaziland 1995 - 2005 Year

Swaziland

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

0.17% 0.18% 0.19% 0.19% 0.19% 0.19% 0.19% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.47 TANZANIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Tanzania 1995 - 2005 Year

Tanzania

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5

1.32% 1.39% 1.44% 1.47% 1.47% 1.47% 1.49% 1.50% 1.52% 1.54% 1.56%

0.00% 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.48 THE GAMBIA Razors and Blades (million US $): The Gambia 1995 - 2005 Year

The Gambia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.49 TOGO Razors and Blades (million US $): Togo 1995 - 2005 Year

Togo

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.32% 0.33% 0.34% 0.34% 0.34% 0.33% 0.34% 0.35% 0.36% 0.37% 0.38%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.50 TUNISIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Tunisia 1995 - 2005 Year

Tunisia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 10

2.81% 2.93% 3.01% 3.05% 3.03% 3.00% 3.05% 3.11% 3.18% 3.24% 3.30%

0.11% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.11% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12%

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2.51 UGANDA Razors and Blades (million US $): Uganda 1995 - 2005 Year

Uganda

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4

1.21% 1.25% 1.27% 1.27% 1.25% 1.23% 1.26% 1.30% 1.33% 1.37% 1.41%

0.00% 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.52 ZAMBIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Zambia 1995 - 2005 Year

Zambia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

0.63% 0.67% 0.71% 0.73% 0.74% 0.75% 0.75% 0.75% 0.75% 0.75% 0.75%

0.00% 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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2.53 ZIMBABWE Razors and Blades (million US $): Zimbabwe 1995 - 2005 Year

Zimbabwe

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4

1.10% 1.18% 1.25% 1.30% 1.32% 1.34% 1.34% 1.33% 1.33% 1.32% 1.31%

0.04% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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3 ASIA: RAZORS AND BLADES 3.1

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Razors and Blades in Asia (million US $): 2000

Country


% of Asia

332 165 64 41 26 16 14 9 9 9 8 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 722

45.93% 22.87% 8.91% 5.61% 3.56% 2.14% 1.93% 1.28% 1.25% 1.24% 1.07% 0.61% 0.51% 0.49% 0.46% 0.46% 0.40% 0.24% 0.24% 0.23% 0.17% 0.16% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.24% 100.00%

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Japan India South Korea China Philippines Thailand Burma Bangladesh Hong Kong Malaysia Vietnam Singapore Sri Lanka Brunei Indonesia Taiwan North Korea Papua New Guinea Mongolia Nepal Cambodia Macau Laos Seychelles Bhutan Other Total

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Market Potential for Razors and Blades in Asia (million US $): 2000 India

South Korea China

Other Japan

The Market for Razors and Blades in Asia: 1995 - 2005 Year

million US $

% of Globe

739.63 723.37 686.82 640.97 673.12 722.26 776.03 834.48 897.95 966.92 1,041.88

15.08 14.15 13.29 12.18 12.25 12.53 12.81 13.10 13.40 13.71 14.03

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BANGLADESH Razors and Blades (million US $): Bangladesh 1995 - 2005

Year

Bangladesh

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

7 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 12 13

0.94% 1.04% 1.15% 1.28% 1.29% 1.28% 1.26% 1.25% 1.24% 1.22% 1.21%

0.14% 0.14% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.17%

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3.3

BHUTAN Razors and Blades (million US $): Bhutan 1995 - 2005

Year

Bhutan

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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BRUNEI Razors and Blades (million US $): Brunei 1995 - 2005

Year

Brunei

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5

0.39% 0.42% 0.48% 0.52% 0.51% 0.49% 0.49% 0.48% 0.47% 0.46% 0.46%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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3.5

BURMA Razors and Blades (million US $): Burma 1995 - 2005

Year

Burma

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

10 11 12 13 13 14 15 15 16 17 18

1.38% 1.53% 1.72% 1.96% 1.97% 1.93% 1.88% 1.84% 1.80% 1.76% 1.72%

0.20% 0.21% 0.22% 0.23% 0.24% 0.24% 0.24% 0.24% 0.24% 0.24% 0.24%

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CAMBODIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Cambodia 1995 - 2005

Year

Cambodia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2

0.15% 0.16% 0.17% 0.18% 0.18% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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3.7

CHINA Razors and Blades (million US $): China 1995 - 2005

Year

China

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

32 36 38 39 40 41 41 42 43 44 45

4.36% 4.96% 5.50% 6.05% 5.89% 5.61% 5.34% 5.07% 4.82% 4.58% 4.34%

0.65% 0.70% 0.73% 0.73% 0.72% 0.70% 0.68% 0.66% 0.64% 0.62% 0.60%

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HONG KONG Razors and Blades (million US $): Hong Kong 1995 - 2005

Year

Hong Kong

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 11

0.93% 1.03% 1.17% 1.30% 1.29% 1.25% 1.20% 1.16% 1.12% 1.08% 1.04%

0.14% 0.14% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.14% 0.14%

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3.9

INDIA Razors and Blades (million US $): India 1995 - 2005

Year

India

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

142 144 150 150 157 165 174 184 194 205 217

19.24% 19.97% 21.84% 23.34% 23.25% 22.87% 22.47% 22.06% 21.64% 21.21% 20.78%

2.90% 2.82% 2.90% 2.84% 2.84% 2.86% 2.87% 2.89% 2.90% 2.90% 2.91%

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3.10 INDONESIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Indonesia 1995 - 2005 Year

Indonesia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

8 9 8 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 5

1.02% 1.26% 1.14% 0.55% 0.45% 0.46% 0.47% 0.49% 0.50% 0.51% 0.52%

0.15% 0.17% 0.15% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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3.11 JAPAN Razors and Blades (million US $): Japan 1995 - 2005 Year

Japan

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

366 331 295 280 302 332 365 401 442 486 534

49.49% 45.80% 42.96% 43.63% 44.80% 45.93% 47.02% 48.10% 49.17% 50.23% 51.28%

7.46% 6.48% 5.71% 5.31% 5.48% 5.75% 6.02% 6.30% 6.59% 6.88% 7.19%

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3.12 LAOS Razors and Blades (million US $): Laos 1995 - 2005 Year

Laos

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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3.13 MACAU Razors and Blades (million US $): Macau 1995 - 2005 Year

Macau

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2

0.13% 0.14% 0.16% 0.17% 0.17% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.15%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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3.14 MALAYSIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Malaysia 1995 - 2005 Year

Malaysia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

7 8 9 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

0.90% 1.13% 1.27% 1.21% 1.21% 1.24% 1.25% 1.27% 1.29% 1.31% 1.32%

0.13% 0.16% 0.16% 0.14% 0.14% 0.15% 0.16% 0.16% 0.17% 0.18% 0.18%

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3.15 MALDIVES Razors and Blades (million US $): Maldives 1995 - 2005 Year

Maldives

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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3.16 MONGOLIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Mongolia 1995 - 2005 Year

Mongolia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3

0.21% 0.22% 0.25% 0.26% 0.25% 0.24% 0.24% 0.24% 0.24% 0.24% 0.24%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% 0.03% 0.00%

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3.17 NEPAL Razors and Blades (million US $): Nepal 1995 - 2005 Year

Nepal

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

0.18% 0.20% 0.22% 0.24% 0.24% 0.23% 0.23% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.21%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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3.18 NORTH KOREA Razors and Blades (million US $): North Korea 1995 - 2005 Year

North Korea

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4

0.26% 0.30% 0.34% 0.40% 0.40% 0.40% 0.40% 0.39% 0.39% 0.39% 0.39%

0.04% 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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3.19 PAPUA NEW GUINEA Razors and Blades (million US $): Papua New Guinea 1995 - 2005 Year

Papua New Guinea

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

0.18% 0.19% 0.23% 0.25% 0.25% 0.24% 0.23% 0.23% 0.22% 0.21% 0.21%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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3.20 PHILIPPINES Razors and Blades (million US $): Philippines 1995 - 2005 Year

Philippines

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

25 27 27 22 24 26 28 31 34 37 40

3.43% 3.79% 3.88% 3.50% 3.49% 3.56% 3.62% 3.68% 3.74% 3.80% 3.85%

0.51% 0.53% 0.51% 0.42% 0.42% 0.44% 0.46% 0.48% 0.50% 0.52% 0.54%

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3.21 SEYCHELLES Razors and Blades (million US $): Seychelles 1995 - 2005 Year

Seychelles

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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3.22 SINGAPORE Razors and Blades (million US $): Singapore 1995 - 2005 Year

Singapore

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6

0.44% 0.52% 0.58% 0.60% 0.61% 0.61% 0.61% 0.60% 0.60% 0.60% 0.60%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.08%

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3.23 SOUTH KOREA Razors and Blades (million US $): South Korea 1995 - 2005 Year

South Korea

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

87 90 83 64 63 64 66 68 70 72 74

11.81% 12.39% 12.05% 10.00% 9.30% 8.91% 8.54% 8.17% 7.81% 7.46% 7.12%

1.78% 1.75% 1.60% 1.21% 1.13% 1.11% 1.09% 1.07% 1.04% 1.02% 0.99%

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3.24 SRI LANKA Razors and Blades (million US $): Sri Lanka 1995 - 2005 Year

Sri Lanka

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5

0.44% 0.47% 0.52% 0.55% 0.53% 0.51% 0.51% 0.51% 0.51% 0.51% 0.51%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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3.25 TAIWAN Razors and Blades (million US $): Taiwan 1995 - 2005 Year

Taiwan

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

5 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5

0.61% 0.71% 0.63% 0.47% 0.45% 0.46% 0.47% 0.48% 0.50% 0.51% 0.52%

0.09% 0.10% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% 0.06% 0.00% 0.07%

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3.26 THAILAND Razors and Blades (million US $): Thailand 1995 - 2005 Year

Thailand

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

20 20 18 15 15 16 16 17 18 19 20

2.68% 2.82% 2.58% 2.27% 2.18% 2.14% 2.10% 2.06% 2.02% 1.98% 1.93%

0.40% 0.40% 0.34% 0.27% 0.26% 0.26% 0.27% 0.27% 0.27% 0.27% 0.27%

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3.27 VIETNAM Razors and Blades (million US $): Vietnam 1995 - 2005 Year

Vietnam

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

5 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12

0.61% 0.72% 0.91% 1.01% 1.04% 1.07% 1.09% 1.12% 1.14% 1.17% 1.19%

0.00% 0.10% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.13% 0.14% 0.14% 0.15% 0.16% 0.16%

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4 EUROPE: RAZORS AND BLADES 4.1

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Razors and Blades in Europe (million US $): 2000

Country


% of Europe

389 355 352 278 162 70 70 54 45 39 33 32 28 25 22 20 16 16 15 9 9 9 8 8 8 64 2,135

18.19% 16.59% 16.47% 12.99% 7.57% 3.28% 3.26% 2.52% 2.11% 1.83% 1.54% 1.48% 1.30% 1.19% 1.03% 0.94% 0.74% 0.72% 0.71% 0.42% 0.41% 0.39% 0.39% 0.37% 0.36% 3.2% 100.00%

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United Kingdom Germany France Italy Spain Netherlands Russia Greece Portugal Belgium Poland Austria Ukraine Belarus Switzerland Sweden Denmark Ireland Norway Kazakhstan Georgia Finland Slovenia Lithuania Croatia Other Total

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Market Potential for Razors and Blades in Europe (million US $): 2000 France

Italy

Germany

Other United Kingdom

The Market for Razors and Blades in Europe: 1995 - 2005 Year

million US $

% of Globe

1,909.61 1,980.82 1,942.18 1,984.20 2,057.60 2,137.21 2,221.79 2,311.19 2,405.62 2,505.43 2,610.97

38.94 38.76 37.59 37.71 37.44 37.07 36.68 36.29 35.90 35.53 35.15

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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

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ALBANIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Albania 1995 - 2005

Year

Albania

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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4.3

ANDORRA Razors and Blades (million US $): Andorra 1995 - 2005

Year

Andorra

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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AUSTRIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Austria 1995 - 2005

Year

Austria

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

34 33 30 30 31 32 32 33 34 34 35

1.78% 1.67% 1.56% 1.53% 1.50% 1.48% 1.45% 1.42% 1.39% 1.36% 1.33%

0.69% 0.64% 0.58% 0.57% 0.56% 0.54% 0.53% 0.51% 0.50% 0.48% 0.47%

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4.5

BELARUS Razors and Blades (million US $): Belarus 1995 - 2005

Year

Belarus

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

22 24 24 22 24 25 27 30 32 34 37

1.13% 1.18% 1.22% 1.12% 1.14% 1.19% 1.23% 1.27% 1.32% 1.37% 1.42%

0.44% 0.46% 0.46% 0.42% 0.42% 0.44% 0.45% 0.46% 0.47% 0.48% 0.49%

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BELGIUM Razors and Blades (million US $): Belgium 1995 - 2005

Year

Belgium

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

41 41 38 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39

2.14% 2.08% 1.97% 1.95% 1.90% 1.83% 1.76% 1.69% 1.63% 1.57% 1.51%

0.83% 0.80% 0.74% 0.73% 0.71% 0.67% 0.64% 0.61% 0.58% 0.55% 0.53%

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4.7

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Razors and Blades (million US $): Bosnia and Herzegovina 1995 - 2005

Year

Bosnia and Herzegovina

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6

0.20% 0.21% 0.23% 0.23% 0.23% 0.23% 0.23% 0.23% 0.24% 0.24% 0.24%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.08% 0.00% 0.00%

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BULGARIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Bulgaria 1995 - 2005

Year

Bulgaria

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3

0.12% 0.00% 0.00% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.09% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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4.9

CROATIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Croatia 1995 - 2005

Year

Croatia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9

0.35% 0.34% 0.35% 0.35% 0.36% 0.36% 0.36% 0.36% 0.36% 0.35% 0.35%

0.13% 0.13% 0.13% 0.13% 0.13% 0.13% 0.13% 0.13% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12%

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4.10 CYPRUS Razors and Blades (million US $): Cyprus 1995 - 2005 Year

Cyprus

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4

0.11% 0.11% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.13% 0.13% 0.13%

0.00% 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% 0.00%

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4.11 CZECH REPUBLIC Razors and Blades (million US $): Czech Republic 1995 - 2005 Year

Czech Republic

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 8

0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.21% 0.22% 0.23% 0.24% 0.25% 0.26% 0.27% 0.28%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.09% 0.00% 0.00% 0.10%

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4.12 DENMARK Razors and Blades (million US $): Denmark 1995 - 2005 Year

Denmark

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

16 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17

0.82% 0.80% 0.78% 0.78% 0.76% 0.74% 0.72% 0.70% 0.68% 0.66% 0.63%

0.32% 0.31% 0.29% 0.29% 0.28% 0.27% 0.26% 0.25% 0.24% 0.23% 0.22%

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4.13 ESTONIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Estonia 1995 - 2005 Year

Estonia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6

0.17% 0.18% 0.19% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18% 0.19% 0.20% 0.20% 0.21%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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4.14 FINLAND Razors and Blades (million US $): Finland 1995 - 2005 Year

Finland

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

8 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9

0.42% 0.43% 0.42% 0.41% 0.40% 0.39% 0.39% 0.38% 0.37% 0.36% 0.35%

0.16% 0.16% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.14% 0.14% 0.13% 0.13% 0.12% 0.12%

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4.15 FRANCE Razors and Blades (million US $): France 1995 - 2005 Year

France

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

309 324 309 319 335 352 370 388 408 429 450

16.19% 16.36% 15.90% 16.08% 16.29% 16.47% 16.64% 16.80% 16.96% 17.10% 17.24%

6.30% 6.34% 5.97% 6.06% 6.09% 6.10% 6.10% 6.09% 6.09% 6.07% 6.06%

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4.16 GEORGIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Georgia 1995 - 2005 Year

Georgia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

6 7 8 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 13

0.34% 0.35% 0.39% 0.39% 0.40% 0.41% 0.43% 0.44% 0.45% 0.46% 0.48%

0.13% 0.13% 0.14% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16%

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4.17 GERMANY Razors and Blades (million US $): Germany 1995 - 2005 Year

Germany

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

370 370 344 344 349 355 360 365 371 376 382

19.37% 18.66% 17.71% 17.35% 16.98% 16.59% 16.20% 15.80% 15.41% 15.01% 14.62%

7.54% 7.23% 6.66% 6.54% 6.35% 6.15% 5.94% 5.73% 5.53% 5.33% 5.14%

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4.18 GREECE Razors and Blades (million US $): Greece 1995 - 2005 Year

Greece

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

48 51 49 49 51 54 57 60 64 67 71

2.52% 2.56% 2.52% 2.45% 2.47% 2.52% 2.56% 2.60% 2.64% 2.68% 2.72%

0.98% 0.99% 0.95% 0.92% 0.92% 0.93% 0.94% 0.94% 0.94% 0.95% 0.95%

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4.19 HUNGARY Razors and Blades (million US $): Hungary 1995 - 2005 Year

Hungary

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

0.30% 0.28% 0.27% 0.26% 0.25% 0.23% 0.22% 0.21% 0.20% 0.19% 0.18%

0.11% 0.10% 0.10% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% 0.06%

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4.20 ICELAND Razors and Blades (million US $): Iceland 1995 - 2005 Year

Iceland

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4

0.11% 0.11% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.13% 0.13% 0.13%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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4.21 IRELAND Razors and Blades (million US $): Ireland 1995 - 2005 Year

Ireland

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

12 13 14 14 15 16 16 17 18 18 19

0.62% 0.65% 0.69% 0.72% 0.72% 0.72% 0.73% 0.73% 0.73% 0.73% 0.73%

0.24% 0.25% 0.26% 0.27% 0.27% 0.27% 0.26% 0.26% 0.26% 0.25% 0.25%

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4.22 ITALY Razors and Blades (million US $): Italy 1995 - 2005 Year

Italy

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

265 285 272 272 275 278 281 284 287 290 293

13.87% 14.37% 14.00% 13.70% 13.35% 12.99% 12.64% 12.28% 11.93% 11.58% 11.23%

5.40% 5.56% 5.26% 5.16% 5.00% 4.81% 4.63% 4.45% 4.28% 4.11% 3.94%

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4.23 KAZAKHSTAN Razors and Blades (million US $): Kazakhstan 1995 - 2005 Year

Kazakhstan

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

7 8 9 8 9 9 10 11 11 12 13

0.37% 0.42% 0.45% 0.41% 0.41% 0.42% 0.44% 0.45% 0.47% 0.48% 0.50%

0.14% 0.16% 0.17% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.17% 0.17%

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4.24 LATVIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Latvia 1995 - 2005 Year

Latvia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9

0.27% 0.28% 0.31% 0.31% 0.31% 0.32% 0.32% 0.32% 0.32% 0.33% 0.33%

0.10% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11%

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4.25 LIECHTENSTEIN Razors and Blades (million US $): Liechtenstein 1995 - 2005 Year

Liechtenstein

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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4.26 LITHUANIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Lithuania 1995 - 2005 Year

Lithuania

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

5 6 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 11 13

0.26% 0.28% 0.34% 0.34% 0.35% 0.37% 0.39% 0.41% 0.43% 0.45% 0.47%

0.10% 0.11% 0.12% 0.12% 0.13% 0.13% 0.14% 0.15% 0.15% 0.16% 0.16%

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4.27 LUXEMBOURG Razors and Blades (million US $): Luxembourg 1995 - 2005 Year

Luxembourg

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6

0.20% 0.21% 0.23% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.23% 0.23% 0.24% 0.24%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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4.28 MACEDONIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Macedonia 1995 - 2005 Year

Macedonia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4

0.12% 0.12% 0.13% 0.13% 0.12% 0.12% 0.13% 0.13% 0.13% 0.14% 0.14%

0.00% 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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4.29 MALTA Razors and Blades (million US $): Malta 1995 - 2005 Year

Malta

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2

0.00% 0.00% 0.05% 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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4.30 MOLDOVA Razors and Blades (million US $): Moldova 1995 - 2005 Year

Moldova

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9

0.27% 0.28% 0.32% 0.32% 0.32% 0.32% 0.33% 0.33% 0.33% 0.33% 0.33%

0.10% 0.11% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.11% 0.11%

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4.31 MONACO Razors and Blades (million US $): Monaco 1995 - 2005 Year

Monaco

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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4.32 NETHERLANDS Razors and Blades (million US $): Netherlands 1995 - 2005 Year

Netherlands

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

69 67 60 59 64 70 77 85 93 103 113

3.63% 3.37% 3.06% 2.96% 3.10% 3.28% 3.47% 3.67% 3.88% 4.10% 4.33%

1.41% 1.30% 1.15% 1.11% 1.16% 1.21% 1.27% 1.33% 1.39% 1.45% 1.52%

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4.33 NORWAY Razors and Blades (million US $): Norway 1995 - 2005 Year

Norway

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 17 17

0.78% 0.77% 0.76% 0.73% 0.72% 0.71% 0.70% 0.69% 0.67% 0.66% 0.65%

0.30% 0.29% 0.28% 0.27% 0.27% 0.26% 0.25% 0.25% 0.24% 0.23% 0.23%

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4.34 POLAND Razors and Blades (million US $): Poland 1995 - 2005 Year

Poland

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

22 26 27 30 32 33 34 36 37 38 40

1.15% 1.29% 1.40% 1.53% 1.54% 1.54% 1.54% 1.53% 1.53% 1.52% 1.51%

0.44% 0.50% 0.52% 0.57% 0.58% 0.57% 0.56% 0.55% 0.55% 0.54% 0.53%

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4.35 PORTUGAL Razors and Blades (million US $): Portugal 1995 - 2005 Year

Portugal

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

39 42 41 42 44 45 47 48 50 52 54

2.06% 2.10% 2.10% 2.11% 2.11% 2.11% 2.10% 2.09% 2.08% 2.07% 2.06%

0.80% 0.81% 0.79% 0.79% 0.79% 0.78% 0.77% 0.76% 0.75% 0.73% 0.72%

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4.36 ROMANIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Romania 1995 - 2005 Year

Romania

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7

0.18% 0.20% 0.22% 0.24% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.09% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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4.37 RUSSIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Russia 1995 - 2005 Year

Russia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

82 86 86 68 67 70 72 75 78 81 84

4.28% 4.35% 4.43% 3.43% 3.26% 3.26% 3.25% 3.25% 3.24% 3.23% 3.21%

1.66% 1.68% 1.66% 1.29% 1.22% 1.20% 1.19% 1.17% 1.16% 1.14% 1.13%

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4.38 SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO Razors and Blades (million US $): Serbia and Montenegro 1995 - 2005 Year

Serbia and Montenegro

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6

0.23% 0.22% 0.22% 0.23% 0.23% 0.23% 0.23% 0.23% 0.23% 0.22% 0.22%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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4.39 SLOVAKIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Slovakia 1995 - 2005 Year

Slovakia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.00% 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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4.40 SLOVENIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Slovenia 1995 - 2005 Year

Slovenia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

6 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 13

0.28% 0.31% 0.35% 0.36% 0.37% 0.39% 0.40% 0.42% 0.44% 0.46% 0.48%

0.11% 0.12% 0.13% 0.13% 0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 0.15% 0.15% 0.16% 0.16%

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4.41 SPAIN Razors and Blades (million US $): Spain 1995 - 2005 Year

Spain

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

165 157 146 152 157 162 166 171 176 181 186

8.64% 7.91% 7.50% 7.67% 7.65% 7.57% 7.48% 7.39% 7.30% 7.21% 7.11%

3.36% 3.06% 2.82% 2.89% 2.86% 2.80% 2.74% 2.68% 2.62% 2.56% 2.50%

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4.42 SWEDEN Razors and Blades (million US $): Sweden 1995 - 2005 Year

Sweden

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

19 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

1.00% 1.03% 1.03% 1.00% 0.97% 0.94% 0.91% 0.87% 0.84% 0.81% 0.78%

0.39% 0.40% 0.38% 0.38% 0.36% 0.34% 0.33% 0.31% 0.30% 0.28% 0.27%

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4.43 SWITZERLAND Razors and Blades (million US $): Switzerland 1995 - 2005 Year

Switzerland

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

22 22 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

1.12% 1.09% 1.02% 1.02% 1.03% 1.03% 1.04% 1.04% 1.04% 1.04% 1.05%

0.43% 0.42% 0.38% 0.38% 0.38% 0.38% 0.38% 0.37% 0.37% 0.37% 0.36%

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4.44 UKRAINE Razors and Blades (million US $): Ukraine 1995 - 2005 Year

Ukraine

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

18 22 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

0.96% 1.10% 1.28% 1.31% 1.31% 1.30% 1.30% 1.29% 1.28% 1.28% 1.27%

0.37% 0.42% 0.48% 0.49% 0.49% 0.48% 0.47% 0.47% 0.46% 0.45% 0.44%

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4.45 UNITED KINGDOM Razors and Blades (million US $): United Kingdom 1995 - 2005 Year

United Kingdom

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

247 269 303 339 364 389 415 443 473 505 539

12.94% 13.56% 15.61% 17.09% 17.70% 18.19% 18.68% 19.17% 19.66% 20.15% 20.64%

5.04% 5.25% 5.87% 6.44% 6.63% 6.74% 6.85% 6.95% 7.06% 7.16% 7.25%

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5 LATIN AMERICA: RAZORS AND BLADES 5.1

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Market Potential for Razors and Blades in Latin America (million US $): 2000 Country


% of Latin America

250 203 163 25 20 9 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 714

34.95% 28.42% 22.89% 3.52% 2.74% 1.26% 0.84% 0.83% 0.74% 0.68% 0.64% 0.46% 0.41% 0.40% 0.38% 0.37% 0.20% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%

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Brazil Mexico Argentina Colombia Venezuela Chile Guatemala Peru Ecuador Panama Uruguay Paraguay El Salvador Costa Rica Bolivia Honduras Nicaragua Suriname Belize Guyana Total

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Market Potential for Razors and Blades in Latin America (million US $): 2000 Argentina Mexico

Colombia Other

Brazil



Razors and Blades

80

The Market for Razors and Blades in Latin America: 1995 - 2005 Year

million US $

% of Globe

525.02 570.60 609.56 641.66 676.54 714.10 755.01 798.72 845.24 894.80 947.59

10.71 11.16 11.80 12.19 12.31 12.38 12.46 12.54 12.62 12.69 12.76

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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

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5.2

ARGENTINA Razors and Blades (million US $): Argentina 1995 - 2005

Year

Argentina

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

146 150 147 152 158 163 170 176 182 189 196

27.78% 26.29% 24.06% 23.66% 23.30% 22.89% 22.45% 22.00% 21.56% 21.12% 20.68%

2.97% 2.93% 2.83% 2.88% 2.86% 2.83% 2.79% 2.75% 2.72% 2.68% 2.63%

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Razors and Blades

5.3

81

BELIZE Razors and Blades (million US $): Belize 1995 - 2005

Year

Belize

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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5.4

BOLIVIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Bolivia 1995 - 2005

Year

Bolivia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4

0.43% 0.42% 0.42% 0.40% 0.39% 0.38% 0.38% 0.38% 0.39% 0.39% 0.39%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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5.5

82

BRAZIL Razors and Blades (million US $): Brazil 1995 - 2005

Year

Brazil

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

137 177 198 214 231 250 270 291 314 340 367

26.04% 30.94% 32.43% 33.35% 34.16% 34.95% 35.70% 36.45% 37.20% 37.95% 38.70%

2.78% 3.45% 3.82% 4.06% 4.20% 4.32% 4.44% 4.57% 4.69% 4.81% 4.93%

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5.6

CHILE Razors and Blades (million US $): Chile 1995 - 2005

Year

Chile

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

5 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15

0.96% 1.01% 1.10% 1.16% 1.21% 1.26% 1.31% 1.36% 1.42% 1.47% 1.53%

0.10% 0.11% 0.12% 0.14% 0.14% 0.15% 0.16% 0.17% 0.17% 0.18% 0.19%

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Razors and Blades

5.7

83

COLOMBIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Colombia 1995 - 2005

Year

Colombia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

18 20 21 22 24 25 27 28 30 32 34

3.39% 3.42% 3.44% 3.47% 3.50% 3.52% 3.53% 3.55% 3.56% 3.57% 3.58%

0.36% 0.38% 0.40% 0.42% 0.43% 0.43% 0.44% 0.44% 0.44% 0.45% 0.45%

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5.8

COSTA RICA Razors and Blades (million US $): Costa Rica 1995 - 2005

Year

Costa Rica

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4

0.45% 0.44% 0.44% 0.42% 0.41% 0.40% 0.40% 0.41% 0.41% 0.41% 0.41%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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Razors and Blades

5.9

84

ECUADOR Razors and Blades (million US $): Ecuador 1995 - 2005

Year

Ecuador

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7

0.83% 0.81% 0.81% 0.78% 0.76% 0.74% 0.74% 0.75% 0.75% 0.75% 0.75%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.09%

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5.10 EL SALVADOR Razors and Blades (million US $): El Salvador 1995 - 2005 Year

El Salvador

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4

0.49% 0.47% 0.47% 0.44% 0.42% 0.41% 0.41% 0.42% 0.43% 0.44% 0.44%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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5.11 GUATEMALA Razors and Blades (million US $): Guatemala 1995 - 2005 Year

Guatemala

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9

0.99% 0.96% 0.95% 0.89% 0.86% 0.84% 0.85% 0.86% 0.87% 0.89% 0.90%

0.10% 0.10% 0.11% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11%

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5.12 GUYANA Razors and Blades (million US $): Guyana 1995 - 2005 Year

Guyana

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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5.13 HONDURAS Razors and Blades (million US $): Honduras 1995 - 2005 Year

Honduras

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4

0.43% 0.42% 0.41% 0.39% 0.38% 0.37% 0.37% 0.38% 0.38% 0.39% 0.39%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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5.14 MEXICO Razors and Blades (million US $): Mexico 1995 - 2005 Year

Mexico

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

165 161 178 187 195 203 211 220 230 239 249

31.50% 28.25% 29.17% 29.14% 28.80% 28.42% 28.00% 27.58% 27.15% 26.72% 26.28%

3.37% 3.15% 3.44% 3.55% 3.54% 3.52% 3.49% 3.45% 3.42% 3.39% 3.35%

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5.15 NICARAGUA Razors and Blades (million US $): Nicaragua 1995 - 2005 Year

Nicaragua

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2

0.23% 0.23% 0.23% 0.21% 0.21% 0.20% 0.20% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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5.16 PANAMA Razors and Blades (million US $): Panama 1995 - 2005 Year

Panama

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7

0.76% 0.74% 0.75% 0.71% 0.69% 0.68% 0.68% 0.68% 0.69% 0.69% 0.70%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.08% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.08% 0.00% 0.00%

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5.17 PARAGUAY Razors and Blades (million US $): Paraguay 1995 - 2005 Year

Paraguay

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5

0.53% 0.52% 0.51% 0.49% 0.47% 0.46% 0.46% 0.47% 0.47% 0.48% 0.48%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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5.18 PERU Razors and Blades (million US $): Peru 1995 - 2005 Year

Peru

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 9

0.67% 0.70% 0.74% 0.78% 0.80% 0.83% 0.86% 0.89% 0.92% 0.95% 0.98%

0.07% 0.00% 0.00% 0.09% 0.00% 0.10% 0.10% 0.11% 0.11% 0.12% 0.12%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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5.19 SURINAME Razors and Blades (million US $): Suriname 1995 - 2005 Year

Suriname

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.10% 0.00% 0.10% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.09% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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5.20 URUGUAY Razors and Blades (million US $): Uruguay 1995 - 2005 Year

Uruguay

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6

0.66% 0.66% 0.67% 0.65% 0.65% 0.64% 0.64% 0.63% 0.62% 0.62% 0.61%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.08% 0.08% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.07% 0.00%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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90

5.21 VENEZUELA Razors and Blades (million US $): Venezuela 1995 - 2005 Year

Venezuela

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

19 20 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26

3.54% 3.45% 3.12% 2.79% 2.75% 2.74% 2.74% 2.73% 2.72% 2.71% 2.69%

0.37% 0.38% 0.36% 0.34% 0.33% 0.34% 0.34% 0.34% 0.34% 0.34% 0.34%

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6 NORTH AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN: RAZORS AND BLADES 6.1

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Market Potential for Razors and Blades in North America & the Caribbean (million US $): 2000 Country

Latent Demand million US $ % of North America & the Caribbean

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United States Canada Cuba Dominican Republic Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica Bahamas Haiti Martinique Barbados Netherlands Antilles Bermuda St. Lucia Antigua and Barbuda Grenada St. Vincent and the Grenadines St. Kitts and Nevis Dominica Total

1,341 88 10 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,453

91.60% 6.04% 0.67% 0.25% 0.14% 0.10% 0.09% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________




Razors and Blades

92

Market Potential for Razors and Blades in North America & the Caribbean (million US $): 2000

Canada Cuba Dominican Republic United States

Other

The Market for Razors and Blades in North America & the Caribbean: 1995 - 2005 Year

million US $

% of Globe

1,141.49 1,204.30 1,266.04 1,334.30 1,398.18 1,463.83 1,533.03 1,605.72 1,682.00 1,762.07 1,846.11

23.28 23.56 24.51 25.36 25.44 25.39 25.31 25.21 25.10 24.99 24.86

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

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Razors and Blades

6.2

93

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Razors and Blades (million US $): Antigua and Barbuda 1995 - 2005

Year

Antigua and Barbuda

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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6.3

BAHAMAS Razors and Blades (million US $): Bahamas 1995 - 2005

Year

Bahamas

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2

0.00% 0.10% 0.10% 0.00% 0.00% 0.09% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.10% 0.10%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% 0.00%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Razors and Blades

6.4

94

BARBADOS Razors and Blades (million US $): Barbados 1995 - 2005

Year

Barbados

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.01% 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.00%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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6.5

BERMUDA Razors and Blades (million US $): Bermuda 1995 - 2005

Year

Bermuda

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Razors and Blades

6.6

95

CANADA Razors and Blades (million US $): Canada 1995 - 2005

Year

Canada

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

76 81 85 87 88 88 89 90 91 92 93

6.68% 6.72% 6.73% 6.49% 6.25% 6.04% 5.82% 5.62% 5.42% 5.23% 5.04%

1.55% 1.58% 1.65% 1.64% 1.59% 1.53% 1.47% 1.41% 1.36% 1.30% 1.25%

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6.7

CUBA Razors and Blades (million US $): Cuba 1995 - 2005

Year

Cuba

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

8 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 13

0.69% 0.70% 0.68% 0.67% 0.67% 0.67% 0.67% 0.67% 0.68% 0.68% 0.68%

0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17%

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96

DOMINICA Razors and Blades (million US $): Dominica 1995 - 2005

Year

Dominica

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Razors and Blades (million US $): Dominican Republic 1995 - 2005

Year

Dominican Republic

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5

0.27% 0.27% 0.27% 0.26% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.26% 0.26% 0.27% 0.27%

0.00% 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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6.10 GRENADA Razors and Blades (million US $): Grenada 1995 - 2005 Year

Grenada

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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6.11 HAITI Razors and Blades (million US $): Haiti 1995 - 2005 Year

Haiti

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.08% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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6.12 JAMAICA Razors and Blades (million US $): Jamaica 1995 - 2005 Year

Jamaica

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2

0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10%

0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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6.13 MARTINIQUE Razors and Blades (million US $): Martinique 1995 - 2005 Year

Martinique

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% 0.00%

0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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6.14 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES Razors and Blades (million US $): Netherlands Antilles 1995 - 2005 Year

Netherlands Antilles

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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6.15 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS Razors and Blades (million US $): St. Kitts and Nevis 1995 - 2005 Year

St. Kitts and Nevis

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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6.16 ST. LUCIA Razors and Blades (million US $): St. Lucia 1995 - 2005 Year

St. Lucia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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6.17 ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Razors and Blades (million US $): St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1995 - 2005 Year St. Vincent and the Grenadines

% of Region

% of Globe

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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6.18 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Razors and Blades (million US $): Trinidad and Tobago 1995 - 2005 Year

Trinidad and Tobago

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3

0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 0.15% 0.15%

0.00% 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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6.19 UNITED STATES Razors and Blades (million US $): United States 1995 - 2005 Year

United States

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1,038 1,094 1,150 1,216 1,278 1,341 1,407 1,477 1,549 1,626 1,706

90.94% 90.86% 90.83% 91.15% 91.39% 91.60% 91.78% 91.95% 92.11% 92.27% 92.41%

21.17% 21.41% 22.25% 23.11% 23.25% 23.25% 23.22% 23.18% 23.12% 23.05% 22.97%

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7 OCEANA: RAZORS AND BLADES 7.1

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Razors and Blades in Oceana (million US $): 2000

Country


% of Oceana

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Australia New Zealand Fiji Solomon Islands American Samoa Nauru Vanuatu Tonga Micronesia Federation Palau Marshall Islands Kiribati Tuvalu Total

89 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 106

82.04% 14.62% 0.57% 0.12% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Market Potential for Razors and Blades in Oceana (million US $): 2000

New Zealand Fiji Solomon Islands Other Australia



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The Market for Razors and Blades in Oceana: 1995 - 2005 Year

million US $

% of Globe

95.38 106.24 106.73 98.86 102.53 108.68 115.24 122.22 129.62 137.48 145.83

1.95 2.08 2.07 1.88 1.87 1.88 1.90 1.92 1.93 1.95 1.96

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

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7.2

AMERICAN SAMOA Razors and Blades (million US $): American Samoa 1995 - 2005

Year

American Samoa

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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104

AUSTRALIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Australia 1995 - 2005

Year

Australia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

78 87 87 80 84 89 95 101 108 114 122

81.88% 81.73% 81.19% 81.34% 81.69% 82.04% 82.36% 82.67% 82.97% 83.27% 83.57%

1.59% 1.69% 1.67% 1.52% 1.52% 1.54% 1.56% 1.58% 1.60% 1.62% 1.64%

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7.4

FIJI Razors and Blades (million US $): Fiji 1995 - 2005

Year

Fiji

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.53% 0.50% 0.54% 0.58% 0.58% 0.57% 0.57% 0.57% 0.57% 0.57% 0.57%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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105

KIRIBATI Razors and Blades (million US $): Kiribati 1995 - 2005

Year

Kiribati

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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7.6

MARSHALL ISLANDS Razors and Blades (million US $): Marshall Islands 1995 - 2005

Year

Marshall Islands

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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106

MICRONESIA FEDERATION Razors and Blades (million US $): Micronesia Federation 1995 - 2005

Year

Micronesia Federation

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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7.8

NAURU Razors and Blades (million US $): Nauru 1995 - 2005

Year

Nauru

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.08% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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107

NEW ZEALAND Razors and Blades (million US $): New Zealand 1995 - 2005

Year

New Zealand

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

14 16 17 15 15 16 17 17 18 19 19

15.12% 15.39% 15.71% 15.27% 14.92% 14.62% 14.32% 14.03% 13.75% 13.47% 13.19%

0.29% 0.31% 0.32% 0.28% 0.27% 0.27% 0.27% 0.26% 0.26% 0.26% 0.25%

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7.10 PALAU Razors and Blades (million US $): Palau 1995 - 2005 Year

Palau

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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7.11 SOLOMON ISLANDS Razors and Blades (million US $): Solomon Islands 1995 - 2005 Year

Solomon Islands

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.12% 0.11% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.13% 0.13%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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7.12 TONGA Razors and Blades (million US $): Tonga 1995 - 2005 Year

Tonga

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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7.13 TUVALU Razors and Blades (million US $): Tuvalu 1995 - 2005 Year

Tuvalu

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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7.14 VANUATU Razors and Blades (million US $): Vanuatu 1995 - 2005 Year

Vanuatu

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.07% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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8 THE MIDDLE EAST: RAZORS AND BLADES 8.1

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Market Potential for Razors and Blades in the Middle East (million US $): 2000 Country


% of the Middle East

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Iran Turkey Pakistan Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Azerbaijan Israel Uzbekistan Kuwait Iraq Syrian Arab Republic Armenia Oman Tajikistan Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan Yemen Qatar Jordan Lebanon Afghanistan Bahrain Total

207 34 17 14 12 10 10 10 10 9 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 2 2 392

52.85% 8.69% 4.42% 3.47% 3.13% 2.59% 2.49% 2.44% 2.43% 2.24% 1.91% 1.69% 1.65% 1.62% 1.55% 1.51% 1.35% 1.00% 1.00% 0.68% 0.49% 0.47% 100.00%

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Market Potential for Razors and Blades in the Middle East (million US $): 2000 Turkey Pakistan Saudi Arabia

Other

Iran

The Market for Razors and Blades in the Middle East: 1995 - 2005 Year

million US $

% of Globe

283.70 315.73 337.71 348.55 368.77 392.39 418.31 446.29 476.42 508.87 543.82

5.79 6.18 6.54 6.62 6.71 6.81 6.91 7.01 7.11 7.22 7.32

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

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112

AFGHANISTAN Razors and Blades (million US $): Afghanistan 1995 - 2005

Year

Afghanistan

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

0.52% 0.50% 0.51% 0.50% 0.49% 0.49% 0.48% 0.47% 0.46% 0.46% 0.45%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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8.3

ARMENIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Armenia 1995 - 2005

Year

Armenia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 10

2.05% 1.93% 1.91% 1.83% 1.76% 1.69% 1.70% 1.71% 1.73% 1.74% 1.75%

0.11% 0.11% 0.12% 0.12% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12%

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8.4

113

AZERBAIJAN Razors and Blades (million US $): Azerbaijan 1995 - 2005

Year

Azerbaijan

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

8 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13

2.98% 2.82% 2.64% 2.66% 2.63% 2.59% 2.54% 2.49% 2.44% 2.39% 2.34%

0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17%

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8.5

BAHRAIN Razors and Blades (million US $): Bahrain 1995 - 2005

Year

Bahrain

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

0.50% 0.48% 0.49% 0.49% 0.48% 0.47% 0.47% 0.46% 0.45% 0.44% 0.43%

0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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114

IRAN Razors and Blades (million US $): Iran 1995 - 2005

Year

Iran

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

140 161 174 182 194 207 222 238 254 272 292

49.19% 50.84% 51.49% 52.16% 52.55% 52.85% 53.06% 53.24% 53.39% 53.52% 53.62%

2.84% 3.14% 3.36% 3.45% 3.52% 3.59% 3.66% 3.73% 3.79% 3.86% 3.92%

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8.7

IRAQ Razors and Blades (million US $): Iraq 1995 - 2005

Year

Iraq

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 12

2.52% 2.33% 2.25% 2.29% 2.27% 2.24% 2.22% 2.19% 2.17% 2.15% 2.13%

0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15%

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8.8

115

ISRAEL Razors and Blades (million US $): Israel 1995 - 2005

Year

Israel

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11

3.02% 2.85% 2.74% 2.67% 2.58% 2.49% 2.40% 2.31% 2.22% 2.14% 2.05%

0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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8.9

JORDAN Razors and Blades (million US $): Jordan 1995 - 2005

Year

Jordan

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6

1.23% 1.15% 1.14% 1.08% 1.04% 1.00% 1.00% 1.01% 1.03% 1.04% 1.05%

0.07% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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8.10 KUWAIT Razors and Blades (million US $): Kuwait 1995 - 2005 Year

Kuwait

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 13

2.63% 2.53% 2.45% 2.46% 2.45% 2.43% 2.41% 2.39% 2.37% 2.35% 2.33%

0.15% 0.15% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.17%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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8.11 KYRGYZSTAN Razors and Blades (million US $): Kyrgyzstan 1995 - 2005 Year

Kyrgyzstan

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7

1.57% 1.53% 1.58% 1.57% 1.56% 1.55% 1.51% 1.48% 1.44% 1.40% 1.36%

0.00% 0.00% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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8.12 LEBANON Razors and Blades (million US $): Lebanon 1995 - 2005 Year

Lebanon

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4

0.85% 0.79% 0.78% 0.74% 0.71% 0.68% 0.69% 0.70% 0.70% 0.71% 0.72%

0.00% 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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8.13 OMAN Razors and Blades (million US $): Oman 1995 - 2005 Year

Oman

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9

1.92% 1.82% 1.82% 1.76% 1.70% 1.65% 1.65% 1.65% 1.65% 1.65% 1.64%

0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.12%

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8.14 PAKISTAN Razors and Blades (million US $): Pakistan 1995 - 2005 Year

Pakistan

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

16 18 18 15 16 17 19 21 23 25 27

5.65% 5.64% 5.24% 4.34% 4.30% 4.42% 4.53% 4.64% 4.75% 4.85% 4.96%

0.32% 0.34% 0.34% 0.28% 0.28% 0.30% 0.31% 0.32% 0.33% 0.35% 0.36%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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8.15 QATAR Razors and Blades (million US $): Qatar 1995 - 2005 Year

Qatar

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5

1.06% 1.02% 1.04% 1.03% 1.01% 1.00% 0.98% 0.97% 0.95% 0.93% 0.91%

0.00% 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.06%

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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8.16 SAUDI ARABIA Razors and Blades (million US $): Saudi Arabia 1995 - 2005 Year

Saudi Arabia

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

15 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13

5.17% 4.58% 4.18% 3.98% 3.73% 3.47% 3.23% 3.00% 2.78% 2.58% 2.39%

0.29% 0.28% 0.27% 0.26% 0.25% 0.23% 0.22% 0.21% 0.19% 0.18% 0.17%

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8.17 SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC Razors and Blades (million US $): Syrian Arab Republic 1995 - 2005 Year

Syrian Arab Republic

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

4 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 12

1.52% 1.55% 1.66% 1.78% 1.85% 1.91% 1.96% 2.02% 2.07% 2.13% 2.19%

0.00% 0.00% 0.10% 0.11% 0.12% 0.13% 0.13% 0.14% 0.14% 0.15% 0.16%

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8.18 TAJIKISTAN Razors and Blades (million US $): Tajikistan 1995 - 2005 Year

Tajikistan

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7

1.56% 1.54% 1.60% 1.61% 1.62% 1.62% 1.57% 1.52% 1.46% 1.41% 1.36%

0.00% 0.00% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.11% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.00%

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8.19 TURKEY Razors and Blades (million US $): Turkey 1995 - 2005 Year

Turkey

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

19 22 25 28 31 34 38 41 45 50 55

6.80% 7.04% 7.46% 8.07% 8.41% 8.69% 8.97% 9.25% 9.53% 9.81% 10.10%

0.39% 0.43% 0.48% 0.53% 0.56% 0.59% 0.61% 0.64% 0.67% 0.70% 0.74%

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8.20 TURKMENISTAN Razors and Blades (million US $): Turkmenistan 1995 - 2005 Year

Turkmenistan

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7

1.48% 1.46% 1.51% 1.51% 1.52% 1.51% 1.47% 1.42% 1.38% 1.33% 1.29%

0.00% 0.00% 0.09% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.09% 0.00% 0.09%

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8.21 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Razors and Blades (million US $): United Arab Emirates 1995 - 2005 Year

United Arab Emirates

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

9 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 17

3.00% 2.96% 2.99% 3.12% 3.14% 3.13% 3.12% 3.11% 3.10% 3.09% 3.08%

0.17% 0.18% 0.19% 0.20% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22%

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8.22 UZBEKISTAN Razors and Blades (million US $): Uzbekistan 1995 - 2005 Year

Uzbekistan

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 12

2.86% 2.79% 2.70% 2.56% 2.49% 2.44% 2.38% 2.33% 2.27% 2.22% 2.17%

0.16% 0.17% 0.17% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.15%

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8.23 YEMEN Razors and Blades (million US $): Yemen 1995 - 2005 Year

Yemen

% of Region

% of Globe

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7

1.57% 1.49% 1.49% 1.44% 1.39% 1.35% 1.35% 1.35% 1.35% 1.35% 1.35%

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.09% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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