Datamonitor's Hand & Body Care: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the hand & body care industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis.

Scope of the Report

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies

* Covers Global, European, Asia-Pacific & 5 individual country markets

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

Highlights

Dynamic growth in the US and European markets in particular have driven global growth.

Sales of mass hand and body care products form the leading segment in the market.

Beiersdorf AG is the market leader with dominant positions in both the European and Asia-Pacific markets.

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Definition

The hand & body care market consists of mass and premium hand and body care products. The market is valued according to retail selling price (RSP) and includes any applicable taxes.

Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2004 annual average exchange rates.

Segmentations by product type are on the basis of 2004 market values, market shares by manufacturer, distribution channel, and brand are all on the basis of 2003 market values.

For the purpose of these reports, the European market is deemed to consist of Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.

The Asia-Pacific market is deemed to consist of Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

The global market consists of Europe, Asia-Pacific, the USA, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Mexico and Venezuela.

The data in this industry profile is based on the most recent figures available at the time of publication. Where necessary, forecasted figures have been used for the 2004-2009 data.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 Introduction 17
What is this report about? 17
Who is the target reader? 17
How to use this report 17
Definitions 18
CHAPTER 2 Global Hand & Body Care 19
Market Overview 19
Market Value 20
Market Volume 21
Market Segmentation I 22
Market Segmentation II 23
Competitive Landscape 24
Market Forecasts 25
CHAPTER 3 Hand & Body Care in Asia-Pacific 27
Market Overview 27
Market Value 28
Market Volume 29
Market Segmentation I 30
Market Segmentation II 31
Market Share 32
Competitive Landscape 33
Distribution 34
Market Forecasts 35
CHAPTER 4 Hand & Body Care in Europe 37
Market Overview 37
Market Value 38
Market Volume 39
Market Segmentation I 40
Market Segmentation II 41
Market Share 42
Competitive Landscape 43
Distribution 44
Market Forecasts 45
Macroeconomic Indicators 47
CHAPTER 5 Hand & Body Care in France 49
Market Overview 49
Market Value 50
Market Volume 51
Market Segmentation I 52
Market Segmentation II 53
Market Share 54
Competitive Landscape 55
Distribution 56
Market Forecasts 57
Macroeconomic Indicators 59
CHAPTER 6 Hand & Body Care in Germany 61
Market Overview 61
Market Value 62
Market Volume 63
Market Segmentation I 64
Market Segmentation II 65
Market Share 66
Competitive Landscape 67
Distribution 68
Market Forecasts 69
Macroeconomic Indicators 71
CHAPTER 7 Hand & Body Care in Japan 73
Market Overview 73
Market Value 74
Market Volume 75
Market Segmentation I 76
Market Segmentation II 77
Market Share 78
Competitive Landscape 79
Distribution 80
Market Forecasts 81
Macroeconomic Indicators 83
CHAPTER 8 Hand & Body Care in the United Kingdom 84
Market Overview 84
Market Value 85
Market Volume 86
Market Segmentation I 87
Market Segmentation II 88
Market Share 89
Competitive Landscape 90
Distribution 91
Market Forecasts 92
Macroeconomic Indicators 94
CHAPTER 9 Hand & Body Care in the United States 96
Market Overview 96
Market Value 97
Market Volume 98
Market Segmentation I 99
Market Segmentation II 100
Market Share 101
Competitive Landscape 102
Distribution 103
Market Forecasts 104
Macroeconomic Indicators 106
CHAPTER 10 Company profiles 107
Kao Corporation 107
Shiseido Company, Limited 115
L'Oreal S.A. 123
Unilever 132
Beiersdorf AG 147
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. 156
CHAPTER 11 Appendix 164
Data Research Methodology 164
Report writing team 165


LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 Global Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ billion, 2000-2004 20
Table 2 Global Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 21
Table 3 Global Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 22
Table 4 Global Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 23
Table 5 Global Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2004-2009 25
Table 6 Global Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 26
Table 7 Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 28
Table 8 Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 29
Table 9 Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 30
Table 10 Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 31
Table 11 Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2003 32
Table 12 Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2003 34
Table 13 Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 35
Table 14 Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 36
Table 15 Europe Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ billion, 2000-2004 38
Table 16 Europe Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 39
Table 17 Europe Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 40
Table 18 Europe Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 41
Table 19 Europe Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2003 42
Table 20 Europe Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2003 44
Table 21 Europe Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2004-2009 45
Table 22 Europe Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 46
Table 23 Europe Exchange Rate, 2000-2004 47
Table 24 France Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 50
Table 25 France Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 51
Table 26 France Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 52
Table 27 France Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 53
Table 28 France Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2003 54
Table 29 France Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2003 56
Table 30 France Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 57
Table 31 France Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 58
Table 32 France Size of Population (million), 2000-2004 59
Table 33 France GDP (1995=100), 2000-2004 59
Table 34 France Inflation, 2000-2004 60
Table 35 France Exchange Rate, 2000-2004 60
Table 36 Germany Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 62
Table 37 Germany Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 63
Table 38 Germany Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 64
Table 39 Germany Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 65
Table 40 Germany Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2003 66
Table 41 Germany Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2003 68
Table 42 Germany Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 69
Table 43 Germany Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 70
Table 44 Germany Size of Population (million), 2000-2004 71
Table 45 Germany GDP (1995=100), 2000-2004 71
Table 46 Germany Inflation, 2000-2004 72
Table 47 Germany Exchange Rate, 2000-2004 72
Table 48 Japan Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 74
Table 49 Japan Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 75
Table 50 Japan Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 76
Table 51 apan Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 77
Table 52 Japan Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2003 78
Table 53 Japan Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2003 80
Table 54 Japan Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 81
Table 55 Japan Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 82
Table 56 Japan Size of Population (million), 2000-2004 83
Table 57 Japan GDP (1995=100), 2000-2004 83
Table 58 Japan Exchange Rate, 2000-2004 83
Table 59 United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 85
Table 60 United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 86
Table 61 United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 87
Table 62 United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 88
Table 63 United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2003 89
Table 64 United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2003 91
Table 65 United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 92
Table 66 United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 93
Table 67 United Kingdom Size of Population (million), 2000-2004 94
Table 68 United Kingdom GDP (1995=100), 2000-2004 94
Table 69 United Kingdom Inflation, 2000-2004 95
Table 70 United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2000-2004 95
Table 71 United States Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 97
Table 72 United States Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 98
Table 73 United States Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 99
Table 74 United States Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 100
Table 75 United States Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2003 101
Table 76 United States Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2003 103
Table 77 United States Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 104
Table 78 United States Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 105
Table 79 United States Size of Population (million), 2000-2004 106
Table 80 United States GDP (1995=100), 2000-2004 106
Table 81 United States Inflation, 2000-2004 106
Table 82: Key Facts 107
Table 83: SWOT Analysis 110
Table 84: Key Facts 115
Table 85: SWOT Analysis 118
Table 86: Key Facts 123
Table 87: SWOT Analysis 127
Table 88: Key Facts 132
Table 89: SWOT Analysis 139
Table 90: Key Facts 147
Table 91: SWOT Analysis 151
Table 92: Key Facts 156
Table 93: SWOT Analysis 159

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1 Global Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ billion, 2000-2004 20
Figure 2 Global Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 21
Figure 3 Global Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 22
Figure 4 Global Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 23
Figure 5 Global Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2004-2009 25
Figure 6 Global Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 26
Figure 7 Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 28
Figure 8 Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 29
Figure 9 Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 30
Figure 10 Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 31
Figure 11 Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2003 32
Figure 12 Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2003 34
Figure 13 Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 35
Figure 14 Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 36
Figure 15 Europe Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ billion, 2000-2004 38
Figure 16 Europe Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 39
Figure 17 Europe Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 40
Figure 18 Europe Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 41
Figure 19 Europe Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2003 42
Figure 20 Europe Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2003 44
Figure 21 Europe Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2004-2009 45
Figure 22 Europe Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 46
Figure 23 France Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 50
Figure 24 France Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 51
Figure 25 France Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 52
Figure 26 France Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 53
Figure 27 France Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2003 54
Figure 28 France Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2003 56
Figure 29 France Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 57
Figure 30 France Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 58
Figure 31 Germany Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 62
Figure 32 Germany Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 63
Figure 33 Germany Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 64
Figure 34 Germany Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 65
Figure 35 Germany Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2003 66
Figure 36 Germany Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2003 68
Figure 37 Germany Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 69
Figure 38 Germany Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 70
Figure 39 Japan Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 74
Figure 40 Japan Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 75
Figure 41 Japan Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 76
Figure 42 Japan Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 77
Figure 43 Japan Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2003 78
Figure 44 Japan Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2003 80
Figure 45 Japan Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 81
Figure 46 Japan Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 82
Figure 47 United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 85
Figure 48 United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 86
Figure 49 United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 87
Figure 50 United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 88
Figure 51 United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2003 89
Figure 52 United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2003 91
Figure 53 United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 92
Figure 54 United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 93
Figure 55 United States Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 97
Figure 56 United States Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2000-2004 98
Figure 57 United States Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 99
Figure 58 United States Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 100
Figure 59 United States Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2003 101
Figure 60 United States Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2003 103
Figure 61 United States Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 104
Figure 62 United States Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2004-2009 105