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Western European HCP Market, 4Q18
February 8, 2019 | IDCEstimated reading time: 3 minutes
Growth patterns across Western European countries varied greatly in 4Q18 as some of the larger countries declined, but smaller ones increased. The main country highlights are as below:
Germany
The largest market in Western Europe declined 4.1% in 4Q18. The market amounted to 1.37 million units, and generally market shipments were in line with European averages. The German market for the whole of 2018 was also negative, declining 7.4%.
France
Shipments in 4Q18 showed a decline of 9.5% in 4Q18, with a shipment figure of 1.02 million, and this decline therefore contributed to the overall 2018 market falling 7.1%.
The U.K.
Overall shipments declined 7.0% in 4Q18, which is again in line with Western European averages. The U.K. did perform relatively well during the start of 2018, and this meant the U.K. market contracted by 3.7% in 2018.
Italy
Italy was one of the brighter markets in 2018, and although it was flat in 4Q18 its overall 2018 growth was 3.0% as many OEMs saw their Italian shipments increase.
Spain
Although Spain declined in 4Q18, its performance was better than most countries. Its 4Q18 growth figure showed a decline of 1.6%, but overall the 2018 Spain figure showed a decline of 4.5%.
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