Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 Introduction 20
1.1 What is this report about? 20
1.2 Who is the target reader? 20
1.3 How to use this report 20
1.4 Definitions 21
CHAPTER 2 Global Hand & Body Care 22
2.1 Market Overview 22
2.2 Market Value 23
2.3 Market Volume 24
2.4 Market Segmentation I 25
2.5 Market Segmentation II 26
2.6 Market Share 27
2.7 Five Forces Analysis 28
2.8 Distribution 34
2.9 Market Forecasts 35
CHAPTER 3 Hand & Body Care in Asia-Pacific 37
3.1 Market Overview 37
3.2 Market Value 39
3.3 Market Volume 40
3.4 Market Segmentation I 41
3.5 Market Segmentation II 42
3.6 Market Share 43
3.7 Five Forces Analysis 44
3.8 Distribution 50
3.9 Market Forecasts 51
CHAPTER 4 Hand & Body Care in Europe 53
4.1 Market Overview 53
4.2 Market Value 55
4.3 Market Volume 56
4.4 Market Segmentation I 57
4.5 Market Segmentation II 58
4.6 Five Forces Analysis 59
4.7 Distribution 65
4.8 Market Forecasts 66
4.9 Macroeconomic Indicators 68
CHAPTER 5 Hand & Body Care in France 69
5.1 Market Overview 69
5.2 Market Value 71
5.3 Market Volume 72
5.4 Market Segmentation I 73
5.5 Market Segmentation II 74
5.6 Market Share 75
5.7 Five Forces Analysis 76
5.8 Distribution 82
5.9 Market Forecasts 83
5.10 Macroeconomic Indicators 85
CHAPTER 6 Hand & Body Care in Germany 87
6.1 Market Overview 87
6.2 Market Value 88
6.3 Market Volume 89
6.4 Market Segmentation I 90
6.5 Market Segmentation II 91
6.6 Market Share 92
6.7 Five Forces Analysis 93
6.8 Distribution 99
6.9 Market Forecasts 100
6.10 Macroeconomic Indicators 102
CHAPTER 7 Hand & Body Care in Japan 104
7.1 Market Overview 104
7.2 Market Value 106
7.3 Market Volume 107
7.4 Market Segmentation 108
7.5 Market Share 109
7.6 Five Forces Analysis 110
7.7 Distribution 116
7.8 Market Forecasts 117
7.9 Macroeconomic Indicators 119
CHAPTER 8 Hand & Body Care in the United Kingdom 120
8.1 Market Overview 120
8.2 Market Value 122
8.3 Market Volume 123
8.4 Market Segmentation I 124
8.5 Market Segmentation II 125
8.6 Market Share 126
8.7 Five Forces Analysis 127
8.8 Distribution 133
8.9 Market Forecasts 134
8.10 Macroeconomic Indicators 136
CHAPTER 9 Hand & Body Care in the United States 138
9.1 Market Overview 138
9.2 Market Value 140
9.3 Market Volume 141
9.4 Market Segmentation I 142
9.5 Market Segmentation II 143
9.6 Market Share 144
9.7 Five Forces Analysis 145
9.8 Distribution 151
9.9 Market Forecasts 152
9.10 Macroeconomic Indicators 154
CHAPTER 10 COMPANY PROFILES 155
10.1 Leading Companies 155
CHAPTER 11 Appendix 163
11.1 Data Research Methodology 163


List of Tables
Table 1: Global Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 23
Table 2: Global Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 24
Table 3: Global Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 25
Table 4: Global Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 26
Table 5: Global Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 27
Table 6: Global Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 34
Table 7: Global Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 35
Table 8: Global Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 36
Table 9: Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 39
Table 10: Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 40
Table 11: Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 41
Table 12: Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 42
Table 13: Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 43
Table 14: Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 50
Table 15: Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 51
Table 16: Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 52
Table 17: Europe Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 55
Table 18: Europe Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 56
Table 19: Europe Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 57
Table 20: Europe Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 58
Table 21: Europe Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 65
Table 22: Europe Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 66
Table 23: Europe Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 67
Table 24: Europe Exchange Rate, 2003 68
Table 25: France Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 71
Table 26: France Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 72
Table 27: France Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 73
Table 28: France Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 74
Table 29: France Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 75
Table 30: France Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 82
Table 31: France Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 83
Table 32: France Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 84
Table 33: France Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 85
Table 34: France GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 85
Table 35: France Inflation, 2003-2007 86
Table 36: France Exchange Rate, 2003 86
Table 37: Germany Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 88
Table 38: Germany Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 89
Table 39: Germany Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 90
Table 40: Germany Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 91
Table 41: Germany Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 92
Table 42: Germany Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 99
Table 43: Germany Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 100
Table 44: Germany Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 101
Table 45: Germany Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 102
Table 46: Germany GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 102
Table 47: Germany Inflation, 2003-2007 103
Table 48: Germany Exchange Rate, 2003 103
Table 49: Japan Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 106
Table 50: Japan Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 107
Table 51: Japan Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 108
Table 52: Japan Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 109
Table 53: Japan Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 116
Table 54: Japan Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 117
Table 55: Japan Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 118
Table 56: Japan Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 119
Table 57: Japan GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 119
Table 58: Japan Exchange Rate, 2003 119
Table 59: United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 122
Table 60: United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 123
Table 61: United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 124
Table 62: United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 125
Table 63: United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 126
Table 64: United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 133
Table 65: United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 134
Table 66: United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 135
Table 67: United Kingdom Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 136
Table 68: United Kingdom GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 136
Table 69: United Kingdom Inflation, 2003-2007 137
Table 70: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2003 137
Table 71: United States Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 140
Table 72: United States Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 141
Table 73: United States Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 142
Table 74: United States Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 143
Table 75: United States Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 144
Table 76: United States Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 151
Table 77: United States Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 152
Table 78: United States Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 153
Table 79: United States Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 154
Table 80: United States GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 154
Table 81: United States Inflation, 2003-2007 154
Table 82: Key Facts: Beiersdorf AG 155
Table 83: Key Financials: Beiersdorf AG 156
Table 84: Key Facts: Unilever 157
Table 85: Key Financials: Unilever 159
Table 86: Key Facts: L’Oreal S.A. 160
Table 87: Key Financials: L’Oreal S.A. 162


List of Figures
Figure 1: Global Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 23
Figure 2: Global Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 24
Figure 3: Global Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 25
Figure 4: Global Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 26
Figure 5: Global Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 27
Figure 6: Forces Driving Competition in the Global Hand & Body Care Market, 2007 28
Figure 7: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Global Hand & Body Care Market, 2007 29
Figure 8: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Global Hand & Body Care Market, 2007 30
Figure 9: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Global Hand & Body Care Market, 2007 31
Figure 10: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Global Hand & Body Care Market, 2007 32
Figure 11: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Global Hand & Body Care Market, 2007 33
Figure 12: Global Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 34
Figure 13: Global Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 35
Figure 14: Global Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 36
Figure 15: Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 39
Figure 16: Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 40
Figure 17: Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 41
Figure 18: Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 42
Figure 19: Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 43
Figure 20: Forces Driving Competition in the Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market, 2007 44
Figure 21: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market, 2007 45
Figure 22: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market, 2007 46
Figure 23: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market, 2007 47
Figure 24: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market, 2007 48
Figure 25: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market, 2007 49
Figure 26: Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 50
Figure 27: Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 51
Figure 28: Asia-Pacific Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 52
Figure 29: Europe Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 55
Figure 30: Europe Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 56
Figure 31: Europe Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 57
Figure 32: Europe Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 58
Figure 33: Forces Driving Competition in the Hand & Body Care Market in Europe, 2007 59
Figure 34: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Hand & Body Care Market in Europe, 2007 60
Figure 35: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Hand & Body Care Market in Europe, 2007 61
Figure 36: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Hand & Body Care Market in Europe, 2007 62
Figure 37: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Hand & Body Care Market in Europe, 2007 63
Figure 38: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Hand & Body Care Market in Europe, 2007 64
Figure 39: Europe Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 65
Figure 40: Europe Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 66
Figure 41: Europe Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 67
Figure 42: France Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 71
Figure 43: France Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 72
Figure 44: France Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 73
Figure 45: France Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 74
Figure 46: France Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 75
Figure 47: Forces Driving Competition in the Hand & Body Care Market in France, 2007 76
Figure 48: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Hand & Body Care Market in France, 2007 77
Figure 49: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Hand & Body Care Market in France, 2007 78
Figure 50: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Hand & Body Care Market in France, 2007 79
Figure 51: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Hand & Body Care Market in France, 2007 80
Figure 52: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Hand & Body Care Market in France, 2007 81
Figure 53: France Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 82
Figure 54: France Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 83
Figure 55: France Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 84
Figure 56: Germany Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 88
Figure 57: Germany Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 89
Figure 58: Germany Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 90
Figure 59: Germany Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 91
Figure 60: Germany Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 92
Figure 61: Forces Driving Competition in the Hand & Body Care Market in Germany, 2007 93
Figure 62: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Hand & Body Care Market in Germany, 2007 94
Figure 63: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Hand & Body Care Market in Germany, 2007 95
Figure 64: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Hand & Body Care Market in Germany, 2007 96
Figure 65: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Hand & Body Care Market in Germany, 2007 97
Figure 66: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Hand & Body Care Market in Germany, 2007 98
Figure 67: Germany Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 99
Figure 68: Germany Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 100
Figure 69: Germany Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 101
Figure 70: Japan Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 106
Figure 71: Japan Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 107
Figure 72: Japan Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 108
Figure 73: Japan Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 109
Figure 74: Forces Driving Competition in the Hand & Body Care Market in Japan, 2007 110
Figure 75: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Hand & Body Care Market in Japan, 2007 111
Figure 76: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Hand & Body Care Market in Japan, 2007 112
Figure 77: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Hand & Body Care Market in Japan, 2007 113
Figure 78: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Hand & Body Care Market in Japan, 2007 114
Figure 79: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Hand & Body Care Market in Japan, 2007 115
Figure 80: Japan Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 116
Figure 81: Japan Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 117
Figure 82: Japan Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 118
Figure 83: United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 122
Figure 84: United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 123
Figure 85: United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 124
Figure 86: United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 125
Figure 87: United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 126
Figure 88: Forces Driving Competition in the Hand & Body Care Market in the UK, 2007 127
Figure 89: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Hand & Body Care Market in the UK, 2007 128
Figure 90: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Hand & Body Care Market in the UK, 2007 129
Figure 91: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Hand & Body Care Market in the UK, 2007 130
Figure 92: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Hand & Body Care Market in the UK, 2007 131
Figure 93: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Hand & Body Care Market in the UK, 2007 132
Figure 94: United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 133
Figure 95: United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 134
Figure 96: United Kingdom Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 135
Figure 97: United States Hand & Body Care Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 140
Figure 98: United States Hand & Body Care Market Volume: Units million, 2003-2007 141
Figure 99: United States Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 142
Figure 100: United States Hand & Body Care Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 143
Figure 101: United States Hand & Body Care Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2007 144
Figure 102: Forces Driving Competition in the Hand & Body Care Market in the US, 2007 145
Figure 103: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Hand & Body Care Market in the US, 2007 146
Figure 104: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Hand & Body Care Market in the US, 2007 147
Figure 105: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Hand & Body Care Market in the US, 2007 148
Figure 106: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Hand & Body Care Market in the US, 2007 149
Figure 107: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Hand & Body Care Market in the US, 2007 150
Figure 108: United States Hand & Body Care Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2007 151
Figure 109: United States Hand & Body Care Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 152
Figure 110: United States Hand & Body Care Market Volume Forecast: Units million, 2007-2012 153
Figure 111: Revenues & Profitability: Beiersdorf AG 156
Figure 112: Revenues & Profitability: Unilever 159
Figure 113: Revenues & Profitability: L’Oreal S.A. 162