The slight downgrades in European advertising forecasts (see Forecasts) has led ABN AMRO to downgrade its global forecasts slightly.
ABN Global Advertising Forecast Changes | ||||||
2001 | 2002 | |||||
Old (%) | New (%) | Change (pp) | Old (%) | New (%) | Change (pp) | |
N America | -8.2 | -8.2 | – | -2.7 | -2.7 | – |
France | -4.1 | -3.8 | 0.3 | -2.3 | -2.2 | 0.1 |
Germany | -4.7 | -3.8 | 0.9 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.1 |
Italy | -4.3 | -5.0 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
Netherlands | -5.4 | -5.4 | – | 0.2 | 0.2 | – |
Spain | -11.1 | -11.1 | – | -2.5 | -2.5 | – |
UK | -6.1 | -5.4 | 0.8 | -1.1 | -1.7 | -0.6 |
Europe | -4.3 | -4.9 | -0.6 | -1.0 | -1.0 | – |
Japan | -1.0 | -1.0 | – | -3.6 | -3.6 | – |
Asia Pacific | -2.9 | -2.9 | – | -0.6 | -0.6 | – |
Latin America | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.7 | 0.7 | – |
Total | -5.3 | -5.4 | -0.2 | -1.9 | -1.9 | – |
Source: ABN AMRO, December 2001 |
Quarterly Advertising Growth Forecasts | ||||
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
UK | -9.8 | -0.6 | 1.5 | 2.9 |
N America | -7.6 | -5.6 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
Total | -7.5 | -5.4 | -0.2 | 6.2 |
Source: ABN AMRO, December 2001 |