Euro Fair Statistics 2003
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Euro 2003Fair Statistics Facts about Euro Fair Statistics 3 Foreword 4 Participants and Locations 5 Definitions 8 2003 Events by cities 12 Facts about Euro Fair Statistics The 2003 edition contains the audited statistics of 1,499 trade fairs and exibitions from 19 countries, including Austria 32 Hungary 28 Slovenia 1 Croatia 14 Italy 151 Spain 421 Czech Republic 58 Norway 6 Sweden 74 Denmark 16 Poland 65 Switzerland 15 Finland 94 Portugal 58 Ukraine 20 France 147 Romania 1 Germany 276 Slovak Republic 22 At these trade fairs a total of 521,000 exhibitors, 51 million visitors and 2,2 million sq.m. rented space were registered. 45 % of the trade fairs address themselves to trade visitors, 30 % to private visitors and 25 % to both target groups. The UFI – The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry estimates that all trade fairs in Europe have around 1,5 million exhibitors and 160 million visi- tors. That means that the audited trade fairs presenting detailed figures in Euro Fair Statistics, represent one third of the European trade fair market. 3 Foreword The economic relations between the individual European nations are becoming more intense year by year. As a result there is an increasing need for informa- tion about the economies of other countries. Because trade fairs and exhibitions play a very important role in external trade, companies and associations have a keen interest in reliable information about foreign trade Matthias Limbeck Thomas Jermiin President of FKM-Austria Director of the Danish Audit Bureau of Exhibitions fairs. This report’s aim is to satisfy this need. It includes audited and compara- and Fairs, Denmark ble statistical data for about 1.499 events in Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Hannu Vähätalo John Shaw Chairman of the Finnish Union President of OJS, France Ukraine. Thus the auditing-organizations from the countries involved wish to of Trade Fair Organizers, Finland make a contribution to making trade fair planning at an international level simpler and more rational. In the next few years they intend to include further countries in which the trade fair statistics will also be audited. Manfred Wutzlhofer Boguslaw Zalewski President of FKM, Chairman of the Board The statistics listed in this report were audited in Austria, Croatia, the Czech Germany of Directors CENTREX, Hungary Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Ukraine by independent public accountants, in Denmark and Finland by independent auditing-companies, in Dr. Giovanni Vassallo Italy by the Committee of the Conference of Italian Regions and Autonomous General Director/ Chairman of Inter-Regional Trade Fair Juan Garaiyurrebaso Provinces, in Switzerland by the Swiss Office for Trade Promotion. The figures Coordination Committee President of AFE, Spain which have been reproduced on the following pages in the respective columns have been collected in the individual countries according to practically identi- cal criteria. Differences can be seen in the definitions of the exhibitor, space Pedro Aleixo Dias Lennart Mankert Partner BDO Binder & Co., President of SFC, and visitor figures. Portugal Denmark, Norway, Sweden Comprehensive statistical material and further information about the individual events can be obtained from the respective auditing-organizations. In addition to this report which is intended to provide an initial review, they publish their René Zürcher President of FKM-Suisse, own reports in the native languages and further translated versions. Switzerland 4 The figures listed in this report are under control of: AFE - Spanish Trade Fair Statistical Audit Bureau for General and BDO Binder & Co. Association Spezialized Fairs and Exhibitions (OJS) Calle General Pardinas, 112 Bis 1°C 11, Rue Friant Avenida da Republica 50–10° E-28006 Madrid, Spain F-75014 Paris, France P-1069-211 Lisbon Phone: 9 15 62 10 22, Fax: 9 15 64 42 73 Phone: (1) 53 90 20 07, Fax: (1) 53 90 20 19 Portugal e-mail: [email protected], www.afe.es e-mail: [email protected], Phone: (1) 7 99 04 20, Fax: (1) 7 99 04 39 www.ojs.asso.fr e-mail: [email protected], www.bdo.pt Association for Voluntary Control of Fair Society for Voluntary Control of Fair and Scandinavian Fair Control (SFC) Statistics (FKM-Austria) Exhibition Statistics (FKM) Messestrasse, Tor 1 Littenstrasse 9 Slottsgatan 14 A-1021 Vienna D-10179 Berlin 55322 Jönköping, Sweden Austria Germany Phone: (36) 71 53 56, Fax: (36) 71 27 26 Phone: (1) 72 72 00, Fax: (1) 72 72 04 43 Phone: (30) 2 40 00-0, Fax: (30) 2 40 00-3 40 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected], www.messe.at e-mail: [email protected], www.fkm.de www.fairlink.se The Danish Audit Bureau of Exhibitions CENTREX – International Exhibition Association for Voluntary Control of Fair and Fairs Statistics Union Statistics (FKM-Suisse) Badstuestraede 20 EXPO tér 1. Mingerstrasse 6 DK-1209 Copenhagen K, Denmark H-1101 Budapest, Hungary CH-3000 Berne 22, Switzerland Phone: 33 12 38 10, Fax: 33 91 08 10 Phone/Fax: (1) 26 36 368 Phone: (31) 3 40 11 11, Fax: (31) 3 40 11 10 e-mail: [email protected], www.do.dk e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] www.centrexstat.org www.beaexpo.ch FUTFO – Finnish Union of Trade Fair Conference of Italian Regions and Organizers Autonomous Provinces c/o Tampere Trade Fairs Ltd Inter-Regional Trade Fair Coordination P.O. Box 163, SF-33201 Tampere, Finland Committee / c/o Regione Liguria Phone: 3 58 32 51 61 11 Via D’Annunzio, 113, 16121 Genova, Italy Fax: 3 58 32 12 38 88 Phone: (010) 5484976, Fax: (010) 5484670 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] www.tampereenmessut.fi 5 Locations Husum Rendsburg Lübeck Aurich Hamburg Schwerin Bremen Jesteburg Lingen Hannover Magdeburg Berlin Ibbenbüren Münster Braunschweig Poznan Bad Salzuflen Essen Dortmund Paderborn Lille Düsseldorf Halle Douai Leipzig Köln Gießen Rouen Erfurt Caen Wächtersbach Dresden St.Brieuc Gelnhausen Kielce Charleville-Mézières Pontivy Wiesbaden Frankfurt/Main Hof Mainz Offenbach Rennes Coburg Alençon Paris Hofheim- Prague Laval Idar-Oberstein Wallau Würzburg Le Mans Châlons-en-Champagne Mannheim Châteaubriant Pirmasens Forchheim Metz Nuremberg Angers Troyes Nantes Orléans Nancy Karlsruhe Strasbourg Pforzheim Ceské Budejovice Stuttgart Ingolstadt Brno La Roche-sur-Yon Colmar Offenburg Heidenheim Landshut Freiburg Villingen- Poitiers Schwenningen Augsburg Niort Mulhouse Munich Nitra Nevers Dijon Lörrach Friedrichshafen Ried Wels La Rochelle Kempten Salzburg Bratislava Besançon Basle Zurich Vienna Debrecen Berne St.Gallen Innsbruck Limoges Oberwart Clermont-Ferrand Bourg-en Bresse Lausanne Graz Budapest Ferrol Périgueux Vilagarcia de Arousa Bordeaux Bolzano Klagenfurt Gijón La Roche s./Foron Silleda Longarone Lyon Cernobbio Vigo Lugo St. Etienne Celje Chambéry Riva del Garda Ourense Bilbao Romans Brescia Grenoble Milan Turin Verona Vicenza Trieste Arad Valence Zagreb Agen Bra Cremona Braga Orange Piacenza Padova Pau Toulouse Avignon Porto Genova Parma Tarbes Castres Montpellier Reggio Emilia Barbastro Bologna Valladolid Marseille Nice Ravenna Forli Rimini Mollerusa Cannes Cesena Riccione Perpignan Florence Zaragoza Girona Carrara Arezzo Ancona Lleida Cornella Lisbon Barcelona Reus Civitanova Marche Madrid Albacete Rome Valencia Foggia Mahon Bari Sevilla Palma de Jaen Mallorca Elche Armilla Torre Pacheco Cagliari Aguadulce Palermo Santa Cruz Messina de Tenerife Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 6 Locations Rovaniemi Piteå Kajaani Oulu Umeå Vaasa Ukraine Sundsvall Laukaa Jyväskylä Kuru Tampere Rijhimäki Lahti Turku Sipoo Oslo Helsinki Kiev Örebro Sollentuna Stockholm Jönköping Gothenburg Herning Copenhagen Fredericia Malmö 7 Definitions FKM-Austria Space Exhibitors Visitors The total rented space of an event is based on the Exhibitor figures are compiled as the number of Visitor figures are based on the amount of entrance amount of space rented by the individual ex- companies who have rented an individual stand and tickets sold. Season tickets are counted once irre- hibitors. The amount of rented space is divided in- who use their own personnel to promote goods or spective of the number of times used. Complimenta- to hall areas and open-air areas, and is also services. Represented firms are companies whose ry tickets, exhibitor tickets, press tickets, etc. have differentiated between domestic and foreign ex- goods or services are offered by another exhibitor. not been taken into consideration. hibitors. The number of exhibitors may not be added to the Foreign visitors’ totals are minimum figures based, number of represented firms. for example, from their purchasing tickets at speci- fied cashiers and specified reception areas. In other cases, these figures have been determined by repre- sentative sampling. SFC, Denmark/Norway/Sweden / DO, Denmark / FUTFO/Finland Space Exhibitors Visitors The total rented space of an event refers to the area An exhibitor with his own stand (direct exhibitor) is The number of visitors is the sum of paid entrees, in- used by and paid for by the exhibitors. A one who has obtained a contract for an exhibition vitation cards used, and other used tickets which can distinction is made between hall space and open- stand in its entirety, or who uses a specified, clearly have been obtained by conference visitors who have air space. Areas given free of charge to exhibitors delineated portion of an exhibition stand using his had access to the trade fair grounds. A visitor who are not counted. own personnel to promote goods or services. visits a trade fair over a period of many days is A represented firm (indirect exhibitor) is one whose counted once a day. Exhibitor, press, service and products or services are offered through a direct ex- personnel cards and passes are not counted. hibitor. The number of exhibitors whith their own stands may not be added to the number of repre- sented firms, exept when evident.