Euro Fair Statistics Certified Key Figures of Exhibitions Euro Fair Statistics in Europe Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Finland France Germany Hungary Italy Luxemburg Moldavia Facts about Euro Fair Statistics 4 Monaco Introduction 5 Montenegro UFI message 6 Poland Definitions 8 Portugal Location of events 12 Romania Lists of used codes 13 Russia Event data by city 22 Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland The Netherlands Turkey Ukraine FACTS ABOUT EURO FAIR STATISTICS The 2016 edition contains the certified statistics of 2 590 exhibitions Rented space Number of events from the following 25 countries: Industry sector (UFI code) sqm % % Austria ....................................................................................... 25 Leisure, Hobby, Entertainment (3) 3 508 657 13% 475 18% Belgium...................................................................................... 58 Bulgaria ....................................................................................... 5 Engineering, Industrial, Manufacturing, Machines, Instruments, Hardware (19) 2 484 221 9% 184 7% Croatia ......................................................................................... 4 Construction, Infrastructure (5) 2 281 680 8% 161 6% Czech Republic ......................................................................... 32 Finland ....................................................................................... 68 Food and Beverage, Hospitality (2) 2 234 792 8% 238 9% France ..................................................................................... 639 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery (1) 2 112 197 8% 144 6% Germany .................................................................................. 216 Hungary ..................................................................................... 15 General (27) 2 039 683 7% 146 6% Italy .......................................................................................... 183 Textiles, Apparel, Fashion (25) 1 685 372 6% 180 7% Luxembourg................................................................................. 6 Moldavia ...................................................................................... 2 Furniture, Interior design (12) 1 676 949 6% 160 6% Monaco ........................................................................................ 1 Automobiles, Motorcycles (16) 1 359 094 5% 84 3% Montenegro ................................................................................. 1 Poland ......................................................................................211 Transport, Logistics, Maritime (26) 1 121 045 4% 78 3% Portugal ..................................................................................... 26 Romania ...................................................................................... 4 Premium, Household, Gifts, Toys (13) 826 471 3% 58 2% Russia...................................................................................... 138 Health, Medical Equipment (22) 755 093 3% 105 4% Slovenia ....................................................................................... 1 Spain ....................................................................................... 293 Business Services, retail (4) 714 857 3% 161 6% Sweden...................................................................................... 40 IT and Telecommunications (21) 584 556 2% 71 3% Switzerland ...............................................................................118 The Netherlands ........................................................................ 57 Travel (6) 508 988 2% 45 2% Turkey ...................................................................................... 425 Energy, Oil, Gas (9) 473 266 2% 49 2% Ukraine ...................................................................................... 22 Jewelry, Watch & Accessories (24) 426 957 2% 53 2% Electronics, Components (18) 379 130 1% 38 1% At these events, organized by 796 organizers, a total of 724 488 exhibitors, 71.6 million visitors and 27.4 million square metres of Printing , Packaging (11) 359 249 1% 27 1% rented space were registered. Education (8) 358 183 1% 111 4% 38% of the exhibitions were addressed to trade visitors, 30% to public Security, Fire Safety, Defense (7) 346 359 1% 34 1% visitors and 32% to both target groups. Chemistry (17) 318 885 1,2% 28 1% UFI estimates that the audited events present in this report represents, Environmental Protection (10) 263 174 1,0% 54 2% in 2016, around 60% of the European exhibition market in terms of net space rented. Beauty, Cosmetics (14) 234 832 less than 1% 38 1% Aviation, Aerospace (20) 186 123 less than 1% 11 less than 1% The breakdown of all the events by industry sector (provided by each partner) is presented in the table on the right. As almost 7% of all Real Estate (15) 134 059 less than 1% 40 2% events had more than one industry sector mentioned, the cumulated Optics (23) 77 178 less than 1% 5 less than 1% % of the number of events reaches 107%. 4 - Euro Fair Statistics 2016 INTRODUCTION Exhibitions play a vital role in today’s business world. It is therefore of fundamental importance that customers have access to reliable exhibition data. This report includes the data provided by the 14 bodies mentioned below who certify that the statistics contained in this Cengiz Özcan report have been issued according to the definitions outlined hereafter. Deputy Secretary General, Further information is available by contacting each organization directly directly (contact details are provided on page 7). UCCET, Turkey Ettore Riello Chairman, Italian Exhibition Sergei Alexeev and Trade Fair Association Frédéric Jouët President of the Russian Union Klaus Dittrich Président UNIMEV, France of Exhibitions and Fairs President of FKM, Germany Riemer Rijpkema Director of CLC-VECTA Centrum voor Live Communication, The Netherlands Eugen Bruner Frédéric François Association President, Expo-Event.Live President of FEBELUX, Xabier Basañez Llantada Communication Verband Schweiz Belgium & Luxembourg President of AFE, Spain Martin Roy President of FKM Austria Mikael Jansson Pedro Aleixo Dias President of SFC, Andrzej Mochon BDO & Associados, Portugal Sweden CENTREX Chairman Anni Vepsäläinen Chairman of The Association of Trade Fair and Event Organisers Euro Fair Statistics 2016 - 5 UFI MESSAGE UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry is happy to present the ninth UFI edition of this report. Our goal is continuously to develop the geographical scope of this project and an important step was taken four years ago with the inclusion of certified data, in addition to audited data. Due to the different levels of development and global diversity, UFI is the leading global association of the world’s tradeshow organisers and exhibition methods may vary slightly from country to country but all the centre operators, as well as the major national and international exhibition associations, and national bodies who have taken part in this study guarantee selected partners of the exhibition industry. the quality of the statistics they have provided. UFI’s main goal is to represent, promote and support the business interests of its members UFI strongly believes that auditing should, wherever possible, and the exhibition industry. UFI directly represents around 50,000 exhibition industry be done in a consistent manner to make figures comparable employees globally, and also works closely with its 55 national and regional association and audited events are identified as such in this report with members. 700 member organisations in 85 countries around the world are presently signed the name of the auditor. up as members. UFI continues to play an important role in developing a basic More than 950 international trade fairs proudly bear the UFI approved label, a quality minimum standard for the industry including the publication guarantee for visitors and exhibitors alike. and implementation of “UFI’s Auditing Rules for UFI Approved Events”. The latter are identified in the report. UFI members continue to provide the international business community with a unique marketing media aimed at developing outstanding face-to-face business opportunities. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Christian Druart at [email protected]. Paris, September 2017 Kai Hattendorf UFI Headquarters UFI Managing Director 17 rue Louise Michel 92300 Levallois-Perret, France +33 (0)1 46 39 75 00 www.ufi.org (*) The “UFI Approved Event” label is given to exhibitions organized by UFI members after a quality assessment. In 2017, UFI approves more than 950 international events. 6 - Euro Fair Statistics 2016 THE FIGURES LISTED IN THIS REPORT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY: AEFI – Associazione Esposizioni e Fiere CLC-VECTA Society for Voluntary Control of Fair and italiane De Corridor 5C Exhibition Statistics (FKM) Via Emilia, 155 47921 Rimini, Italy 3621 ZA Breukelen Littenstrasse 9 +39 (0541) 744 229 The Netherlands 10179 Berlin, Germany [email protected] +31 (0)346 - 352 444 +49 (30) 2 40 00-0 www.aefi.it [email protected] [email protected] www.clcvecta.nl www.fkm.de AFE - Asociación de Ferias Españolas CAMARA DE COMERCIO DE ESPAÑA Expo-Event.Live Communication Verband Schweiz The Association of Trade Fair and Event Organisers C/ Ribera del Loira 12 Kapellenstrasse 14 c/o Messukeskus, Helsinki Expo and Convention Center Primera Planta CH - 3001 Bern P.O.Box 21, FI-00521 Helsinki, Finland E-28042 Madrid, Spain +41 58 796 99 54 +358 40 450 3250 + 34