Euro F2air0Stat0istic6s 2006 Facts about Euro Fair Statistics 3 Foreword 4 Participants and Locations 5 Definitions 8 2006 Events by cities 12 Facts about Euro Fair Statistics The 2006 edition contains the audited statistics of 1.584 trade fairs and exibitions from 19 countries, including Austria 34 Hungary 25 Slovak Republic 36 Croatia 21 Italy 188 Slovenia 3 Czech Republic 82 Moldova 2 Spain 342 Denmark 8 Poland 76 Sweden 78 Finland 92 Portugal 65 Ukraine 33 France 142 Romania 5 Germany 279 Russia 73 At these trade fairs a total of 556.847 exhibitors, 52,5 million visitors and 23,4 million sq.m. rented space were registered. 43 % of the trade fairs address themselves to trade visitors, 25 % to private visitors and 32 % 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 FKM-Statistik 2006 07.01.2008 07:44 Seite 4 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 ble statistical data for about 1.585 events in Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Ukraine. Thus the auditing- Tuomas Kyttä John Shaw Chairman of the Finnish Union organizations from the countries involved wish to make a contribution to mak- President of OJS, France of Trade Fair Organizers ing 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. Dr. János Barabás Michael von Zitzewitz Chairman of the Board The statistics listed in this report were audited in Austria, Croatia, the Czech President of FKM, of Directors Germany CENTREX, Hungary Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Ukraine by independent public accountants, in Denmark, Finland, Moldova and Russia by independent audit- ing-companies, in Italy by the Inter-Regional Trade Fair Coordination Commit- Dr. Giovanni Vassallo General Director/ Chairman of tee of the Conference of the Presidents of Regions and Autonomous Provinces. Inter-Regional Trade Fair Javier Galiano Coordination Committee, Italy President of AFE, Spain The figures which have been reproduced on the following pages have been collected in the individual countries according to practically identical criteria. Differences can be seen in the definitions of the exhibitor, space and visitor Pedro Aleixo Dias Hans Standar figures. BDO bdc & Associates, President of SFC, Portugal 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 Sergei Alexeev own reports in the native languages and further translated versions. President of Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs 4 The figures listed in this report are under control of: AFE - Spanish Trade Fair Statistical Audit Bureau for General and BDO bdc & Associates Association Spezialized Fairs and Exhibitions (OJS) C./. Albadalejo, 4/Bajo, Oficina 28 11, Rue Friant Avenida da Republica 50–10° E-28037 Madrid, Spain F-75014 Paris, France P-1069-211 Lisbon, Portugal Phone: +34 9 15 62 10 22, Fax: +34 9 15 64 42 73 Phone: +33 (1) 53 90 20 10, Fax: +33 (1) 53 90 20 19 Phone: +351 2 17 99 04 20 e-mail: [email protected], www.afe.es e-mail: [email protected] Fax: +351 2 17 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) Messeplatz 1 Littenstrasse 9 Slottsgatan 14 A-1021 Vienna D-10179 Berlin, Germany 55322 Jönköping, Sweden Austria Phone: +49 (30) 2 40 00-0 Phone: +46 (36) 71 53 56, Fax: +46 (36) 71 27 26 Phone: +43 (1) 72 72 00, Fax: +43 (1) 72 72 04 43 Fax: +49 (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 Russian Union of Exhibitions and and Fairs Statistics Union Fairs (RUEF) Badstuestraede 20 Albertirsai út 10. 13, Sovnarkomovskaya St., GSP-1080, DK-1209 Copenhagen K, Denmark H-1101 Budapest, Hungary Nizhny Novgorod, 603950, Russia Phone: +45 33 12 38 10, Fax: +45 33 91 08 10 Phone/Fax: +36 (1) 26 36 368 Phone: +7 (8312) 77 56 80, Fax: +7 (8312) 77 56 95 e-mail: [email protected], www.do.dk e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected], [email protected] www.centrexstat.org www.uefexpo.ru FUTFO – Finnish Union of Trade Fair Conference of Italian Regions and Organizers Autonomous Provinces c/o Turku Fair Center Ltd. Inter-Regional Trade Fair Coordination P.O. Box 57, SF-20201 Turku, Finland Committee / c/o Regione Liguria Phone: +35 82 33 71 11 Via D’Annunzio, 113, 16121 Genova, Italy Fax: +3 58 22 40 14 40 Phone: +39 (010) 5484976, Fax: +39 (010) 5484670 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] www.turunmessukeskus.fi 5 Locations of the Events Husum Rendsburg Rostock Hamburg Bremen Papenburg Meppen Hannover Magdeburg Berlin Münster Braunschweig Poznan Bad Salzuflen Essen Dortmund Lille Düsseldorf Cologne Leipzig Rouen Erfurt Wächtersbach Dresden Caen Kielce Hofheim-Wallau Hof Frankfurt/Main Schweinfurt Mainz Rennes Offenbach Coburg Paris Prague Idar-Oberstein Darmstadt Bayreuth Le Mans Pirmasens Mannheim Metz Nuremberg Angers Ostrava Nantes Nancy Karlsruhe Strasbourg Regensburg Ceské Budejovice Brno Stuttgart Ingolstadt Trencin Colmar Offenburg Dillingen Passau Villingen- Freiburg Augsburg Mulhouse Schwenningen Nitra Dijon Lörrach Munich Ried Friedrichshafen Rosenheim Wels La Rochelle Kempten Salzburg Bratislava Besançon Vienna Debrecen Innsbruck Cluj-Napoca Graz Budapest Ferrol Arad Silleda Bordeaux Bolzano Klagenfurt Gijón La Roche s./Foron Longarone Vilagarcia de Arousa Lyon Cernobbio Gornja Radgona Vigo Lugo Celje Brescia Riva del GardaTorreano di Ourense Bilbao Martignacco Grenoble Milan Udine Turin Verona Vicenza Trieste Agen Valenza Cremona Venice Zagreb Padova Braga Piacenza Toulouse Porto Genova Parma Ferrara Montpellier Barbastro Bologna Valladolid Marseille Nice Florence Rimini Mollerusa Cannes Cesena Riccione Zaragoza Girona Carrara Ancona Bucarest Lleida Cornella Arezzo Lisbon Civitanova Marche Barcelona Reus Madrid Teruel Rome Albacete Cordoba Valencia Foggia Mahon Bari Sevilla Naples Palma de Jaen Mallorca Alicante Armilla Malaga Torre Pacheco Cagliari Aguadulce Palermo Santa Cruz Messina de Tenerife Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 6 Locations of the Events Rovaniemi St. Petersburg Tornio Oulu Nizhny Novgorod Umeå Kiev Moscow Koli Chisinau Jyväskylä Ekaterinburg Ufa Samara Tampere Lahti Rijhimäki Krasnodar Turku Helsinki Sochi Espoo Parainen Örebro Stockholm Jönköping Gothenburg Herning Copenhagen Fredericia Nørre Aaby 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 The number of visitors is based on the amount of amount of space rented by the individual ex- companies who have rented an individual stand and entrance tickets sold or is based on an electronic hibitors. The amount of rented space is divided in- who use their own personnel to promote goods or registration system. One entrance per visitor per day to hall areas and open-air areas, and is also services. Represented firms are companies whose is counted. Visitors buying a multiple entrance ticket differentiated between domestic and foreign ex- goods or services are offered by another exhibitor. can use the ticket on several days during the show hibitors. The number of exhibitors may not be added to the (entrance is counted based on the ticket price – if number of represented firms. the ticket costs 20 % more than the one day ticket, two visitors are counted). Complimentary tickets, ex- hibitor tickets, press tickets etc. have not been taken into consideration. Free entrance tickets are counted if based on an electronic registration system and the registration includes the full address of the visitor. SFC, Denmark/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.